Two pioneers of transplant surgery: Dr. Christiaan Barnard (right) who performed the world's first successful heart transplant operation and Dr. Cooley (left) whop perfromed the first successful heart transplant operation in the United States, ca. 1968. (© Texas Heart Institute) Return to Previous Page Back to: Denton Cooley Profile Denton Cooley Biography Denton Cooley Interview Denton Cooley Photo Gallery