The Legacy and Legend of Denton A. Cooley Joseph S. Coselli, M.D. Vice Chair, Department of Surgery Professor, Chief, and Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine 7th International Congress: Aortic and Peripheral Surgery How To Do It Session 13: Keynote Lecture III Milan, Italy • Friday, December 16, 2016 ± 1
Cooley in operating room 1962. This is the famous photo shown on the 5th floor Cooley in operating room 1962. Later this year, he received a charter to establish the Texas Heart Institute.
National Medal of Technology 1999
MAY 2, 2008
120,000 open heart operations 1000 heart transplants Trained 800 surgeons Received more than 120 honors