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The 16th International Symposium
Surgical Mentors: Trusted Teachers

  • Held June 4-7, 2009 (brochure PDF)
  • Moody Gardens Hotel and Resort, Galveston, Texas
  • George J. Reul, MD – Recipient of International Recognition Award
  • John L. Ochsner, MD – Inaugural Address for the Denton A. Cooley Lectureship.
  • View archived symposium presentations on THI CME website.
  • 11 presentations are available for CME credit including:
    • The Operating Room is Flat - George J. Reul, MD
      Dr. Reul received the 2009 International Recognition Award of the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society.
    • Surgeons as Mirrors of American Life: A Novel Inquiry in the Ethics of Surgery Harold Vanderpool, PhD, ThM
  • View, download and order prints of photos on Flickr.

15th International Symposium: Celebrating the Legacy
October 26-27, 2007, Houston, TX

14th International Symposium: A Homecoming Success
October 6-10, 2004, Houston, TX

13th International Symposium
July 17-21, 2002, Carlsbad, CA

Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society 15th International Symposium: Celebrating the Legacy
October 26-27, 2007

Images and news from the symposium:

Michael E. DeBakey accepts a lifetime achievement award and honorary membership from the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, October 27, 2007.
Michael E. DeBakey accepts a lifetime achievement award and honorary membership from the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, October 27, 2007. Left to right in the photo Bernard Barrett, MD; Michael E. DeBakey, MD; society president James J. Livesay, MD; Bud Frazier, MD and Denton A. Cooley, MD.

Video

View a 14 minute video of this event Windows Media Video (WMV)

Press releases concerning this past event:

November 27, 2007
The Feud

The New York Times

Nov. 7, 2007
Top heart surgeons Cooley and DeBakey put their decades-old feud to rest
(Houston Chronicle website - features a video of DeBakey ceremony)

Nov. 1, 2007
Drs. Robert A. Guyton and Michael DeBakey Honored
(Texas Heart Institute website)

Nov. 1, 2007
DeBakey Receives Honorary Membership in Cooley’s Cardiovascular Surgical Society
(TMC News website)

Photographs for download:
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2007 Society Group Photo Past President's Group Photo
International Recognition Award

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Presentation to Michael E. DeBakey (8x10 print quality)

Lone Star Gala (5x7 print quality)

Golf Tournament (5x7 print quality)

Scientific Sessions and Trade Show (5x7 print quality)

Click here for the 15th International Symposium program.

October 26-27, 2007
Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas

The Open Heart Surgery Era, 1962 - painting by Mary Craddock

Click here for the 15th International Symposium program.


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