Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute to create cardiac center

Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute, both based in Houston, will partner to establish a cardiovascular health and research center at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.

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The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine will be led by the institute’s president and CEO, Joseph Rogers, MD, who holds a faculty appointment at Baylor, according to a Nov. 21 news release from the college.

The consolidation will occur in phases over the next five years, with plans to raise additional funds for the project, the release said.

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