Denton Cooley

Doctor

Birthday August 22, 1920

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Houston, TX

DEATH DATE Nov 18, 2016 (96)

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About

Served as the Medical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School.

Before Fame

In college he played basketball and earned a zoology degree.

Trivia

In 1969, he implanted the first temporary artificial heart.

Family Life

His father worked as a dentist. In 1949, he married Louise Goldsborough Thomas.

Associated With

He reviewed Dick Cheney's medical records.