Denton Cooley

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Denton A. Cooley (born August 22, 1920) is a pioneering American heart surgeon.

He graduated in 1941 from the University of Texas and went on to complete his medical degree and his surgical training at Johns Hopkins. Following his graduation he went to London to work with Lord Russell Brock.

[edit] Honors and awards

• The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award
• The Rene Leriche Prize, the highest honor of the International Surgical Society
• The National Medal of Technology
• He is the author or co-author of more than 1,300 scientific articles and 13 books

[edit] Quotes

• "I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence."

[edit] External links

• Academy of Achievement Profile
• Academy of Achievement Biography
• Academy of Achievement Interview
• Academy of Achievement Photo Gallery
• Denton A. Cooley, MD. Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
• The Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
• Find-A-Grave profile for Denton Cooley although still living his biography is on this sitenl:Denton Cooley