Apr 4
On Apr 4, 1969, Denton Cooley implants the first artificial heart.
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On Apr 4, 1969, Denton Cooley implants the first artificial heart.
Denton Cooley (22 August 1920 – 18 November 2016)
Dr. Denton A. Cooley, the renowned surgeon who was the first to implant a totally artificial heart in a patient and in the process set off one of medicine’s greatest feuds, died on Friday at his home in Houston. He was 96.
The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
“The Ladder of St. Augustine” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From 100,000 Hearts by Denton Cooley.
Dr. Denton Cooley, ’41, named most innovative surgeon alive
Dr. Denton Cooley ranked No. 1 by the Healthcare Administration Degree Programs for his groundbreaking work in cardiovascular surgery. Dr. Cooley performed the first successful human heart transplant in the U.S. and the first completely artificial heart implant. Since that time, Cooley and his team have performed more than 100,000 heart surgeries. In 1984, Ronald Reagan awarded Cooley the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Read more from the Houston Business Journal.
Related: Longhorn Legend: Denton A. Cooley, M.D. Image credit: Eric Kayne/HBJ