Denton Arthur Cooley Physician; (b. Houston, 22 August 1920 – d. Houston, 18 November 2016)

Cardiovascular surgeon, Texas Heart Institute; university professor: University of Texas in Houston (1975)

Membership of SASA: Department of Medical Sciences; foreign member from 15 December 1988

Awards and recognitions: dr. h. c. of the University of Turin and three universities in the USA; Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984); Grand Plaque of the University of Belgrade (1996)