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partnered with THI for some for the most important medical achievements in cardiovascular history
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globe for more than 50 years. Located in the heart of Houston’s world-renowned Texas Medical Center, St. Luke’s continues its legacy of exceptional care and pioneering research today.
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since its founding by Denton A. Cooley, MD, in 1962, St. Luke’s has partnered with THI for some of the most important medical
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t. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital has been a leader in providing compassionate, Faithful, Loving Care®
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achievements in cardiovascular history, including the nation’s first successful human heart transplantation and the world’s first total artificial heart transplantation. THI physicians continue to be leaders
in innovative groundbreaking research, and are currently studying the use of adult stem cell therapy in creating new heart muscle and vascular cells. They also are testing prototypes for a total artificial heart and working to improve left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and other heart pumps. This dedication to advancing heart care is well-known - for the past 20 years, the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital has been named among the nation’s top ten heart and heart surgery centres by U.S. News & World Report.
noT onLy cardIoLoGy In addition to its stellar cardiovascular care, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital has been recognized for its excellence in many other areas. In 2011, St. Luke’s was ranked among the nation’s best in Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Endocrinology, Heart and Heart Surgery, Kidney and Urology by
U.S.News & World Report. Designated a Stroke Center of Excellence and a Neuroscience Center of Excellence by NeuStrategy, Inc., St. Luke’s
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