Peter Ermis News Today

MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Patti Allbritton was born a little blue.

1940s Baylor University College of Medicine moves from Dallas to Houston and becomes a member of the TMC in 1943. In 1948, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey accepts the chairship of the Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. 1950s In 1951, Dr. Denton Cooley joins the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine. Michael E. DeBakey performs first successful carotid endarterectomy in 1953, establishing the field of surgery for strokes. Denton Cooley and Dan McNamara start the Heart Center at Texas Ch...