Denton Cooley | |
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| Born | Denton Arthur Cooley August 22, 1920 Houston, Texas, US |
| Died | November 18, 2016 (aged 96) Houston, Texas, US |
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| Known for | First clinical implantation of a total artificial heart |
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| Profession | Surgeon |
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| Sub-specialties | Cardiovascular surgery |
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Denton Arthur Cooley (August 22, 1920 – November 18, 2016) was an American cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley was also the founder and surgeon in-chief of The Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at clinical partner Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, consultant in Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital and a clinical professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.