A Dallas physician makes a legendary commitment
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By David Muscari
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hile some in their sixties are eyeing retirement, cardiothoracic surgeon Dan Meyer’s heart provided an exciting new direction. His inspirational story is rooted in altruism, compassion, professionalism, persistence, and what it means to be an American. The chief of heart transplant and advanced circulatory support at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas has been operating on and transplanting hearts and lungs for three decades. That kind of hospital tenure isn’t necessarily unique at Dr. Meyer’s age, but in his case, there’s an unusual new wrinkle. Last July, Dr. Meyer became the oldest graduate of the U.S. Navy Officer Development School at age 63. He was among 80 newly commissioned officers, the majority in their twenties and thirties, on the same campus in Newport, R.I., where the historic U.S. Naval War College is located.
