| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 267 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-243) and index. |
| Summary |
In his new memoir, 100,000 hearts, Cooley tells about his childhood in Houston and his experiences as a basketball scholarship recipient at the University of Texas. After medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and at Johns Hopkins, Cooley served in the Army Medical Corps. While at Johns Hopkins, Cooley assisted in a groundbreaking operation to correct an infant's congenital heart defect, which inspired him to specialize in heart surgery. |
| Subject |
Cooley, Denton A., 1920-2016
|
|
Cardiac Surgical Procedures.
|
|
Heart Transplantation.
|
|
Heart surgeons -- United States -- Biography.
|
| Genre/Form |
Autobiography.
|
| Added Title |
One hundred thousand hearts |
|
Hundred thousand hearts |
| ISBN |
9780976669777 hardback $29.95 |
|
0976669773 hardback |
|
