Cooley’s Tennis Fitness Program
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Exercise is important to every aspect of health, including the heart, and...
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Did You Know? | Percolators & Oxygenators
“Modify, simplify, apply.” – Denton Cooley Long before cup-on-demand coffeemakers, there was the percolator—a simple device that boils water and...
Remembering Dr. Cooley’s First Heart Transplant and Honoring Organ Donors
April is Donate Life Month, which was established by Donate Life America to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye,...
Volunteers Contribute to Excellence at The Texas Heart Institute
April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, a time for recognizing the lasting spirit and impact of past and present volunteers,...
THI History : Lee and Joe Jamail – Friends and Benefactors
If you’ve taken the elevator to or from the fifth floor of the Cooley Building at the Texas Heart Institute,...
Women’s Heart Disease – Ignored No More
In the 1980s, while fewer men were suffering from heart disease, rates were on the rise for women. But it...
Did You Know? The Dutch Airlift of Heart Surgery Patients
During its early years, THI had an active foreign practice. Dr. Denton A. Cooley was contacted frequently by patients from other countries who needed open heart surgery but who could...
Women in THI History: Portrait of a Surgeon by artist Etheldra Fraley Greening Jones
Many of you have seen the portrait of Dr. Cooley hanging outside the THI administrative offices, but did you know that it...
2020 Annual Report | A Year for Fellowship, Engagement, and Growth
“In a year where collaboration seemed impossible, our teams engineered new ways to work together, and internal and external partnerships...
Black History Month Spotlight: Dr. John C. Norman
During a time when many avenues were closed to him because of his race, Dr. Norman, a self-proclaimed workaholic and perpetual...
Houston Chronicle’s Spirit of the 175th Highlights Dr. Denton Cooley
The Houston Chronicle is celebrating the 175th birthday of Texas with a special series aimed to illuminate the state’s diverse,...
He is Back! The Texas Heart Fun Run Returns
HOUSTON – (January 20, 2020) – The year 2013 was tough for The Great Pumpkin. He put on a few...
