Award
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
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Denton Cooley
1920-08-22 – 2016-11-18
Life & Legacy
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 McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Occupation & Career
cardiac surgeon, university teacher, surgeon, basketball player, physician, cardiologist
Education
University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas Medical Branch; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Heights High School; San Jacinto High School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
National Medal of Technology and Innovation; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Theodore Roosevelt Award; Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru · Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise · National Medal of Technology and Innovation · Presidential Medal of Freedom · Theodore Roosevelt Award
Organizations & Memberships
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Education & Institutions
Heights High School · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine · San Jacinto High School · University of Texas at Austin · University of Texas Medical Branch
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q724164 · wikidata
Award
Theodore Roosevelt Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q724164 · wikidata
Award
Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q724164 · wikidata
Award
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q724164 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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