“Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the United States and the first total artificial heart transplant in the world—the achievement that may have the greatest impact on health care did not occur in the operating room or in the research laboratory. It happened on a piece of paper... when we created the first-ever packaged pricing plan for cardiovascular surgical procedures.”
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Denton Cooley
Denton Cooley was an outstanding cardiac surgeon known as a pioneer in the field of cardiac surgery. Born on August 22, 1920, in Texas, USA, he passed away on November 18, 2016. Dr. Cooley made significant breakthroughs in cardiac surgery, particularly in heart transplantation and minimally invasive surgery. His contributions not only transformed the treatment of heart disease patients but also had a profound impact on the development of cardiology worldwide. more
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