Denton A. Cooley, MD

HOUSTON (November 6, 2006) - In a formal ceremony at the 500-year-old Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh on November 3, Denton A. Cooley, M.D., was made an Honorary Fellow. Dr. Cooley is president and surgeon-in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. Honors from one’s peers and colleagues are especially satisfying, according to Dr. Cooley. He has received similar Honorary Fellowships from Royal Colleges of Surgery in Glasgow Scotland (1980), Ireland (1984), and England (1988). He also was honored by the Australasian College (1986) in Adelaide. In 2005, the American College of Surgeons created an Outstanding Surgical Patient Service Award for pioneering cardiovascular surgery. Dr. Cooley was the first recipient. Honorary Fellowships were awarded him by the International College of Surgeons in 1982 and the International College of Angiology in 1994. It is doubtful whether any American surgeon has received more honorary fellowships in colleges.

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The Texas Heart Institute, founded by world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Denton A. Cooley in 1962, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease through innovative and progressive programs in research, education and improved patient care. Together with its clinical partner, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, it has been ranked among the top ten cardiovascular centers in the United States by U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals” for the past 16 years. The Texas Heart Institute is also affiliated with the University of Texas (UT) System, which promotes collaboration in cardiovascular research and education among UT and THI faculty at the Texas Heart Institute and other UT components. For more information about the Institute, please visit www.texasheart.org.