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The NY Times on the DeBakey-Cooley rapprochement
Following on this earlier post about Todd Ackerman's fine piece on the rapprochement between longtime Texas Medical Center rivals, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley, this New York Times article examines the history of the feud and the recent...
The DeBakey-Cooley rapprochement
The longtime feud and resulting intense competition between Houston cardiovascular surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley was a part of what catapulted Houston's Texas Medical Center into the upper tier of the world's great medical centers over the past 40...
WSJ profiles David Adickes
This Wall Street Journal ($) article profiles Houston sculptor David Adickes, who specializes in huge works such as the sculpture of Sam Houston on I-45 just outside of Huntsville about 60 miles north of downtown Houston. In recent months, Adickes...
A great Houstonian
Samuel Ward Casscells, III is a 53 year old M.D. and professor of biotechnology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Houston's amazing Texas Medical Center. He is also an Army medical corps reservist, and recently...
Another major change in the Medical Center
As these earlier posts reflect, a huge Texas Medical Center rift arose earlier this year between Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital over Baylor's decision to terminate its 50 year relationship with Methodist and make St. Luke's Episcopal...
Billy Cohn, M.D.
This Chronicle story does a nice job reporting on Dr. Billy Cohn, one of newer wave of cardiovascular surgeons who are fulfilling the legacy of great heart surgeons at Houston's famed Texas Medical Center that Drs. Michael DeBakey and Denton...
The DeBakey-Cooley rift
One of the most well-known stories of Houston lore -- yet not discussed publicly much -- is the long-time rift that has existed between two giants of cardiovascular surgery and of Houston's amazing Texas Medical Center, Dr. Michael DeBakey of...
UT honors Dr. Denton Cooley
Dr. Denton Cooley is one of Houston's many legendary doctors who have helped build the Texas Medical Center into one of the world's great medical centers. Dr. Cooley founded The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and he...
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