Houston Hearts
Houston Hearts: A History of Cardiovascular Surgery and Medicine and the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center at Houston Methodist Hospital by Betsy Parish
English | May, 2014 | ISBN: 0978620089 | 566 pages | AZW3 | 3.77 MB
English | May, 2014 | ISBN: 0978620089 | 566 pages | AZW3 | 3.77 MB
Here is the heretofore-untold story about how “Houston” became known as the “heart capital of the world.” As told by many of those who participated in the transformation, this history is an insider’s view of the past seven decades of cardiovascular surgery and medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.
With the 1944 arrival of cardiologist Dr. Don W. Chapman and 1948 arrival of cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a highly respected and innovative cardiovascular care program with worldwide repercussions began at Houston Methodist. When cardiologist Dr. William L. Winters Jr. moved to Houston in 1968 to join Dr. Chapman in private practice, he became not only an eye witness to this ongoing phenomenon but also an integral component of its meteoric trajectory during the following four decades, the highlights of which he has recorded in Houston Hearts.
The authors “achieved their goal of producing a richly documented history that will be of value to anyone seeking to understand the origins, evolution, and impact of The Methodist Hospital.”
W. Bruce Fye, MD, MA, MACC
Professor of Medicine and History of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
“Houston Hearts tells the story of an era . . . of great doctors and of the one man whose genius and talents not only changed heart care in Houston, but changed medicine forever throughout the world.”
Richard E. Wainerdi
President Emeritus
Texas Medical Center
1984-2012
“Houston Hearts is a story with present-day relevance . . . well detailed is the hurly burly, the celebrity roadshow, and the cowboy roundup mindset as the specialties matured at Houston Methodist Hospital.”
James B. Young, MD
Professor of Medicine and Executive Dean
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of
Case Western Reserve University
Houston Hearts is a fascinating read— and, a really good story . . . a masterful job of chronicling the evolution of cardiology and cardiac surgery at The Methodist Hospital of Houston.”
Larry Mathis
Former President and CEO
The Methodist Hospital
“No one is more qualified to describe the evolution of this great medical center than Dr. Winters, himself one of the academic and clinical icons of American cardiology.
Roy B. Sessions, MD
Former Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine,
Washington DC
“This book presents a remarkable and inspiring story of how physicians and hospital administrators by working together can produce an awe inspiring institution.”
William C. Roberts, MD, MACC
Executive Director, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Cardiology
and the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
“Dr. Bill Winters and Ms. Betsy Parish have done an extraordinary job giving an overview of the history of cardiovascular surgery and medicine at The Methodist Hospital.”
Ronald G. Girotto
Former President and CEO
The Methodist Hospital
W. Bruce Fye, MD, MA, MACC
Professor of Medicine and History of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
“Houston Hearts tells the story of an era . . . of great doctors and of the one man whose genius and talents not only changed heart care in Houston, but changed medicine forever throughout the world.”
Richard E. Wainerdi
President Emeritus
Texas Medical Center
1984-2012
“Houston Hearts is a story with present-day relevance . . . well detailed is the hurly burly, the celebrity roadshow, and the cowboy roundup mindset as the specialties matured at Houston Methodist Hospital.”
James B. Young, MD
Professor of Medicine and Executive Dean
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of
Case Western Reserve University
Houston Hearts is a fascinating read— and, a really good story . . . a masterful job of chronicling the evolution of cardiology and cardiac surgery at The Methodist Hospital of Houston.”
Larry Mathis
Former President and CEO
The Methodist Hospital
“No one is more qualified to describe the evolution of this great medical center than Dr. Winters, himself one of the academic and clinical icons of American cardiology.
Roy B. Sessions, MD
Former Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine,
Washington DC
“This book presents a remarkable and inspiring story of how physicians and hospital administrators by working together can produce an awe inspiring institution.”
William C. Roberts, MD, MACC
Executive Director, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Cardiology
and the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
“Dr. Bill Winters and Ms. Betsy Parish have done an extraordinary job giving an overview of the history of cardiovascular surgery and medicine at The Methodist Hospital.”
Ronald G. Girotto
Former President and CEO
The Methodist Hospital