Texas Heart Institute

The TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE, located in Houston, is one of the largest, most respected heart research and education facilities in the world. The Institute's breakthrough research in heart surgery, transplants, diagnosis, and medical treatment has set worldwide standards in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.

DENTON A. COOLEY, M.D., founder and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Texas Heart Institute, is internationally known for his pioneering work in cardiovascular surgery. In 1968, Dr. Cooley and his team performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States and, a year later, implan...