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Dr. Denton Cooley, renowned surgeon and founder of the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, died on Nov. 18 at age 96.
Cooley founded the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Hospital — now CHI St. Luke’s Health — in 1992 and revolutionized many techniques still used in cardiovascular surgery today. Some of the positions he recently held include chief of cardiovascular surgery at CHI St. Luke’s Health - Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, surgeon-in-chief emeritus at the Texas Heart Institute,…