So much goes into doing a transplant operation. All the way from preparing the patient, to procuring the donor. It's like being an astronaut. The astronaut gets all the credit, he gets the trip to the moon, but he had nothing to do with the creation of the rocket, or navigating the ship. He's the privileged one who gets to drive to the moon. I feel that way in some of these more difficult operations, like the heart transplant.
The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple man with a burni… - Denton Cooley
The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple man with a burni…
- Denton Cooley
[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things. And so on. S… - Denton Cooley
[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things. And so on. S…
The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best in the United … - Denton Cooley
The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best in the United …
A successful surgeon should be a man who, when asked to name the three best surgeons in the world, would have difficulty deciding on the other two. - Denton Cooley
A successful surgeon should be a man who, when asked to name the three best surgeons in the world, would have difficulty deciding on the other two.
I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and made such good grades was because I lacked confidence. Lacked self-co… - Denton Cooley
I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and made such good grades was because I lacked confidence. Lacked self-co…
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the Unite… - Denton Cooley
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the Unite…
I think confidence is something you build gradually, with experience. I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and… - Denton Cooley
I think confidence is something you build gradually, with experience. I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and…
I think work is a privilege. ... It keeps you alive, spiritually. - Denton Cooley
I think work is a privilege. ... It keeps you alive, spiritually.
I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence. - Denton Cooley
I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence.
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