Denton A. Cooley, MD, surgeon-in-chief and president emeritus, founded the Texas Heart Institute in 1962. He is chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, consultant in Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital and a clinical professor of Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

Previous Award Recipients:
2009 - Award anchored at Tulane University. Received by the Dean of Tulane Medical School, Benjamin Sachs, M.D.
2010 - John L. Ochsner, M.D.
2011 - Leonard L. Bailey, M.D. |
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