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Shelby's Social Diary

Houston's biggest NBA legend teams up with superstar heart surgeon for an unexpected mission

By Shelby Hodge

What a clever meeting of two giants from two vastly different worlds — NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon and world-renowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley teaming up for a Texas Heart Institute ...


The big 5-0

Lyle Lovett surprises Texas Heart Institute celebration honoring Dr. Denton Cooley in all-star night

By Shelby Hodge

While much of the program at the Texas Heart Institute's 50th anniversary celebration went as expected Tuesday night, the surprise performance by Lyle Lovett  with violinist Luke ...


Shelby's Social Diary

Nurse love: Country star Naomi Judd revisits her own nursing career for rapt audience

By Shelby Hodge

Who knew that country singer Naomi Judd once worked as a registered nurse? Obviously, those organizing the UTHealth PARTNERS luncheon at River Oaks Country Club knew they had an appropriate star wh ...


King of hearts

Dr. Denton Cooley tells all — DeBakey heart feud revelations included — in his just-published memoir

By Shelby Hodge

Few, if any, medical figures have made such a mark for the city of Houston as internationally-renowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley, who broke ground with the world's first artificial heart ...


Shelby About Town

Cerón's citizenship, Dr. Cooley's standing ovation and a rock star photographer claim the spotlight

By Shelby Hodge

We've never seen Cerón, master of the chicest coifs in Houston and Dallas, quite so giddy as he was on Wednesday night. Draped in an American flag and wearing a flashing necklace of ...


Shelby's Social Diary

Laura Bush and Dr. Denton Cooley ignite a red fervor for the Texas Heart Institute

By Shelby Hodge

In a fashionable salute to former First Lady Laura Bush and her receipt of the Denton A. Cooley Leadership Award, guests attending Thursday night's Texas Heart Institute award dinner ...


Shelby's Social Diary

It's red over pink, roses over ribbons for Texas Heart Institute's new women's center

By Shelby Hodge

It seems that a mere press announcement on the steps of City Hall and the planting of symbolic roses wasn't quite enough of an official launch for the Texas Heart Institute's new  Cent ...


The CultureMap Interview

UTHealth prez Dr. Larry Kaiser talks about the name change, the future of medicine & why he still scrubs into the OR

By Clifford Pugh

Since  he was appointed president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston two years ago, Larry Kaiser has been a busy man. Saddled with an unwieldy name, the center th ...


Mini-guide to major hospitals

Mobile healing aid: The art comes to you at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

By Heather Staible

Editor's Note: Navigating Houston's big medical buildings can be confusing. To help out, we offer a mini-guide to the major hospitals. First up: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. St. L ...


Cliff Notes

Navigating Houston's wonderful world of medicine

By Clifford Pugh

Even though I've lived in Houston for nearly three decades, I have barely set foot in the Texas Medical Center. Except to report on an occasional story or to occasionally visit a sick friend, I ...


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