Denton Cooley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Denton Cooley

American heart surgeon

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1920

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 18-Nov-2016

Profession: surgeon, university teacher, cardiac surgeon

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Denton Cooley

  • Denton Arthur Cooley (August 22, 1920 – November 18, 2016) was an American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart.
  • Cooley was also 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.

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