McGovern Historical Center

Dr. Denton Cooley performs a coronary bypass

IC104-p2532-001c
Item
circa 1970-1972

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

Dr. Denton Cooley of the Texas Heart Institute performs a coronary artery bypass surgery.

Department of Medical Photography, St.Luke's/ Texas Children's Hospital

MS 043
Collection
1944-2016

The Denton A. Cooley, MD papers consists of the personal and professional correspondence, administrative records, patient information, publications, artifacts, scrapbooks, photographs and ephemera of Denton Cooley, MD. Dr. Cooley was born August 22, 1920 and died November 18, 2016. He was known as an American heart and cardio-thoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart.

The collection is unprocessed, although a box level inventory created by Dr. Cooley’s staff is available. The bulk of the material is in good shape. Some newspaper clippings are degrading due to acidic newsprint. The collection consists of 184.5 cubic feet or about 185 boxes.

Subjects: Cardiology, Surgery

Cooley, Denton A., 1920-2016

Dr. Denton Cooley and group

IC104-p3088-001
Item
1975

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

Dr. Denton Cooley explaining a case to a group of cardiovascular residents and fellows at the Texas Heart Institute.

Denton Cooley and an unidentified man in front of A Symbol of Excellence

IC098-Buildings-THI-001
Item
1977 March

Part of TMC Library Historical Photograph Collection

Denton Cooley and an unidentified man shake hands in front of the sculpture "A Symbol of Excellence." This photograph may mark the dedication of the sculpture, which was originally installed in front of the entrance to the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Epsicopal Hospital.

Blood bypass

IC104-p3340-001
Item
1972

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

A heart-lung machine in use during a surgical procedure at the Texas Heart Institute. Blood is passing through the device as hospital staff work.

Dr. Cooley and Dr. Norman with heart model

IC104-p3089-001
Item
1976

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. John C. Norman with a model of a heart at the Texas Heart Institute.

Dr. Cooley and Dr. Norman with heart model

IC104-p3016-001
Item
1976

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. John C. Norman with a model of a heart at the Texas Heart Institute.

First nursing graduates, radiologist at work, an exterior view of St. Luke's Episcopal and Texas Children's Hospitals and the Texas Heart Institute; Photographer: Wallace Engraving [B&W - 3],

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

Texas Heart Institute surgery

IC104-p2821-001
Item
1969

Part of Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection

The Texas Heart Institute's, St. Luke's, and Texas Children's Hospitals Cardiovascular Surgery Team. Numerous physicians and nurses are in an operating room performing surgey on a patient or observing.