Digging deep

Energy giant gives $18 million to three Texas Medical Center institutions

By Shelby Hodge

10.03.14 | 7:30 am

As ExxonMobil charges ahead with development of its massive new campus near The Woodlands, the nation's largest energy producer Thursday upped the ante for corporate philanthropy with the annou ...

School Daze

Billionaire entrepreneur takes helm of the University of Houston board of regents

By Shelby Hodge

08.20.14 | 5:53 pm

With classes at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management under his belt, Tilman Fertitta charged forth to make a fortune in the hospitality industr ...

Best Houston Hospitals

Best Hospitals: Houston institution slips (just barely) in latest U.S. News rankings

By Clifford Pugh

07.15.14 | 5:42 pm

By the slimmest of margins, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has slipped to No. 2 among the nation's premier cancer hospitals in the latest U.S. News & World Report's ...

St. Luke's Foundation hosts "Heart Golf Classic"

10.06.14

The St. Luke's Foundation's "Heart Golf Classic" benefits the Cardiovascular Health Programs at CHI St. Luke's Health, research at the Texas Heart Institute, the Heart Exchang

Shelby's Social Diary

Houston's record-breaking doctor is honored: This life saver showed a lot of heart

By Shelby Hodge

05.20.14 | 2:14 pm

The myriad accomplishments of Dr. O.H. "Bud" Frazier were in the spotlight once again when a packed house of more than 300 celebrated the renowned heart surgeon and researcher at a b ...

Making miracles

Medical magician: Houston doc lauded for performing most heart transplants ever, saving thousands

By Shelby Hodge

04.26.14 | 9:01 am

The remarkable career of Dr. O.H. "Bud" Frazier was celebrated by a powerhouse collection of cardiologists and surgeons at a Texas Heart Institute dinner in his honor where magi ...

Medical Center Moves

Texas Medical Center giants join forces to create new state-of-the-art hospital

By Tyler Rudick

01.07.14 | 2:15 pm

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) will join forces to create a state-of-the-art medical facility in the Texas Medical Center, which could open as ...

Shelby's Social Diary

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

By Shelby Hodge

02.24.13 | 8:52 am

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

09.19.12 | 3:56 pm

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 ...

King of hearts

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

By Shelby Hodge

01.04.12 | 2:17 pm

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 ...