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TRANSL ATIO N A L R ESEARCH I NITIATIV E 8 PATI ENT CA RE I N TH E COMMU N ITY 12 ENDOW ED CHA IRS 14 GI F TS F OR RESE A RCH 20 TREATIN G THE UNDERSE RV ED 22 ADVANCES I N O RGA N TRANSPLA N TS 28 TH E SO CIETY 30 NANOCARDI O LO GY 32 E XCEP TI ONAL NUR SIN G 36 TRI P L E-NEGATIV E BREAST CAN CER 38
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STASNEY CHO RU S 44 S P R EADING OUR R O OTS 46 PRESI D EN T’S L EADERSH I P COU N CIL 48 2 0 14 SP ECI AL EVEN TS 50 YEAR I N REV IEW 56 L EADE RSHIP 58
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Houston Methodist began laying a foundation for health care excellence nearly 100 years ago. As Houston grew, our footprint expanded as well, and today we continue to provide a complete array of Houston Methodist services around the city. Our new hospital in The Woodlands brings us to seven community hospitals to complement our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center, giving our patients access to health care no matter where they live. As we head toward our 100th anniversary in 2019, we also are carrying out our ‘Vision for the Second Century,’ which is progressive and patient-focused. We evolved into a leading academic medical center in just a few short years; and, with this added foundation, we set an even higher standard in the medical world through our commitment to unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation. These words shape all we do, and ensure that our every action ultimately benefits our patients. The infrastructure we continue to create is designed to serve our patients in the best way possible. This includes our focus on translational research, which is geared toward moving promising new treatments to patients faster and more economically. As we continue to grow and evolve, we must aim for and achieve ever more ambitious goals in order to remain among the most preeminent hospital systems in the world. Just as forward-thinking philanthropists helped mold Houston Methodist’s first 100 years, your commitment and dedication will be incredibly important as we move into our second century of patient care, research and education. On behalf of the Houston Methodist family, we are honored to be partners with an outstanding philanthropic community. Your past generosity has forged our trail as medical pioneers. Your continuing faith in our future ensures that many of tomorrow’s medical miracles and milestones will be made possible – in years rather than decades – by work done at Houston Methodist.
MARC L. BOOM, MD PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HOUSTON METHODIST
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In the summer of 1988, Lenny Katz had everything to live for.
Then he suffered severe head trauma in a single-car accident.
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Judy Katz, Lenny Katz and Jerold B. Katz
Recently graduated from Tulane University, Lenny Katz was about to start his
career with Pace Concerts in Houston. By all accounts, he was electrified by the opportunities life presented him. An actor and athlete, Lenny was handsome and charming. His dark, curly hair framed a mischievous grin – he was a natural storyteller, and people liked being around Lenny.
That long-ago summer, Lenny suffered severe head trauma in a single-car accident.
It took two years in Houston Methodist for his body to heal. But his brain never recovered. He has remained in a minimally conscious state for the last 26 years. With his family close by and 24-hour care in a specially constructed apartment, Lenny gives back to the world of medicine through his own mysterious journey and the generosity and foresight of his father Jerold B. Katz, his mother Judy Katz and his siblings. houstonmethodist.org/foundation
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Through observational changes, the Katz family and Lenny’s doctors and nurses can tell when something is not right with Lenny. “When Lenny’s not feeling well, he lets us know it. But he can’t tell us,” Dr. Dobbs says. “As you look
The Katz family’s contributions to medical research -
around and do the appropriate studies, you can figure out exactly what the issue is, get it fixed, and then the clinical
including brain and quality/outcomes initiatives - continue to fuel the medical world’s understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and long-term care.
situation settles back down.”
The bonds formed between
Drs. Dobbs and Hamilton and the Katz family go beyond physician/patient -they are life-altering and enduring. “This family has been through a very tragic,
Through their resources and search
“The Katz family has underscored
unrelenting experience, one to which they
for knowledge, the Katz family has turned a
and accented the caring and compassion
have come together and adapted,” Dr. Hamilton
personal tragedy into a scientific quest to find
that they have delivered to Lenny, which has
says. “It has provided an example that, in
better treatments for traumatic brain injury
allowed the rest of us to participate in that
my experience, has been unparalleled.”
(TBI) and quality care for all patients suffering
same level of compassion,” Dr. Dobbs says.
from chronic illness. “My parents really have
Houston Methodist’s Dr. Dale
Evan Katz said his parents have
played complementary roles in Lenny’s
devoted their lives to Lenny,” says Evan Katz,
Hamilton, the Elaine and Marvy A. Finger Chair
care. “My father pushed us to find an
Lenny’s older brother by three years (and one
for Translational Research in Metabolic Disorders
answer to Lenny’s injury. My father was
of Lenny’s three siblings). “They’re inspiring
and chief attending physician to Lenny and
our inspiration. My mother, though, rarely
to this day. Together, we understand that we
Jerold Katz, has expanded his research in
left Lenny’s side. She has been his doctor
can help so many more people in the process
bioenergetics through the Katz family’s support.
and his nurse – and has held his hand
of caring for and trying to help Lenny.”
Studying the energy production processes
to remind him that he was loved.” The
in brain cells via mitochondrial function and
family felt that same love and diligence
created the Lenny C. Katz Chair in Health
regulation is opening new pathways of
at Houston Methodist. “The work of Dr.
Outcomes and Quality in Honor of Stuart
understanding into how the brain functions.
Dobbs and Dr. Hamilton means so much
M. Dobbs, MD, a well-respected Houston
The family also supports a navigator program
to us,” Evan says. “Initially, they saved my
Methodist physician who has worked with
that coordinates health care and communication
brother’s life, and they continue to keep
Lenny and served as the family’s gastroen-
for patients living with chronic illnesses.
him in the good condition he is in today.”
terologist for 25 years. As Houston Methodist’s
Through Lenny’s experiences,
The Katz family’s most recent gift
Throughout the years, the family
Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Dobbs will use the
Dr. Hamilton has incorporated “the
has contributed to some of the nation’s
funds generated from the endowed chair
phenomenal aspect of consciousness” into
most promising brain studies, including
to pursue systems improvements aimed at
his clinical care and research. It is an area that
Weill Cornell Medical College’s Consor-
better patient outcomes, quality and safety,
holds potential for better insight into what the
tium for the Advanced Study of Brain
in addition to advances in physician/provider
damaged brain is capable of achieving, perhaps
Injury and the Jerold B. Katz Professor-
performance measures.
one day overcoming its own limitations.
ship in Neurology and Neuroscience.
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While their generosity focuses mainly on
doctors, nurses, staff members, patients
scientific research, the Katzes in 2012
and visitors. The location of the plaque
made a substantial gift to build and
means a lot to the family, says Evan Katz.
maintain The Lenny C. Katz Performing
“Someone always stops to look into
Arts Center at The Kinkaid School as
the bright eyes and charismatic smile of
a legacy to Lenny’s life and love for the
my brother Lenny,” he says. “They read
theater. Evan Katz says the Center’s
about him and our story.”
opening also opened the family’s eyes
to what a life force their brother, a 1984
the power and importance of patient
Kinkaid graduate, had been during his
care at Houston Methodist and the
shortened active life.
institution’s unwavering support of
In a busy hallway near the Houston
The Lenny Katz story illustrates
unparalleled quality and safety. It is also
Methodist Research Institute and the
a story of promise lost and promise
hospital’s heavily traveled Market Place
gained – and of medical breakthroughs
restaurant, a 4-foot-by-3-foot plaque
just on the horizon, and a future in which
is dedicated to the generosity of the
science continues to unravel the mysteries
Jerold B. Katz family. The story board
of the body’s most complex but least
hangs in the midst of hundreds of moving
understood organ – the human brain.
Below left: Lenny Katz on the Kinkaid football team. Below: Lenny Katz, Evan Katz, Lissy Katz Bank and Jerold B. Katz
“Our story is one of hardship but also of hope – and a family’s strength, persistence and love.”
- Evan Katz
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TRANSLATING
ABSTRACT RESEARCH INTO ACTUAL INNOVATIONS
FOR PATIENT CARE
When the heart of a tiny zebrafish is
billions of dollars and takes up to two
damaged or injured, it can fully regenerate
decades is possible in a fraction of the time
and return to normal function within a
and cost in the comprehensive Research
month. Salamanders, too, have regener-
Institute, designed to take ideas from
ative powers that naturally mend their
laboratory discovery to patients’ bedsides
broken hearts.
– all under one roof.
What if the human heart had the same ability to heal itself? Dr. John Cooke, holder of the Joseph
“We’re dealing with real health issues and problems and finding ways to solve them more quickly,” says Mark
C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke
Houser, chair of the Houston Methodist
Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardio-
Research Institute board. “Seeing the
vascular Disease Research, director of
advances in technology is amazing.”
Houston Methodist’s Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration and chair of the
Recruiting world-class talent
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Former Research Institute board chair
foresees a time in the not-too-distant
and longtime Houston Methodist leader
future when regeneration of the human
Greg Nelson also envisions a future
heart is not only possible, but the norm.
loaded with potential. “Our Research
His team’s research to transform scar
Institute strategy can make this a place
cells into heart or vascular cells holds
where the world’s leading researchers
the potential to restore health to heart
will want to come to be part of this,”
attack and heart failure patients and to
Nelson says. “I believe our Houston
create a new conceptual framework for
Methodist culture of quality, innova-
the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
tion and enhanced clinical outcomes can attract even more world-class talent.
800 innovative projects
You can see that now in the quality
Heart regeneration research is among
of scientific research recruiting that
more than 800 cutting-edge projects
Dr. (Mauro) Ferrari has attained.”
underway today in the Houston Methodist
Dr. Ferrari is President and CEO of
Research Institute that can benefit from
the Houston Methodist Research
the Translational Research Initiative, or
Institute and holder of the Ernest Cockrell
TRI. This innovative strategy’s goal to
Jr. Distinguished Endowed Chair.
build a $10 million philanthropic investment fund will help advance a handful of Houston Methodist’s most promising research from preclinical animal studies all the way to human clinical trials and, ultimately, to the health care marketplace. Research that typically costs
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TRI Founding Members Libbie and Greg Nelson Greg, chair of the Houston office of Paul Hastings law firm, serves on the Houston Methodist Board of Directors. Libbie is a leader in Houston Methodist’s Faith & Medicine event.
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THE GOAL IS TO
GET MEDICAL DISCOVERIES FROM BENCH
TO BEDSIDE
The quest to find cures
to have that special caring doctor or
Mark Houser and his wife Lou, along
nurse. It makes all the difference.” Of all
with Greg Nelson and his wife Libbie,
the boards and committees her husband
are among a growing partnership of TRI
serves on throughout Houston, she says
Founding Members, generous contributors
his work with Houston Methodist and the
committed to giving Houston Methodist
Research Institute is inspired by a real
physician-scientists the right environment
love for the institution.
and resources to be bold pioneers of discovery in the quest to find cures for
Part of something special
humanity’s worst diseases. All have lost
Greg has served on the Houston
loved ones to the scourges of our time –
Methodist Board for more than 10 years,
Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. They
including leadership roles on several of
believe Houston Methodist physicians
its committees; as former chair of the
and staff have the patient-focused core
Research Institute Board, he helped
and the blend of compassion and ingenuity
recruit Dr. Ferrari. “Our hospital is a
to improve the future of health care
Houston institution,” he says. “We on the
everywhere.
board have an obligation to make sure it’s
“Houston Methodist is all about
the best hospital in Houston, where we
excellence,” says Lou Houser. “The idea
mark ourselves against the Mass Generals
of partnering to help patient outcomes
and the Cedars-Sinais of the country.”
and make life better for people drives us. It’s our time to give back.”
Mark has served on the Houston Methodist Board for three years, including roles on various committees. He and
An institution set apart
Nelson have hosted TRI luncheons to
Lou serves on the Houston Methodist
share the compelling research stories
Cancer Center Task Force. She walked
that could represent the next big medical
beside both parents on their end-of-life
breakthroughs. The atmosphere in these
journeys in distant hospitals, and she
meetings of community and corporate
believes Houston Methodist’s faith-based
leaders has been electric, they say.
values set this institution apart.
“Every single guest was leaning forward
Libbie, the daughter of beloved
in his or her chair,” Houser says. “They all
Houston physician Dr. Joseph S. Lattimore
want to help and share ideas. I think we’re
(1923-2007), says it’s all about caring.
part of something really special here.”
As a leader of Houston Methodist’s Faith & Medicine event, she believes every
For more information, including a list of Founding Members,
patient should be treated as her father
or to support the Translational Research Initiative, visit
treated his patients and given the best
houstonmethodist.org/translational-research-initiative.
health care options possible. “A doctor like my dad is a true gem, and I want
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every patient here at Houston Methodist
TRI Founding Members Lou and Mark Houser Mark, CEO of the University Lands Office, is serving as chair of the Houston Methodist Research Institute Board and also serves on the Houston Methodist Board of Directors. Lou is a member of the Houston Methodist Cancer Center Task Force. houstonmethodist.org/foundation
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A community where medicine is flourishing Patients grateful for top-quality care in the suburbs
Twenty-five miles west of Houston,
cancer, a type that increases a patient’s
Dr. Warren Ellsworth and his team are
chances of more deadly cancers. Her
providing patients with the best of both
surgical oncologist, MD Anderson’s
worlds – top-quality Houston Methodist
Dr. Jessica Suarez, referred the Morelands
care close to their suburban homes.
to Dr. Ellsworth, a frequent collaborator
As Medical Director of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Houston Methodist West Hospital, Dr. Ellsworth collaborates with breast surgeons from the community, including MD Anderson Cancer Center surgeons in Katy, performing three to four breast reconstructions every week. “It’s a unique situation,” Dr. Ellsworth says. “I can be part of the patient’s care from diagnosis through reconstruction. Patients feel like they’re getting the best of both worlds. The MD Anderson surgeon resects the tumor, then I come in to do reconstruction.” Both procedures often take place simultaneously at Houston Methodist West.
The Society for Leading Medicine (see page 30), the Morelands already had an affinity for Houston Methodist. In fact, Ben’s late father, Bill Moreland, was an administrator at Houston Methodist for 15 years, and Ben grew up around the hospital and its people. The Moreland’s meeting with Dr. Ellsworth inspired confidence and helped them make the difficult decision for Wendy to undergo a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. More than 12 weeks post-surgery, Wendy estimates she’s 90 percent back
what cancer took away and make patients
regular workouts. Her checkups are
whole again, he says. For patient Wendy
routine, any fear disappeared.
to normal, playing tennis, golf and doing
The Morelands look forward to
received at Houston Methodist West was
becoming more active in Houston
empowering. And it came in a convenient
Methodist and gave a generous gift in
West Houston location close to their home.
honor of Ben’s father to support the
She had just undergone successful
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
Growing even more involved. As members of
It’s teamwork at its best – working together to restore Moreland and her husband Ben, the care she
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and colleague from training.
Translational Research Initiative (see
ankle surgery performed by Houston
page 8). Their gift also is to recognize
Methodist Hospital’s Dr. Kevin Varner,
and show appreciation for Houston
when her routine mammogram in June
Methodist staff, physicians and man-
2014 revealed a stage 0 DCIS (Ductal
agement. “We can’t say enough about
Carcinoma In Situ) cancer. It was her second
Houston Methodist West and Dr. Ellsworth,”
diagnosis of this noninvasive form of
Ben says. “They were phenomenal.”
Warren Ellsworth, MD, and Wendy and Ben Moreland
endowed chairs
“Neurology Chair” by Lee Broom
Endowed chairs have a rich history, dating back as far as 176 A.D. to the Roman Empire. Instituted by Emperor Marcus Aurelius, an endowed chair was created for each of the major schools of philosophy. Today, endowed chairs acknowledge the accomplishments of the most prestigious and significant physicians and scientists in the world. Houston Methodist continues this time-honored tradition of recognizing its most esteemed faculty through the 41 endowed chairs which have been generously established as of December 31, 2014. Endowed chairs are established at $1 million, $2 million and $3 million levels. The corpus is permanently invested and can be paid over a period of years. A portion of the earnings from the endowment is distributed annually for use by the chair holder, ensuring that the named chair will continue in perpetuity in support of the institution’s most esteemed faculty and as an enduring legacy of the benefactor. The generous contributors who established these chairs all arrived through a different means, a different passion and a different personal story. The benefactors on the
honors one of the members of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey’s original surgical team assembled in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Dr. Jimmy Howell’s expertise in peripheral vascular surgery and his innovations in cardiac surgery put him on the national stage.
In 1983 the family of the late William S. Mackey Jr. made a gift in support of Dr. Howell’s groundbreaking cardiovascular
Dedicated service and support of Houston Methodist are hallmarks of the W. Bryan Trammell Jr. family, reaching back decades to the institution’s early days under the leadership of his grandparents, Ella and Walter W. Fondren. Since before Mr. Trammell’s passing in 1985, he and his wife Ann G. Trammell and their family have given generously
WAREING
The Jimmy F. Howell, MD Chair
trammelL
howell
following pages have profoundly impacted our institution and transformed lives through their generosity to Houston Methodist.
For four generations, the Blanton, Scurlock and Wareing families have supported Houston Methodist through volunteer leadership and generous philanthropy. In 2003, they established the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center in honor of the family’s patriarch. Recently, they furthered this commitment
to support numerous Houston
through the creation of the Elizabeth
Methodist initiatives. Through the
Blanton Wareing Chair in the Eddy
research. In 2014 Mr. Mackey’s widow,
generosity of The Ella Fondren Trust and her
Scurlock Stroke Center. Jack Blanton Jr.
Barbara, repurposed the generous gift
own personal support, Ann Trammell established
and Eddy Blanton surprised their sister
and, along with additional funding from
the W. Bryan Trammell Jr. Family Distinguished
and Houston Methodist board member,
others, including Walter Oil & Gas
Chair in Allergy and Immunology to honor her
Elizabeth Wareing, by arranging for the
Corporation through the generosity of
late husband. The chair was designed to
endowed chair to be named in her honor.
Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and
support a world-class physician-scientist
The establishment of this chair recognizes
Carole and Jim Looke, established the
who conducts research and helps train
Mrs. Wareing’s commitment and dedication
Jimmy F. Howell, MD Chair. The chair will
future allergists and immunologists, and to
to improving the quality of life for
be held by a physician who will continue
provide resources to enable comprehensive
Houstonians and to Houston Methodist’s
the paradigm-shifting research and patient
treatment for patients with severe allergies
future. The Wareing chair is held by Dr.
care for which the Houston Methodist
and immunological diseases. The inaugural holder
David Chiu who is highly regarded for his
DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center is
of this prestigious endowed chair is Dr. David P.
research to extend the length and quality
renowned and will be forever linked with
Huston, a renowned academic immunologist
of life for stroke patients. The family also
one of the institution’s most revered and
who has been a national leader in the field
established the Jack S. Blanton Presidential
accomplished physicians. Dr. Howell
and is widely respected for his work in educating
Distinguished Chair for the Study of
passed away on December 22, 2014,
the next generation of physicians who specialize
Neurological Disease in 2008.
at the age of 82.
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their support out of deep appreciation for Dr. Mohammed Attar’s outstanding care. The Wyatts first met Dr. Attar while he was training under legendary heart surgeon, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey.
The Elkins family has generously supported Houston Methodist throughout the decades. Judge James A. Elkins was an original member of the board of directors appointed in 1919. His grandson, James A. Elkins III, served on
ALLISON
Wyatt and his wife Lynn began
elkins
Wyatt
Longtime Texas oilman Oscar
Carolyn and Robert J. Allison Jr.’s longtime commitment and service to Houston Methodist led to the creation of a new endowed chair in 2014 – the Allison Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Research. The couple’s generous gift provides resources for inau-
Dr. Attar, a renowned cardiologist,
the Houston Methodist and Houston
eventually became Oscar’s physician and
Methodist Hospital Foundation boards
gural chair holder Dr. Michael Reardon
ultimately saved his life. One morning
of directors, and his granddaughter,
to continue pursuing his innovative
in 2008, Lynn noticed Oscar’s health had
Elise Joseph, currently serves on the
research and treatment in cardiothoracic
suddenly deteriorated and immediately
Houston Methodist Neurological
surgery. Dr. Reardon is an internationally
contacted Dr. Attar. “He’s the one
Institute National Council. In 2013, the
acclaimed leader in his field and is the
who recognized that Oscar was having
Elkins Foundation created The Elkins
national surgical principal investigator
a stroke and directed the ambulance
Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac
for the REPRISE III clinical trial inves-
to Houston Methodist,” recalls Lynn.
Health in honor of Dr. William A. Zoghbi.
tigating high-risk valve replacement.
Dr. Attar met the couple at the emer-
Dr. Zoghbi is a world-renowned cardiol-
The chair is the second established
gency room and oversaw Oscar ’s
ogist, trustee and past president of the
by the Allisons, who gave generously
treatment and recovery. He survived the
American College of Cardiologists, who
to create the Michael E. DeBakey
stroke, and six years later the Wyatts
has revolutionized the field of cardiology
Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Surgery
gave a generous gift to Houston
through his development of advanced
held by Dr. Gerald Lawrie. Besides their
Methodist to establish the Lynn and
imaging techniques. His recent inven-
longtime history of giving to the Houston
Oscar Wyatt Jr. Chair in Cardiology in
tion of the OmniScope , a handheld
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular
honor of Mohammed Attar, MD. The gift
imaging and patient testing device,
Center and heart programs, Mr. Allison
is dedicated to training the next generation
attracted a major medical technology
serves on the Senior Cabinet of the
of physicians through support of an
company, which has a licensing agree-
new President’s Leadership Council and
annual interventional cardiology fellowship.
ment to develop the tool commercially.
the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart
Dr. Attar is the inaugural chair holder.
Dr. Zoghbi’s work is a prime example
& Vascular Center Council.
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of Houston Methodist’s emphasis on medical innovation to tackle today’s health care challenges.
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“Cardiology Chair” by Frances Green
“Cancer-Free Chair” by Artists of Sticks
dedicated Walter Oil & Gas employee. When she lost a brave 10-year battle with breast cancer in 2007, her friends, colleagues and family
Dottie and Jimmy Adair’s strong faith played a significant role during Mr. Adair’s long battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a disorder in which an individual’s bone marrow does not produce enough healthy
generously honored her memory
blood cells leading to an inability to
by supporting research in the
fight infections and control bleeding.
Emily Herrmann Cancer Research
Mr. Adair ultimately lost his battle with
bookout
mother, wonderful friend and
ADAIR
HERRMANN
Emily Herrmann was a loving
A dedicated and visionary member of the Houston Methodist Research Institute board of directors and chair of its finance committee, John Bookout III and his wife Ann recently created the John F. III and Ann H. Bookout Distinguished Chair for Research Excellence. The new position will further
Laboratory. In 2014, Rusty
the disease on January 27, 2013, but
the institute’s mission by funding research
Walter and Carole Looke, along
before he passed, the couple came to a
in precision or regenerative medicine.
with their spouses Paula
realization and a decision. “Jimmy and I
The Bookout’s gift also supports the
Walter and Jim Looke and friends Ann
recognized that all gifts have been
Translational Research Initiative (TRI), a
and Billy Harrison, created a second
given from God and you have to share
program to speed the research pathway
innovative fundraising initiative to honor
your gifts to honor and continue them,”
from the laboratory to patients’ bedsides
Emily’s life. Their generous matching
Dottie explains. Although they knew that
(see page 8). Their establishment of
gift challenge led to more than 65
it would not be able to save Jimmy’s
the chair and start-up fund helped
contributors donating to the establish-
life, the couple was determined to help
Houston Methodist to recruit Dr. Philip
ment of the Emily Herrmann Chair in
others battling the disease. They estab-
Horner from the Institute for Stem
Cancer Research. The position is held
lished the Dottie and Jimmy C. Adair
Cell & Regenerative Medicine at the
by Dr. Jenny Chang, an internationally
Distinguished Chair in Hematology
University of Washington. Dr. Horner is
renowned physician-scientist focused
which supports Dr. Lawrence Rice’s
a renowned scientist with a research
on tracking the origins of triple-nega-
research in MDS and provides seed
focus on the use of stem cells as a
tive breast cancer and repurposing
funding to several teams of clinicians
basis for regeneration in spinal cord
approved drugs to battle this aggres-
and scientists studying this disease.
injury. The Bookout family’s leadership
sive form of the disease.
The chair carries on Jimmy Adair’s legacy
and involvement at Houston Methodist
and hope to improve MDS treatment and
are long-standing, with John’s father,
gain a better understanding of the disease.
John F. Bookout, serving on the board for 36 years, including 16 years as chair.
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the legacy continues
John S. Dunn Foundation makes transformational commitments to Houston Methodist in 2014
Since 1983 when the John S. Dunn Foundation made a gift to name the Dunn Tower at Houston Methodist, Mr. Dunn’s legacy has continued to support the highest level of health care excellence for Houston and the world.
The John S. Dunn Foundation has generously provided support for Houston Methodist’s excellence in medical education, patient care and transformational research for more than three decades, placing them among Houston Methodist’s most generous and long-standing philanthropic partners. In 2014, the Foundation again demonstrated its exceptional giving spirit through milestone investments in the fields of brain cancer research and reconstructive and plastic surgery research and education.
made three new commitments toward brain tumor research:
Plastic AND Reconstructive Surgery Research AND Education Also last year,
the Milby Dow Dunn Fund; the John S. “Steve” Dunn Jr.
the Dunn Foundation established an endowed fund to create
Chair; and the Dagmar Dunn Pickens Gipe Chair. These
the John S. Dunn Jr. Center for Research and Education in
commitments will provide Peak Center Director Dr. David S.
Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery.
Baskin with the resources to support translational research
and to attract world-class researchers to focus on glioblastoma,
gery residency program, providing post-graduate physicians
one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of malignant
with unparalleled education and training. In addition, the
primary brain tumor.
Dunn Center provides residents experience in innovative
surgical techniques and dramatic new treatment options for
Brain Cancer Research The Foundation
“The John S. Dunn Foundation is helping us take the
The gift supports a three-year reconstructive sur-
Kenneth R. Peak Center for Brain and Pituitary Tumor
patients when trauma, disease or a congenital difference
Treatment and Research to the next level as one of the nation’s
makes reconstructive surgery necessary.
premier centers for brain tumor patients,” Dr. Baskin says.
“We have the most advanced technology available, as well
Methodist’s Division of Plastic Surgery, says the new
as a multidisciplinary and collabo-
Dunn Center will be a vital part of
rative environment that gives our
enhancing research and education
patients the very best 24/7 care.
in six focus areas: reconstructive
The Dunn Foundation’s generosity
micro-surgery; facial paralysis and
will continue to enhance our patients’
functional restoration; breast restor-
access to the latest brain cancer
ation; lower extremity restoration;
treatment and research protocols.”
genito-urinary and pelvic reconstruc-
Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, Chairman of Houston
tion; and body contour restoration.
Dr. David Baskin
Dr. Jeffrey Friedman
6 endowed chairs The John S. “Steve” Dunn Jr. Chair and the Dagmar Dunn Pickens Gipe Chair bring the number of endowed chairs at Houston Methodist to six, more than any other Houston Methodist benefactor. The four previously existing chairs include: John S. Dunn Sr. Chair in General Internal Medicine held by Dr. Susan Miller; John S. Dunn Sr. Chair in Clinical Cardiovascular Research and Education held by Dr. William Winters; John S. Dunn Sr. Chair in Orthopedic Surgery; and John S. Dunn Sr. Distinguished Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering held by Dr. Stephen Wong.
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healing
& hope for the
underserved
The Houston Methodist Scholars Program, generously funded in part through The Cullen Foundation and Occidental Petroleum Corporation, is a unique community service and medical education program that allows specialty-care physician fellows and residents to conduct a portion of their clinical rotations in community clinics for underserved patients.
Pedro Mendoza, 64, has no insurance, no steady
ibuprofen and several other over-the-counter medications),
income and a menu of health problems. But today,
and his kidney function began to improve immediately.
as he sits in a small examining room at the Legacy
He no longer needed dialysis – at least for now.
Community Health Services Clinic in Houston’s Montrose
Father and son left the clinic with hope in their hearts.
physicians have just told him he doesn’t need dialysis. Dr. Wadi Suki walks into the room and extends his hand to the patient. “He just wants to say thank you so much,” says Mendoza’s son, Pete Mendoza Jr., who translates for his Spanish-speaking father. They traveled two and a half hours from his father’s home in Vidor, Texas, to make today’s appointment. “Before, his kidney function was at 10 percent,” the
making it possible
neighborhood, he is ecstatic. Houston Methodist Occidental Petroleum Corporation, headquartered in Houston, made a $4 million commitment to Houston Methodist in late 2014. The generous gift and new partnership will continue to expand the Houston Methodist Scholars Program, which will double in size to six specialty health care areas in 2015. Occidental has
son says. “We’d already been making plans to go to
a long history of giving back to the communities where
dialysis places.”
their employees live. Their commitment to the Houston
A physician for more than five decades and a
community means a solid future for the Houston Methodist
nationally renowned nephrologist, Dr. Suki and his
Scholars program and continued outstanding medical
team of Houston Methodist nephrology fellows
care for the uninsured and underserved patients in the
ordered Mendoza to stop a steady stream of NSAIDs
community clinics throughout our area.
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin,
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learning to change lives
It was good news, too, for first-year nephrology
Specialty programs in nephrology, neurology and endocrinology
fellow Dr. Faiza Khan, who first delivered the
started in 2013, with additional programs in hematology/oncology,
life-changing news. “As he kissed my hands to
gastroenterology and ophthalmology in their infancy and
thank me for such great news, I was thankful
expansion of existing specialty care programs anticipated.
for having both the knowledge as well as the
The Scholars Program is part of Houston Methodist’s largest
opportunity to positively impact the life of an
endowment, established in 1994 as the Cullen Endowment for
individual who otherwise may not have had
Specialty Care for the Medically Underserved.
access to health care,” Dr. Khan says. These are the moments Dr. Suki and his fellows celebrate at Legacy Montrose Clinic. Thanks to the generosity of The Cullen Foundation,
the Houston Methodist Scholars Program was established to
Dr. Mary Ruppe heads the endocrinology fellows, and Dr. Ericka Simpson is in charge of neurology. “These patients are so grateful,” Dr. Simpson says. “They are engaged. They keep seizure diaries. They are vested in their care.” “It’s an extraordinary opportunity for our fellows to learn
afford fellows and residents – with faculty supervision – the
how to work within the system they are in,” Dr. Suki explains.
opportunity to treat patients at Houston-area clinics, which
“We’ve been here just a short time and have seen some very rare
include the Legacy and San Jose clinics.
disorders, including a case of Gitelman Syndrome, an inherited
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Top row: Dr. WADI Suki and nephrology fellow Dr. Chad Rossitter met with Jacoba Andrade. Bottom row: clarence slidell is treated bY nephrology fellow Dr. flordelizA lilagan and Dr. suki.
kidney disease caused by a gene mutation,” he says. About
neurological issues would go untreated – often undiagnosed –
half of their clinic patients are HIV-positive, he adds, and
if not for the specialty care that Drs. Suki, Ruppe and
“these are things the fellows would normally not see.”
Simpson and their fellows provide.
their 20s to their 80s. The young doctors must base decisions on limited resources and the lowest costs. The real-world environment creates a cycle of learning in which quality patient care and medical education go hand in hand. Fellows and residents get priceless patient care experience under physician mentors; patients receive rare specialty care at a nominal cost; and veteran physicians help train the next generation of nephrologists, neurologists and endocrinologists. “It is really rewarding and fulfilling,” says nephrology
fulfilling the vision
The patients are of diverse ethnicities, ranging in age from “This is the type of health care access and specialty care that my mother envisioned when she created the Endowed Fund years ago,” says Beth Robertson, Cullen Foundation trustee and daughter of Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Smith, who passed away in 2009. “It’s heartening to hear from the fellows how this clinic experience enriches their lives as physicians, while it also improves the quality of life for underserved patients.
fellow Dr. Chad Rossitter. For most of the community clinic
The program truly is the perfect blend of medical education
patients, their kidney disease, uncontrolled diabetes and
and quality patient care, and we’re glad to be part of it.” houstonmethodist.org/foundation
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For every small miracle, though, there are patients who remain in health care limbo. Drs. Suki, Ruppe and Simpson and the fellows have treated several undocumented patients who don’t qualify for insurance or any government assistance. Their treatment can go only so far, a frustrating reality for the physicians and fellows. There’s the woman with kidney failure who stays alive by getting dialysis at emergency rooms around town and an elderly man with acute, end-stage kidney disease who has been in the United States illegally for more than 17 years. The physicians and fellows do what they can to control the
Top row: Dr. Suki and nephrology fellow Dr. Faiza Khan meet with patient Pedro Mendoza. Bottom row: Fellows Drs. Chad Rossitter, Flordeliza Lilagan and Ronald Vigo discuss patients’ cases and learn from Dr. Suki’s experience.
conditions and educate the patients. They seek solutions
to manage the kidney damage caused by his disease.
and always provide a ray of hope – sometimes it’s the
She prescribes medication, gives advice on maintaining
best they can offer.
his remaining kidney function and encourages him to
In another Legacy examining room, 42-year-old Clarence Slidell awaits results of his blood test. He lost his home, his car and his job because of his frequent
return in a few weeks. Without Legacy and the fellows, he says, he would be “nowhere.” Back in the clinic office, where Dr. Suki uses time
blackouts and debilitating diabetes. “All of my family who
between patients for teaching and mentoring, the team
had diabetes wound up passing,” Slidell says. “Since I
will discuss the patient’s blackouts and consider potential
played all the sports, I thought I was going to be the
treatments. Anything that might improve quality of life.
good one.” He has had diabetes for a decade, and has
Compassion and empathy, they know, are often as
come to see Dr. Flordeliza Lilagan, a nephrology fellow,
important to patient care as life-saving medications.
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Advancements in
TRANS PLANTS made possible by generous support
John L. Hern knew what it meant to
those direct needs that people have
the JLH foundation
need help. In 1996, Hern was a patient
while they’re undergoing this process.”
began its philanthropic mission with a
at Houston Methodist waiting for a heart
Near the end of the year, Hern did
focus on helping heart transplant patients.
transplant. Waiting on the chance that
receive a transplant. It was successful,
In 2004, the JLH Foundation broadened
someone, somewhere, had made the
but almost one year later his anti-
the scope of its assistance to include all
selfless decision to be an organ donor.
rejection medication failed. In October
types of transplant, and established the
Waiting for an organ that could be a match.
1997 he passed away.
John L. Hern Fund for Transplant Patients
there were others waiting with him at the hospital. Always a gregarious
family established the JLH Foundation in
“We’ve been able to help patients get
his memory. From the beginning, they were
their medication,” says Paula, describing
person, Hern made friends with his
clear on the purpose of the Foundation:
the work of the Hern Fund at Houston
fellow patients and their families.
to fulfill John’s wish.
Methodist. “We’ve helped with lodging…
Hearing their stories, he learned of
After his passing, John’s friends and
“He was really a very giving, very
and Their Families at Houston Methodist.
we’ve helped with food, we’ve helped
the enormous pressure that many of
generous man,” says Paula Hern.
with parking. That’s what we’re wanting
his fellow patients were under.
“He was very aware of how hard it had
to do, help with these direct needs,
been for him, and wanted to be able to
these concrete needs that people have.”
“It’s just so incredibly expensive,” says Paula Hern, John’s daughter,
help others as well. So when he was
Since 2002, the JLH Foundation has
recalling her father’s conversations.
there in the hospital and saw some of
contributed over $1.7 million to Houston
“And not just the procedure itself, but
the patients and families struggling,
Methodist, including a $600,000 commit-
travel, parking, food, lodging…all of
he wanted to be able to help.”
ment made to the Hern Fund in 2014.
A gift to spur more Innovation AND care Sherrie and Alan Conover traveled from their home in Florida to seek out the world-class level of care available at Houston Methodist. The foundation has also provided generous support for the construction
transplant medicine is unique. Like other fields, it
and operating costs of Nora’s Home, an
requires incredibly skilled physicians
affordable housing facility for transplant
working at the cutting edge of modern
patients and their families receiving
medicine. But it also requires something
treatment in the Texas Medical Center.
more: people willing to be an organ donor, choosing to give as much of
Above: Transplant surgeons in the Houston Methodist Dunn Tower operating room Below: Paula Hern and husband Tom Barbour
themselves as they can so that others may live. It is no surprise that such deeply felt acts of generosity have inspired remarkable acts of philanthropy. “I’m most proud that we’ve been able to accomplish what we’ve set out to do,” says Paula Hern. “We’ve been able to help
In December 2014, they pledged $6.5 million to name the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation. Their contribution, which will spur new innovation for the care and treatment of liver disease patients locally, nationally and globally, establishes the 11th philanthropically named center at Houston Methodist. Such gifts have provided families looking to make a meaningful contribution the opportunity to leave a direct and lasting impact.
quite a few families at Houston Methodist, in the Texas Medical Center, in the whole area of Houston and throughout Texas. That’s what my father’s wish had been and that’s what we’ve been able to do.” houstonmethodist.org/foundation
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Houston Methodist is deeply grateful to 2013-2014 chairs Estela and David A. Cockrell who have led the philanthropic charge for The Society for Leading Medicine. They have been instrumental in establishing The Society and helping it thrive since its inception.
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Though in only its second year, The Society for Leading Medicine is already positively impacting Houston Methodist. The Society is an annual giving program which is helping the hospital system fulfill its vision for the future. Through their generous support, Society members have given more than $3.4 million for research, education and patient care. Thus far, these gifts have provided resources for the following: the Translational Research Initiative (TRI), which will focus on rapidly moving Houston Methodist’s most promising research projects from the laboratory to patients’ bedsides; the Department of Spiritual Care and Education which supports chaplains and counselors in all hospitals and will fully underwrite the “Jesus – The Great Physician” statue at Houston Methodist St. John Hospital; The Society for Leading Medicine endowed scholarship program to support medical training for residents and fellows; and finally the Houston Methodist Scholars program which allows medical fellows in endocrinology, neurology and nephrology to care for patients in community clinics. The Cockrells welcome 2015 chairs Kelli and Eddy Blanton and Cabrina and Steven Owsley, and invite you to become a member of The Society for Leading Medicine. Visit houstonmethodist.org/thesociety to join this inspiring group.
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the
GIFT
of research
for nano
cardi-
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medicine that involves scientists
them resistant to corrosion. George
worldwide in order to serve as a
Kostas was recruited in 1943, along
platform for the exchange of ideas.
with seven other engineers, to start
and operate the first U.S. synthetic
The Kostases, American-
ology
born children of Greek immigrants,
rubber manufacturing plant which
have a long tradition of philanthropic
was already being built in Baytown,
gifts, including establishment of The
Texas. In 1946, Kostas was appointed
George J. Kostas Research Institute
a member of the U.S. Research &
The new George and Angelina
for Homeland Security (2010) and
Development Committee and served
Kostas Research Center for
The George J. Kostas Nanoscale
in this capacity until 1955 when the
Cardiovascular Nanomedicine at
Technology and Manufacturing
government decided to exit the synthetic
the Houston Methodist Research
Research Center at Northeastern
rubber program.
Institute began operations recently
University (2003) in Boston, George
after receiving a generous gift from
Kostas’ alma mater. The George J.
of deep faith, grace and warmth, and
George J. and Angelina P. Kostas.
Kostas Research Institute for Home-
devoted lifelong member of Annun-
The gift is the largest philanthropic
land Security is a secure building at
ciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral,
gift ever given in support of cardio-
Northeastern University, Burlington
served as a member of the Philopto-
vascular nanomedicine and could
Campus. Its mission is to conduct
chos charitable society for 70 years,
revolutionize the treatment of
classified research to protect Americans
and board member for 40 years.
cardiovascular disease.
in the face of 21st-century risks.
During World War II, Lea served as
In 2008 Northeastern awarded him
a spotter for enemy aircraft over the
will foster international collaboration
an honorary Doctorate of Sciences and
Houston area. Married for 62 years,
and bring together top laboratory
the President’s Medallion award.
George and Angelina are the par-
and physician-scientists from the
ents of four talented daughters. The
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart
from Conoco in 1972, where he
Kostas family has been generous
& Vascular Center and the Houston
was manager of the Organometallics
supporters of the Annunciation and
Methodist Research Institute
Division, he founded and has been
St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Churches
Department of Nanomedicine. The
president of TESCO (Techno Eco-
of Houston. They built the St. George
objective is to apply nanotechnology
nomic Services Inc.) for 30 years.
Chapel and then donated it to the
to the cardiovascular system to remove
Under his leadership, TESCO developed
cathedral. St. Basil’s church honored
normally occurring stenosis without
a revolutionary new process, based
Mr. Kostas by naming the education
the need of surgery. This gift will fund
on his patents, termed “Xenoclad,”
center in his honor. In 2008, they
an international annual meeting in
which plates aluminum in an atomic
honored Lea Kostas by naming the
Houston on cardiovascular nano-
form on metal substrates to render
auditorium in her honor.
The groundbreaking center
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
After his retirement
Angelina, “Lea,” a woman
In the philanthropic spirit that defines their family,
Angelina and George Kostas gave a generous gift to Houston Methodist in 2014 to create a center dedicated to advancing nanomedicine and revolutionizing the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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MEET SOME
GIANTS
IN THE
WORLD OF
NANO CARDIOLOGY
The Kostas Center will be directed
Miguel Valderrábano, M D, John
by Houston Methodist Research
Cooke, MD, PhD, Ennio Tasciotti,
Institute President & CEO Mauro
PhD, William Zoghbi, M D, and
Ferrari, PhD, and Houston Methodist
Paolo Decuzzi, PhD. The groups are
DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
designed to work in sequence, a
Medical Director Alan B. Lumsden,
bit like runners in a relay race, to
MD, who, along with the executive
translate discoveries quickly into
committee, will guide the center’s
technologies for human clinical trials.
development, approve new research
One possible area of investigation
initiatives and initiate collaborative
is the use of nontoxic, silicon-based
ventures that will transform cardio-
nanoparticles to dismantle and
vascular nanomedicine. The center’s
disperse the fatty plaques that often
program and working group leaders
form along the inner sides of blood
include some of Houston Methodist’s
vessels. These plaques contribute to
best nanotechnology researchers
hypertension. When larger plaques
and cardiovascular physicians and
are dislodged, they can cause
surgeons, such as Guillermo Torre-
blockages downstream, leading to
Amione, MD, PhD, Elvin Blanco, PhD,
heart attacks and strokes.
“There is no other nanomedicine center of this magnitude in any academic medical center,” says Research Institute President & CEO Mauro Ferrari, PhD. “Thanks to the Kostas family’s vision and generosity, we now have the potential to improve treatments for patients with cardiovascular disease on a global level.”
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Alan Lumsden, MD, and Mauro Ferrari, PhD
AMPLIFYING
THE RIPPLE
values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. Through outstanding leadership, an exemplary nurse can amplify the ripple effect of these values, serving as
EFFECT
a model for his or her entire team. Houston Methodist places
NURSES
ing of the continuum of care in order to enhance the nurse’s
OF EXCEPTIONAL
MONICA TANG As the 2014 Crosswell Emerging Leaders fellowship recipient, her training focused on the prevention of future heart attacks and readmissions for congestive heart failure exacerbation patients through education and follow-up. “The Crosswell Emerging Leaders Fellowship renewed my interest in cardiology and my passion for getting patients home – not just getting them out of the ICU and into another hospital room.”
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Houston Methodist nurses exemplify the institution’s I CARE
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these nurses in the spotlight with two annual accolades. The crosswell emerging leaders fellowship program was founded by Emily and Holcombe Crosswell to provide experienced nurses with a deeper understandability to impact and enrich patient care. “Doctors are brilliant,” notes Emily Crosswell, long-time Houston Methodist board member, “but the first responders to a patient’s
healing – physically, mentally and spiritually – are the nurses.
THE OUTSTANDING NURSING AWARD is another
They’re the listening ears and seeing eyes as to how a patient is
annual Houston Methodist honor. The prestigious award
improving. I always have felt they are the conduit to the doctors
recognizes a truly outstanding nurse who consistently
and the confidants of the patients.” Nurses directly impact
demonstrates excellence in nursing practice, professional
nearly every aspect of the patient experience and the Crosswell’s
development and dedication to patients.
support acknowledges their important role. “I am honored that
The Outstanding Nursing Award is made possible by
we can do something to express our appreciation for what
a generous grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc. A nurse
nurses do every single day,” Mrs. Crosswell says.
must be nominated and meet an extensive list of requirements
She hopes those selected for the fellowship will spread their knowledge to their colleagues. “All good leaders also
to qualify. By aiding in the development of leadership skills among
become mentors,” Mrs. Crosswell explains. “So it’s a ripple
nurses and by rewarding those who excel, Houston Methodist
effect. My hope is that when the nurses finish this fellowship,
seeks to advance the level of patient care while also attracting
their leadership will inspire others to excel.”
the best and brightest nurses in the nation.
LORELIE LAZARO As a registered nurse with over 22 years of experience, she works closely with her colleagues to ensure the health and well-being of all patients is a top priority. “Winning the Outstanding Nursing Award from The Brown Foundation, Inc. is an inspiration to be more excellent every single day. That’s what my patients deserve.”
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A promise kept.
Vicki Baucum, Jenny Chang, MD, and Carl Baucum pictured among research slides used in the CREDO program, an initiative the Baucums generously funded to study triple-negative breast cancer. The slides depict cancer cells, and are used to gather data for ongoing studies in the Emily Herrmann Cancer Research Laboratory.
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As she had done for years, in 2012, Vicki
When Vicki and Carl arrived at
Baucum scheduled her annual mammo-
their first meeting with internationally
gram for early October. When her doctor,
renowned physician Dr. Chang, they
Keith Reeves, requested she undergo
came armed with notepads, ready to
additional testing, she hardly gave it a
take notes for later reference. After their
second thought.
first few minutes with her, Dr. Chang re-
“I have dense breast tissue, so additional
quested Vicki’s pad and pencil. “She said,
testing was not uncommon,” she says.
‘I’ll take the notes, you just listen.’ We
But just because a test is
listened and immediately felt totally at
routine, it doesn’t mean the results
ease and confident that we were in the
will be predictable.
right place. I never worried and always
A week before Thanksgiving, Dr.
felt most positive about my future.
Reeves delivered life-altering news to
I trusted Dr. Chang completely and had a
Vicki and her husband Carl: The additional
very strong faith that God was by my side.”
tests revealed she had a malignant tumor. The diagnosis launched them on a
Dr. Chang forthrightly yet compassionately told Vicki she had grade 3
10-month journey underpinned by faith
triple-negative breast cancer, and it
and trust. Dr. Reeves, now retired and
was very aggressive. She followed this
the former chair of Houston Methodist’s
up with a single reassuring promise,
Center for Restorative Pelvic Medicine,
“I will help you fight this.”
immediately arranged for Vicki to meet the next day with Dr. Jenny Chang, director of the Houston Methodist Cancer Center and holder of the Emily Herrmann Chair for Cancer Research. “Dr. Reeves told me, ‘Whatever she tells you to do, you do; she knows more about breast cancer than anyone, so trust her completely.’ And, that’s what I did,” Vicki says.
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As with her diagnosis, Vicki’s treat-
Armed with this additional information,
dieticians, Dr. Chang and her group of
ment plan came together very fast.
Dr. Chang and her colleagues again
doctors – each person was part of a team
The following week, she underwent a
tweaked Vicki’s treatment and supple-
that helped me along this journey. I was
battery of tests as Dr. Chang collaborated
mented the AC infusions with weekly
confident, as well as energized, by the
with a team of expert colleagues from
infusions of the targeted blocker EGFR,
entire Houston Methodist team. Not to
Houston Methodist and around the world
which specifically targeted one of Vicki’s
be overlooked is the significance of the
to create a unique and tailored treatment
two mutated genes.
unceasing support I received from family
Vicki and Carl’s confidence in
and friends. There were many prayers
Dr. Chang never wavered. Never were
said, meals provided, cards, visits and
they surprised when she would suggest
phone calls. All of these things contributed
first, thereby allowing her to study the
additional ways to attack Vicki’s most
to a successful outcome.”
effects of the chemo on the tumor.
unusual cancer. So, when Dr. Chang
regimen, which would include chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. Dr. Chang recommended chemotherapy
Grateful and appreciative of the
recommended adding another type of
care they received, Vicki and Carl
for only 15 percent of breast cancer cases,
chemo infusion, coupled with a daily
considered ways to show their thank-
and the disease does not respond to ther-
targeted blocker in pill form, there was
fulness. Most particularly they wanted
apies targeting the three receptors known
no hesitation. The couple agreed.
to support Dr. Chang and her research.
Triple-negative breast cancer accounts
Their decision was made after learning
to cause the majority of breast cancers.
The revised regimen quickly improved
Vicki became part of a clinical trial
Vicki’s prognosis. By May 2013, the tumor
about CREDO: The Center for drug
using a taxane-based chemo. After four
shrunk to less than its original size, providing
REpositioning and DevelOpment.
infusions, the tumor had nearly doubled
the ideal circumstances for Dr. Barbara Bass,
Many of the drugs approved by the FDA
in size.
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential
for other uses may hold promise for
Distinguished Chair, to remove what was left.
the treatment of breast cancer. But a
In all, during a 10-month period, Vicki
program has never existed to test their
“Unlike other cancers, we don’t know what
received 28 infusions, participated in a
effectiveness on this disease. CREDO
causes it. It’s genetically unstable, so the
clinical trial, underwent surgery and had 33
fills this void. By repositioning existing
treatment is not targeted – instead there
rounds of radiation. She and her husband
approved drugs, researchers will avoid
are multiple targets that must be treated.”
also formed lifelong bonds with Dr. Chang
significant costs and the decades-long
and many others at Houston Methodist.
discovery process, ultimately providing
“Triple-negative breast cancer is difficult to control,” Dr. Chang explains.
Dr. Chang then started Vicki on a combination chemotherapy called AC,
Now, more than a year later and
faster treatment to patients. This leading
which required an infusion every three
in remission, Vicki says, “I do not
medicine research has the potential to
weeks. During this time, Dr. Chang
have any bad memories. All of my
transform the treatment of breast cancer
received results of a genetic analysis she
memories are of caring and nurturing
patients. The Baucums gave a dollar-for-
ordered, and it revealed that Vicki’s tumor
people -- the parking attendants at the
dollar match in support of CREDO program
was made up of not one, but two different
Outpatient Center, greeters, receptionists,
fundraising. At the time of publication,
mutated genes.
infusion nurses, technicians, pharmacists,
they had raised more than $300,000.
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An example of the type of promising drug repositioning opportunities available includes the discovery of a new molecule that was tested as a postheart attack treatment. While the drug failed in its intended heart therapy purpose, preliminary findings in patient-derived animal models show that it may provide a novel approach to overcoming treatment-resistant triple-negative breast cancer. Currently, no targeted treatment exists for this aggressive form of breast cancer. “Cancer care is more science than art, but you need to be able to provide the most effective treatment and encourage new findings in treatment and research while having the ability to help patients and their families through a difficult time,” Dr. Chang says. The Baucums, she says, showed amazing strength and courage throughout, and Vicki endured her rigorous treatment with great stoicism. Vicki says, “A very important ingredient in this process is having faith in God, your doctors and yourself. Triple-negative breast cancer is a disease the world doesn’t really know much about. “But, if you’re going to receive a triplenegative breast cancer diagnosis, Houston Methodist is where you need to be,” Vicki
Dr. Jenny Chang’s pioneering work has helped transform triple-negative breast cancer research, providing hope for those diagnosed with this aggressive disease.
says. “Trial and discovery, plus faithbased medicine – it’s truly the Houston Methodist Cancer Center way.”
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In the past 50 years, the American health care system
chairmanship of Houston Methodist’s first major capital
has seen astonishing changes. In 1965, Medicare was
campaign was paramount to its resounding success.
brand new, organ transplantation was in its infancy
John F. Bookout began his volunteer service on
and average life expectancy hovered around age 70.
the Houston Methodist Board of Directors in 1979.
However, thanks to extraordinary leadership, including
In 1991, he began 16 years as chairman of the Board,
that exhibited by David M. Underwood and John F.
and today continues to provide invaluable counsel
Bookout, Houston Methodist has not only survived,
and wisdom as the board’s senior chairman. His
FOLLOW>THE but has thrived during this extraordinary half-century
visionary leadership was pivotal in Houston Methodist’s
of change and growth. With a combined 88 years
transformation into a thriving independent academic
>LEADERS> Houston Methodist honors extraordinary leadership through dedications
of service on the Houston Methodist Board of
medical center with Weill Cornell Medical College as
Directors – Mr. Underwood for 52 years and Mr.
its primary medical school affiliate; commencement
Bookout for 36 – both men have made incalculable
of the Houston Methodist-sponsored residency and
contributions to the hospital’s success.
fellowship program; and founding of the Houston
Mr. Underwood has been involved in leadership at Houston Methodist for the past 50 years. With an
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Methodist Research Institute. In recognition of these extraordinary contributions
unstinting commitment and dedication to the hospital,
to Houston Methodist, the Dunn Tower Board Room
he has continued the philanthropic legacy of his
has been named the David M. Underwood Board Room,
grandmother, the indefatigable Ella Fondren and many
and the Houston Methodist Research Institute Auditorium
other members of the family. As chairman of the
has been named the John F. Bookout Auditorium.
finance committee, Mr. Underwood has always seen to
The board of directors and administration are deeply
the best interests of the hospital system, emphasizing
grateful to both Mr. Underwood and Mr. Bookout
financial strength and a strong balance sheet as
for their loyal and steadfast commitments to the
the surest formula for stability. Additionally, his
current and future success of Houston Methodist.
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
JOHN F. BOOKOUT DAVID M. UNDERWOOD
APPLAUDING
MEDICINE
PERFORMING
ARTS
THE CENTER FOR
In 2000, Dr. C. Richard Stasney founded
in the performing arts, is to benefit
a department that has surpassed
Houston Methodist’s Center for
from the experiences, treatment
even Dr. Stasney’s expectations.
Performing Arts Medicine (CPAM) –
and research taking place within
the nation’s first institutionally backed
the center.”
center specializing in the healing of
Patricia became a patient of
In late 2013, when the Center for Performing Arts Medicine Advisory Board announced the creation of
Dr. Stasney prior to the launch of
Stasney Chorus, the Rauches were
CPAM. She lost her voice for seven
the first to join. Stasney Chorus has
for performers has evolved and now
years following the removal of a
210 members who support CPAM’s
explores ways to incorporate arts in
tumor wrapped around her laryngeal
growth and initiatives, including research
the hospital environment through the
nerve. Dr. Stasney successfully
to advance new therapies and treat-
Margaret Alkek Williams performance
performed an innovative procedure
ments, health education support for
series, to lead groundbreaking research,
which restored Patricia’s vocal cords.
performers, integration of the arts
performers in the arts. CPAM’s initial focus on caring
to develop arts therapy and to provide
“I would not be speaking today
into the hospital environment and
health education to artists and the
were it not for Dr. Richard Stasney,”
investment in new tools, technologies
community.
declares Patricia.
and facilities to provide high-quality
Recently, Stasney Chorus
Throughout the many treatments
care for all patients. “One’s philanthropic donation is
was created to fund the exceptional
and follow-ups Patricia had with
initiatives underway at CPAM.
Dr. Stasney, they began to discuss a
an investment,” notes Patricia. “How
Founding members, Patricia and
concept he had for a revolutionary
inspiring it is to witness one’s gift,
Mark Rauch, were inspired by the
center for performing arts medicine.
one’s investment, as both productive
concept and have been involved
“He had a whim of an idea,”
and beneficial for patients and staff
explains Patricia. “If there is a sports
at Houston Methodist. During the
medicine department, why is there
more than 100 annual Margaret Alkek
Medicine has expanded Houston
not a performing arts medicine
Williams Performance Series concerts
Methodist’s boundaries, providing
department?” Throughout their dis-
and presentations, you can see, hear
nationally and internationally recog-
cussions, Patricia encouraged him
and feel how moving it is for patients,
nized evaluation and treatment of
and began providing philanthropic
physicians and staff. The moment
performing artists,” says Patricia.
support for the center’s founding.
you experience that, you’ll want to
from the beginning. “The Center for Performing Arts
“Dr. Stasney’s broader vision for all
Now, for nearly 15 years, Houston
patients, including those who are not
Methodist has grown and maintained
“The dedication, the caring that Dr. Stasney and the cpam team exhibit has renewed my faith in the real reasons why doctors do what they do.” Patricia Rauch (right, with husband mark Rauch), member of the cpam advisory board AND Founding Member of Stasney Chorus
Visit houstonmethodist.org/foundation to join Stasney Chorus.
step up to the plate and become a member of Stasney Chorus.”
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IN OUR COMMUNITY
Houston Methodist proudly serves
Texas Medical Center
for completion in 2017. Construction
patients from 90 countries and from
A new $540 million patient tower in
includes a 135,000-square-foot medical
every state in the union. However,
the Texas Medical Center will replace
building, which will open in late 2015.
Houston Methodist’s roots are firmly
patient beds in Houston Methodist
established in the Greater Houston
Hospital’s original Main building and add
community and continue to spread.
highly advanced heart and neurosurgery operating rooms. Slated for completion
Growth
in 2017, the inpatient tower next to Houston Methodist Hospital will have
The Houston Methodist footprint is
capacity for 390 beds, including 102
growing with recent groundbreakings
intensive care beds, expanded operating
for a new hospital in The Woodlands
suites, hybrid suites and a dedicated
and new patient towers in Sugar Land
cardiology floor with interventional
and the Texas Medical Center. Emer-
catheterization labs.
gency care centers in Cinco Ranch,
The new tower’s high-tech operating
Cypress and The Woodlands further
rooms will dramatically expand Houston
community reach, while Houston
Methodist’s ability to provide image-
Methodist St. Catherine Hospital is
guided heart and brain procedures.
undergoing expansions to provide
These procedures allow for minimally
long-term acute care.
invasive treatment of conditions that
“Houston Methodist continues
once required open surgery.
to see increased demand from the community for the high-quality care
The Woodlands
Boom, M D, President and CEO
The eighth hospital in the Houston
of Houston Methodist. “Over the
Methodist system is coming to The
next three years, Houston Methodist
Woodlands. The new 193-bed hospital
will invest more than $1 billion into
will offer The Woodlands community a
expanding and replacing our facilities
full-service, acute care hospital capable
throughout the Houston area. We
of delivering services similar to those
are investing in new facilities for our
available in the Texas Medical Center.
growing community.”
In May 2014, ground was broken on a new six-story patient tower at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. The new tower is part of a $131 million expansion effort that will add 104 beds, primarily for intensive care and medical/surgical patients, and will provide space for future growth as needed. Once the new tower joins the Main and Sweetwater Pavilions on campus, the hospital’s total capacity will reach 347 beds. The new tower should be open for patients in the spring of 2016. The patient tower is just one of five major projects included in the hospital’s current expansion plan, which also involves construction of a new 60,000-
provided in our facilities,” says Marc
patients, meeting the needs of our
Sugar Land
Houston Methodist broke ground on the new 470,000-square-foot hospital in October 2014. Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital will be built at the inter-
square-foot facility for Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, expansion and relocation of the heart center and a stand-alone emergency care center to serve the residents of Missouri City. The relocation of the Heart Center will free up existing space to renovate and double the size of the hospital’s birthing center to support the growing maternity and newborn needs of the Sugar Land community.
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THE PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CELEBRATES ITS LAUNCH
EXPANDING OUR INNER CIRCLE
The President’s Leadership Council (PLC) is the creation of a visionary group of community leaders and Houston Methodist President and CEO Marc Boom, MD. It was developed to engage individuals in the life of the hospital. Since its public launch in November 2014, the PLC has already brought in individuals with important insight and perspectives to help shape Houston Methodist’s external direction and carry its story to the Houston community and beyond.
THE GOAL of the PLC is to create a dialogue with the community. Members communicate valuable insight, perspectives, guidance and expertise directly to Dr. Boom. This private sector leadership and input will be vital to the advancement of clinical care, translational research and medical education at Houston Methodist.
THE STRUCTURE of the PLC consists of a senior cabinet; four system-wide volunteer committees: advocacy, corporate engagement, patient experience, philanthropic engagement; and five care-area-specific councils and task forces, including heart and vascular, neurology and neurosurgery, cancer, liver and performing arts medicine. Members are encouraged to join the committee, council or task force that is of the most interest to them, so that the membership experience is as fulfilling and rewarding for the PLC member as it is for Houston
Above: Gregory V. Nelson, PLC Chair Left: Marc Boom, MD, addresses members of the PLC at the inaugural annual meeting on November 5, 2014. Below: PLC members attending the inaugural annual meeting at the Houston Methodist Research Institute. The meeting was followed by a reception at Trevísio.
Methodist. The membership of the PLC is a veritable who’s who of more than 120 Houston influencers and a select group of physician advisers. Each individual will serve a three-year term with the opportunity to extend his or her commitment. Members enjoy an insider’s view of Houston Methodist while acting as part of a trusted feedback loop for Dr. Boom. “I am honored to serve as the chair of the President’s Leadership Council and see my role as being the cheerleader for the great clinical, research and academic work that is being done every day at Houston Methodist,” explains Gregory V. Nelson. “We have been the top hospital in Texas for several years and knock on the door of U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Honor Roll’ year in and year out. Houston Methodist is privileged to engage the thought-leader community in order to maintain this top-tier status in quality, innovation and clinical outcomes.”
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2014 Special Events Peak Performances: July 17 Cam and Rod Canion, Nancy and Jack Dinerstein, Kimberly and David Dominy and Lesha and Tom Elsenbrook hosted Peak Performances, a three-part event in Aspen, Colorado. The day featured the Grand Rounds Golf Open presented by Bayou City Capital, L.P. with Houston Methodist research and clinical experts Drs. Mauro Ferrari, John Cooke and Michael Reardon, a cooking demonstration with Pyramid Bistro Chef Martin Oswald and Houston Methodist nutritionist Kari Kooi, and a dinner reception with live music. Pictured from left are the Dinersteins, the Dominys, Dr. Marc Boom, Cam Canion and the Elsenbrooks.
Faith & Medicine: September 17 More than 400
Houston Methodist and Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology supporters attended the Faith & Medicine event, chaired by (from left) Dr. Charles R. Millikan and Laura Millikan, Mel and Cathy Jodeit, Dr. Mauro Ferrari and Paola Ferrari, Libbie and Greg Nelson and Drs. Julie and Marc Boom (not shown). The event explored the convergence of faith and health care with presentations by Houston Methodist’s Dr. Eugene Alford and Southern Methodist University’s Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles.
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Martha and D. Gibson Walton Lecture: February 7
In recognition of Gib Walton’s extraordinary life and in gratitude for his leadership, Houston Methodist established the Martha and D. Gibson Walton Lecture through the generosity of his family, colleagues and friends. Mr. Walton’s family members, Dan Walton, Gigi and Bill Tylander, Martha Walton, Emily Walton, Katie Walton, Cole and Crystal Walton, were honored at the inaugural lecture presented by Mary-Claire King, PhD, at the Houston Methodist Research Institute.
Taking Care of Texas: June 4 Shown with Dr. Marc Boom, Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson, Dr. Alan Lumsden and Erin Franz, former First Lady Laura Bush, middle, spoke at a special event hosted by the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Council. She expressed her family’s gratitude for the care they have received at Houston Methodist and shared her work to spur Texas conservation efforts through her nonprofit, Taking Care of Texas.
Houston Texans Family Field Day: April 30
The Society for Leading Medicine members and incoming co-chairs, Cabrina and Steven Owsley, and Kelli and Eddy Blanton, took to the field for Houston Texans Family Field Day. Houston Texans players were on hand to provide autographs and guide The Society members and their families as they participated in accuracy, kicking, defensive, punting and agility drills at the Houston Methodist Training Center.
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Special Events
2014
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation Healthy Knowledge Luncheon: August 19 Hosted at the Petroleum Club of Houston by Walter Oil & Gas Corporation Vice President Jim Looke, the luncheon educated employees on health awareness and disease prevention. Pictured from left are Dr. Zsolt Garami, Steven Looke, Jim Looke, Dr. David Chiu and Dr. Alan Lumsden.
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Golf Tournament: October 20
Golfers Tim O’Rourke, Ken Plunkett, Karen Hooper and Jay Vaught teed off at the Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Golf Tournament hosted by ICON Information Consultants. Proceeds from the event benefited the Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Excellence Fund which supports the highest priorities of the hospital.
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The Hamill Foundation Family Room Dedication: December 8 Tom Brown, The Hamill Foundation
Grants Director; Roberta Schwartz, Houston Methodist Executive Vice President and Charlie Read, The Hamill Foundation President, cut a ribbon to celebrate the naming. Dedicated in grateful appreciation of Marie and Claud Hamill’s long-standing and generous support, the room was named to recognize more than three decades of philanthropy to numerous Houston Methodist programs and centers.
Evening with the Experts: April 22 Shown with Dr. Mark
Ghobrial (left), Meredith and Gene O’Donnell hosted a special reception featuring Houston Methodist specialists Drs. Osama Gaber, Mark Ghobrial, Xian Li and Howard Monsour Jr. Held at Meredith O’Donnell Fine Furniture, Accessories & Rugs, the physician-scientists shared the latest advances within the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation.
NCAA Final Four Tip-Off Gala: April 3
Jim Nantz created and hosted the NCAA Final Four Tip-Off Gala featuring a conversation with former President George W. Bush. Held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, the evening benefited the Nantz National Alzheimer Center and the Houston Methodist Concussion Center. houstonmethodist.org/foundation
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2014
abramson-FINGER scholars fund One of only two such programs in the United States, the
Master in Clinical Translational Management degree is a collaboration between the University of St. Thomas Cameron School of Business and the Houston Methodist Research Institute. The degree blends science and business to help get medical breakthroughs to patients. Generous contributions from Rolaine and Morrie Abramson and Elaine and Marvy Finger established the Abramson-Finger Scholars Fund to help support students in the program. First row from left: Marvy Finger; Morrie Abramson; Dr. Robert Ivany, President, University of St. Thomas; Dr. Mauro Ferrari, President, Houston Methodist Research Institute. Back row from left: Ewing Werlein Jr., Chair, Houston Methodist Board of Directors; Dr. Tim Boone; Dr. Beena George; Dr. Dominic Aquila; Tong Sun; Amy Wright and Dr. Bert Edmundson, Chair, University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees. Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital Groundbreaking: October 21 Ewing Werlein Jr., Debra Sukin, Dr. Marc Boom and
Bruce Tough broke ground on the new 193-bed hospital in The Woodlands. In lieu of a traditional groundbreaking with shovels, guests were given a bottle of soil to pour around an oak tree that will be planted on campus once the hospital is completed in 2017. For more on Houston Methodist’s development plans, see Spreading Roots in Our Community on page 46.
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Leadership Grand Rounds: October 27
Hosted by Beverly Denver, Leadership Grand Rounds guests were treated to an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse of a leading academic medical center from the perspectives of its physicians and researchers. Participants became medical interns for the day as they visited high tech research laboratories, viewed innovative surgical procedures and witnessed firsthand how Houston Methodist is leading medicine.
Save the date NoveMber 12, 2015
rendezvous with houston methodist
Please save the date for Houston Methodist’s biennial gala, Rendezvous with Houston Methodist, on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Hilton Americas-Houston! Chaired by Cam and Rod Canion and Elizabeth and Peter Wareing, the evening will honor the John S. Dunn Foundation, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), Sanford I. Weill and Emily Attwell Crosswell. It will also celebrate Houston Methodist’s 96-year commitment to leading medicine in research, education and patient care. Learn more at houstonmethodist.org/rendezvous.
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YEAR IN REVIEW TOTAL RAISED
$40,723,711
26% INCREASE IN FUNDRAISING OVER 2013
NUMBER OF NEW ENDOWED CHAIRS & PROFESSORSHIPS:
8
TOTAL NUMBER :
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THE SOCIETY GREW TO
369
MEMBERS UP FROM 240
2,861
3,509
TOTAL UNIQUE DONORS
GIFTS
FUNDING SOURCES 7 HOSPITALS
FOUNDATIONS 32% ORGANIZATIONS 4%
4 EMERGENCY CENTERS INDIVIDUALS 50%
CORPORATIONS & BUSINESSES 14%
MANY THANKS
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Houston Methodist Board of Directors
Morrie K. Abramson Carlton E. Baucum, Treasurer John F. Bookout, Senior Chair Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO Emily A. Crosswell Mary A. Daffin Connie M. Dyer Gary W. Edwards Juliet S. Ellis, CFA Ron A. Gentry, MD Mark A. Houser Bishop Janice Riggle Huie Rev. Kenneth R. Levingston Vidal G. Martinez Robert K. Moses Jr., Assistant Secretary Gregory V. Nelson, Vice Chair Thomas J. Pace III, DMin Joe Bob Perkins C. Richard Stasney, MD, President of the Medical Staff David M. Underwood, Vice Chair Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III, Assistant Treasurer Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Secretary Stephen Wende, DMin Ewing Werlein Jr., Chair Sandra Gayle Wright, EdD, RN Life Members Ernest H. Cockrell James C. Dishman Charles W. Duncan Jr. Isaac H. Kempner III Nat S. Rogers Advisory Todd W. Trask, MD, President-Elect of the Medical Staff Rev. B.T. Williamson
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Houston Methodist Research Institute Board of Directors
Steven D. Arnold John F. Bookout, Senior Chair John F. Bookout III Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Timothy B. Boone, MD, PhD Giorgio Borlenghi Joseph R. Canion Albert Y. Chao Ernest D. Cockrell II, Secretary John P. Cooke, MD, PhD Dan O. Dinges Mauro Ferrari, PhD, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Research Institute Joe B. Foster Laurie H. Glimcher, MD Antonio Gotto, MD, DPhil Mark A. Houser, Chair Catherine S. Jodeit Rev. Kenneth R. Levingston Vidal G. Martinez Gregory V. Nelson Stuart W. Stedman Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD Martha S. Walton Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Vice Chair Ewing Werlein Jr.
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Directors Morrie K. Abramson John F. Bookout, Chair Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO Michael M. Cone Emily A. Crosswell Charles W. Duncan Jr. John S. Dunn Jr. Marvy A. Finger John W. Johnson Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. Vidal G. Martinez Robert K. Moses Jr. David M. Underwood James V. Walzel Elizabeth Blanton Wareing Ewing Werlein Jr.
President’s Leadership Council
Senior Cabinet Robert J. Allison Jr. Eva C. Bisso Kelli L. Blanton Marc L. Boom, MD, President & CEO Stephen I. Chazen David A. Cockrell Daniel M. Gilbane Eric J. Haufrect, MD John W. Johnson David Kinder John P. Kotts William Gentry Lee Jr. Michael C. Linn Rahul B. Mehta Gregory V. Nelson, Chair Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson Veronica Selinko-Curran, MD Steve D. Stephens Douglas E. Swanson Jr. David M. Underwood Jr. Franco Valobra Kelley C. Young Members Gina B. Andrews Arch H. “Beaver” Aplin III Judson E. Bailey Matthew K. Baird Jonathan Baksht E. William Barnett Seth M. Barrett Janice H. Barrow James R. Bath Vicki L. Baucum Eddy S. Blanton Ginger Blanton Kenneth E. Breaux George M. Britton Jr. John R. Butler Jr. P. Embry Canterbury Carl M. Carter III Gerardo A. Chapa Muffin M. Clark M. Scott Cone Lavonne C. Cox, RPh Paula D. Criel James W. Crownover Isabel G. David Ray C. Davis Scott A. Davis Denis A. DeBakey Joann P. DiGennaro Nancy S. Dinerstein Francoise A. Djerejian David R. Dominy William J. Doré Jr. Celia J. Dupré Thomas L. Elsenbrook Ann H. Elvin Jerry E. Finger Gina E. Fish, RN Jeffrey H. Foutch Elizabeth L. Ghrist
Kate H. Gibson Linda C. Gill S. Malcolm Gillis, PhD Marc P. Gordon Laura Laux Higgins John R. Holstead Lou Houser Mary F. Johnston Jo Ruth Kaplan William E. King Thomas C. Knudson George J. Kostas Linda G. Lykos Jeffrey E. Margolis Judy E. Margolis Dale L. Martin George M. Masterson John M. McCormack Andrew D. McCullough Jr. Mary Ann McKeithan Denise D. Monteleone Joel L. Moore Rick L. Moore W. Benjamin Moreland Loretta B. Moses Eugene A. O’Donnell Cabrina F. Owsley Jane L. Parker Frank D. Perez Rick J. Perez Nicholas A. Phillips Michael J. Plank Douglas R. Quinn Melanie C. Rothwell Scott E. Schwinger Ward Sheffield L.E. Simmons Glenn R. Smith Sue H. Smith Betty A. Sommer Cullen R. Spitzer Alan L. Stein Steven D. Stephens Henry J.N. “Kitch” Taub II Marcy E. Taub Tadd Tellepsen Duncan K. Underwood Tony Vallone Richard E. Wainerdi, PhD, PE Karen D. Walker Dancie Perugini Ware W. Temple Webber III Robert A. Yekovich, DMA Paul Yetter Physician-Scientist Representatives Bobby R. Alford, MD Eric H. Bernicker, MD Neal G. Copeland, PhD Robert E. Jackson, MD Christof Karmonik, PhD Daniel E. Lehane, MD Alexandria T. Phan, MD Keith O. Reeves, MD Valentina Ugolini, MD
Center for Performing Arts Medicine Advisory Board
Bobby R. Alford, MD E. William Barnett Janice H. Barrow Ginger Blanton Anthony K. Brandt, PhD Albert Y. Chao Evan D. Collins, MD, Chair Lavonne C. Cox, RPh James W. Crownover Francoise Djerejian Deborah K. Duncan Victor Fainstein, MD Jerry E. Finger Jeremy Finkelstein, MD Gina E. Fish, RN J. Todd Frazier Robert Freeman, PhD Elizabeth Ghrist Susanne M. Glasscock Richard L. Harper, MD Eric J. Haufrect, MD Patricia P. Hubbard Robert E. Jackson, MD, FACP Christof Karmonik, PhD Tom Krouskop, PhD, PE Michael W. Lieberman, MD, PhD Sharon Ley Lietzow Judy E. Margolis Vidal G. Martinez Hoyt T. “Toby” Mattox Edwards U. McReynolds, MD Bodene Orr Nicholas A. Phillips Patricia Rauch Keith O. Reeves, MD Ann Scanlon McGinity, PhD, RN L.E. Simmons Jerome B. Simon Lois F. Stark C. Richard Stasney, MD, Founder Ron Tintner, MD Laura Jennings Turner Kevin E. Varner, MD Richard E. Wainerdi, PhD, PE Margaret Alkek Williams Aline Wilson Ed Wulfe Robert A. Yekovich, DMA
Houston Methodist Cancer Center Task Force
Jud Bailey Carin M. Barth Vicki L. Baucum Scott A. Davis Ann H. Elvin Lou Houser Christine Lukens Dale Martin Peggy D. Martin Maryanne W. McCormack Rick Moore Loretta B. Moses Jane L. Parker Glenn R. Smith Betty A. Sommer Physician-Scientist Representatives Eric H. Bernicker, MD E. Brian Butler, MD Jenny Chang, MD, Director, Houston Methodist Cancer Center Neal G. Copeland, PhD Nancy A. Jenkins, PhD Daniel E. Lehane, MD Alexandria T. Phan, MD Bin S. Teh, MD Stephen Wong, PhD, PE
Houston Methodist Liver Center Task Force Paula D. Criel Burt H. Keenan Lawrence W. Kellner Linda G. Lykos Eugene A. O’Donnell
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Council
Robert J. Allison Jr. Seth M. Barrett J. Denny Bartell Marc L. Boom, MD, President & CEO Kenneth E. Breaux John R. Butler Jr. P. Embry Canterbury Carl M. Carter III Gerardo A. Chapa Mary A. Daffin Ray Davis Denis A. DeBakey Lois Debakey, PhD Joann P. DiGennaro William J. Doré Jr. William J. Doré Sr. Connie M. Dyer, Chair Eva K. Farha William E. Gipson Marc P. Gordon Miguel A. Hernandez Jo Ruth Kaplan William E. King Cynthia G. Kostas George J. Kostas Carole E. Looke John M. McCormack Frank D. Perez Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson, Co-Chair Douglas R. Quinn Valentina Ugolini, MD Tony Vallone Elizabeth Walter
Houston Methodist Neurological Institute National Council Morrie K. Abramson James R. Bath Everett E. Bernal Randee K. Bernal Eddy S. Blanton Ginger Blanton John F. Bookout J. David Cabello William E. Chiles Gary W. Edwards, Chair Kate H. Gibson, Co-Chair S. Malcolm Gillis, PhD Robert H. Graham Dorothy Jenkins Mary F. Johnston Elise Joseph Thomas C. Knudson Gregory A. Kozmetsky Cabrina F. Owsley Leon M. Payne Arthur A. Seeligson III Donna S. Stahlhut Henry J.N. “Kitch” Taub II Anne G. Thobae David M. Underwood Dancie Perugini Ware Elizabeth Blanton Wareing W. Temple Webber III
John Bookout, chair houston methodist hospital foundation board
As we approach the second century of Houston Methodist, we are especially grateful for the inspiring contributors who have helped make new medical breakthroughs a reality. In 2014 alone, our generous supporters contributed $40.7 million through more than 3,500 gifts.
I offer my sincere thanks to all – individuals, families, corporations and foundations –
who have given to Houston Methodist. In addition, I applaud the dedication of the members of our boards, advisory councils and task forces who share their time and expertise with our institution. Your talents and your support enable us to continue LEADING
MEDICINE.
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