Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Annual Report 2018 by Houston Methodist Professional Publications

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HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT

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ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS

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CENTENNIAL CHAIRS 30 HON O R ING D R . H AU SK N E C H T 38 T HR O U GH TH E STO R M 40

NE UR O LO G I CA L H E A LTH TH E LI N B E C KS 42 NE UR O LO G I CA L H E A LTH TH E F O STE R S 44 I M M U N O LO GY 46 YEAR IN REVIEW 48 LE A D E R SH I P 50

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What I love about this institution is its resiliency. When faced with tough conditions — a health crisis, economic setback or weather disaster — Houston Methodist always has remained focused and grounded. We are a hospital system that knows where it’s going and how it wants to get there. Our founders knew that we wanted to be faith-based, patient-focused and excellent from the start. They got it right, and we have stayed true to our original purpose and vision — for 100 years. As I reflect on Houston Methodist’s centennial and on our institution’s past, present and future, I feel tremendous gratitude for the leaders, physicians,

nurses and staff who helped instill meaningful human values into our DNA throughout our history. Our I CARE values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence were formally adopted after Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. But, truly, these values have been here since Dr. Oscar Norsworthy went to the Methodist Episcopal Church to take over the little hospital on Rosalie Street in 1919. He recognized that faith and holistic caring and putting patients at the center of everything we do in a values-based environment are at the core of what this institution stands for. And we have

followed this intentional, purposeful journey decade after decade. In my more than 20 years with Houston Methodist, I’ve often said ‘we don’t want to be the biggest, we want to be the best.’ I had no idea until recently that our early leader, Josie Roberts, said the same thing 80 years ago. Mrs. Roberts wrote the draft for our first institutional playbook more than three-quarters of a century ago, and we reinforce it every day. As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we embrace our values and honor the legacy of the leaders and generous benefactors who shaped and nurtured the best hospital in Texas. And we pledge to move ahead with boldness and purpose, not afraid to innovate and take risks, committed to our patients first, and remembering that we are here to serve and bring hope and healing to those who need it most. With the support and foresight of our philanthropic partners, our mission continues to keep Houston Methodist moving on its path to unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation as we head into our second century of compassionate care. Thank you for being part of this remarkable journey.

MARC BOOM, MD PRESI D EN T CHI EF EXECU TI V E OF F I CER HOU STON METHOD I ST powerofm.org

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BUSH ATRIUM

IS A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO THEIR LIVES AND THEIR LOVE FOR HOUSTON

When Barbara and President George H.W. Bush passed away within seven months of one another in 2018, their portrait and its designated home in the new Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower took on even greater meaning. Houston Methodist patients, doctors, nurses, staff and guests visited the Barbara and President George H.W. Bush Atrium to pay their respects and honor the legacy of America’s longest-married presidential couple.

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Hundreds viewed their portrait, and employees wrote condolences and precious personal memories of the president and first lady in a book delivered to the Bush family. “The Bushes held a special place in our hearts as we considered them both members of the Houston Methodist family,” President and CEO Dr. Marc Boom wrote to the hospital’s 24,000 employees. Even now, their work to benefit society continues as their many friends move forward with an initiative to honor the couple by supporting Houston Methodist

programs in research, patient care and medical education. Longtime Houston Methodist supporters Anne and Charles Duncan serve on the Bush Atrium Committee and consider the special space in Walter Tower as a way to honor “not only great Americans, but great Houstonians.” “We have known and admired the Bushes for many years and believe the Bush Atrium is a beautiful tribute to their lives and their love for Houston,” says Charles.

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Presidential Distinguished Chair. Their foresight and generosity in 2005 were key elements in attracting Dr. Robbins here from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to serve as Chairman of the Department of Medicine. “Their enduring commitment to underwriting education has sponsored 34 Duncan Scholars in endocrinology, diabetes and nephrology in the past seven years,” says Dr. Robbins. “Their most recent commitment ensures us the privilege

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The Duncans have supported the Duncan Scholars annually since 2011. In 2018, they decided to make this commitment last forever. Through The Duncan Fund and their personal generosity, the Duncans’ remarkable campaign commitment established the Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Chair in Nephrology and the Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Chair in Endocrinology, as well as the Charles and Anne Duncan Endowment for the Duncan Scholars to provide permanent support to this elite medical training program. “The Duncans’ contributions to Houston Methodist over the decades have been immeasurable,” says Dr. Richard J. Robbins, holder of the Charles and Anne Duncan

of continuing this important medical education in perpetuity and providing resources for two new endowed chairs. The trainees and patients at Houston Methodist will benefit for generations to come.” The Duncans meet with the scholars every year and find them to be a brilliant, impressive group of young physicians. “We enjoy hearing about their lives and plans for the future,” says Anne. “We believe medical education now is critical to the future of medical care in the country.”

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CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN IMMEASURABLE

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WEBB JENNINGS & CHRISTY JENNINGS

ERNEST D. COCKRELL II & STEPHANIE COCKRELL DAVID A. COCKRELL & ESTELA COCKRELL

CAROL COCKRELL CURRAN & RICHARD CURRAN

ERNEST HARRIS COCKRELL & JANET COCKRELL

VIRGINIA AND ERNEST D. COCKRELL JR.

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LAURA JENNINGS TURNER & JOHN TURNER

COCKRELL

FAMILY TIES Celebrating the growth of a powerful legacy

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For as far back as Ernest H. “Ernie” Cockrell can remember, his father had two volunteer priorities in his life: The Methodist Hospital and the Boy Scouts. Until his death at age 56 in 1972, Ernest D. Cockrell Jr.’s commitment and generosity to the hospital were legendary. “He was on the executive committee, he was on the board, and I don’t think he ever missed a meeting,” his son recalls. Generations later, the Cockrell family’s powerful legacy of giving back to the community and improving lives continues, both as philanthropic innovators and as committed leaders. Not long after Ernest Cockrell Jr.’s passing, his son was asked to serve on the board. He did so for 34 years, during which he played a key role in developing Houston Methodist’s identity as an academic medical institution through the creation of the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Last year, the Ernest H. Cockrell Boardroom at the Research Institute was named in his honor to recognize Ernie’s many years of vision, generosity and leadership — he served as the inaugural chair of the Research Institute board and recruited the first class of members. Through The Cockrell Foundation, the family has supported Houston Methodist with philanthropic commitments since 1974, including establishing the 10

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Ernest Cockrell Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair for the executive over the institution’s academic and research missions. Most recently the family foundation created its second endowed chair — the Carol Cockrell Curran Distinguished Centennial Chair in Hematologic Oncology to honor Ernie’s sister, who passed away in 2018. And now, the next generation of Cockrell families, Stephanie and Ernie D. Cockrell II, Estela and David Cockrell, Christy and Webb Jennings, and Laura Jennings Turner and John Turner, carry on the family tradition through leadership roles on multiple boards, committees and events at Houston Methodist. They grew up learning that to give back is a joyous act, not an obligation, and they hope to model that philosophy for their own children.

In 2018, The Cockrell Foundation also contributed another significant commitment — now 10 years in a row — toward the Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics, where clinical trials have expanded to include several Houston Methodist community hospitals and their patients. The family’s focus on promoting translational research — speeding discovery from the bench to the bedside — thrives through the creation of the Translational Research Initiative, by which 10 projects are poised to advance from research to commercialization. When the Research Institute boardroom was named in his honor, Ernie Cockrell accepted it graciously, but humbly. Already, though, he is looking toward the future and the next wave of pioneering medicine, in which he believes artificial intelligence will play a significant role. He sees Houston Methodist, once again, leading the way. “There was never a doubt in my mind that the hospital and its management could execute on the vision of the Research Institute, along with the visions of superior clinical care and graduate education,” he says. “They just did it more quickly and better than I ever imagined possible.” Photo at top right is by Gittings, UT Cockrell School of Engineering distinguished alumni photographs collection, di_11608, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Ernest D. Cockrell Jr. The Patriarch

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THE COCKRELL FOUNDATION —

45 Years of Generosity Since 1974, The Cockrell Foundation has generously supported Houston Methodist and our mission to advance translational research, medical education and patient care. Giving highlights include:

• Ernest Cockrell Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair (2004)

• Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics (2009–2018)

• Cockrell Foundation Music Fund for Holistic Health (2014–2018)

• Employee Relief Fund (2017–Hurricane Harvey aftermath)

• Carol Cockrell Curran Distinguished Centennial Chair in Hematologic Oncology (2018)

“Throughout three generations, the Cockrell family has maintained a singular focus on doing what’s right for Houstonians and for our community. Their can-do attitude, visionary leadership and generosity have helped make Houston Methodist a national leader in translational research, patient care and medical education.”

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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE

• Imagine a non-invasive, portable, wireless magnetic stimulation hat that restores motor function in stroke patients. • Imagine injecting cells into a damaged human heart to regenerate scar tissue into healthy heart cells. • Imagine using an FDA-approved drug to eliminate cancer stem cells in deadly triple-negative breast cancer. These are the kinds of Houston Methodist Research Institute projects that inspired Carole and Bruce Bilger to become Founding Members of the second chapter of the Translational Research Initiative — or TRI². “The concept that we can do this — regenerate body parts that have been destroyed or deteriorated — is fascinating,” Bruce says.

The couple’s four boys and two grandchildren were born at Houston Methodist and Carole regularly attends the hospital’s biennial Women’s Health Symposium. “The hospital gets us very involved in everything, and we learn about the research and get to hear the doctors talk — I love that.” TRI² is the second $10 million philanthropic investment pool to support rapid advancement of medical discoveries from the laboratory to patients. Launched by a $5 million matching challenge from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation, it supports early stage research projects with the greatest potential to go from the laboratory into human clinical trials and beyond.

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behavioral health “WE CAME HERE WITH A VISION TO BUILD SOMETHING SPECIAL, AND PHILANTHROPY IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO MAKING HOUSTON METHODIST’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE ONE OF THE BEST MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY.” B E N WE I N STE I N, M D C . J A M E S A N D CA R O L E WA LT E R LO O K E P R E S I D E N T I A L D I S T I N G U I S H E D C E N T E N N I A L C L I N I CA L ACA D E M I C S C H O L A R I N B E H AV I O R A L H E A LT H

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Patients come to the Behavioral Health suite on the 25th floor of Smith Tower to face their worst fears. Some can barely get out of bed in the morning. They are hopeless, in physical and emotional pain — unable to fulfill even the simplest tasks of what is considered a normal life. Their medical condition exacerbates their mental illness and vice versa — the intertwining conditions become disabling and debilitating. From ages 18 to 82, these patients turn to Houston Methodist’s revolutionary new Behavioral Health team as their last chance. “For folks with chronic medical and psychiatric conditions, life is a vicious cycle,” says Dr. Ben Weinstein, Houston Methodist Hospital chair of psychiatry and chief of behavioral health. “Their world gets smaller and smaller. Life becomes a bare existence.” Thanks to a transformational commitment from lifelong philanthropists

a truly game-changing way to treat psychiatric conditions — we offer treatment and transformational research programs not available anywhere else,” Dr. Weinstein says. From the program’s start, the behavioral health team has collaborated with physician-scientists across specialties, working with neurology, radiology, gastroenterology, pharmacology and other fields to come up with new treatment modalities and further research, such as the relationship between the gut microbiome and mental health and disease. With a medical background in neurology and a national reputation in pioneering the use of genetics in psychiatric care, Dr. Weinstein and team practice a holistic approach to treating individuals who have struggled unsuccessfully to find answers to their overlapping health conditions. With partner Alok Madan, PhD, a team of physician-scientists and their first research fellow, they

Carole Walter Looke and C. James Looke III, this novel program’s patient treatment and research initiatives are well underway. The Lookes established the C. James and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Centennial Clinical Academic Scholar in Behavioral Health, with Dr. Weinstein as the inaugural holder. “The Looke family’s generosity allows Houston Methodist to launch

developed a low-volume/highintensity personalized clinical care program that strives for “functional rehabilitation” for their patients. “They’re all battling different things in life,” says Dr. Madan. “We attack problems from every angle possible.” “We really want data,” says Dr. Weinstein. “We want to see — does the treatment persist? We want to see meaningful change for our patients.”

BEN WEINSTEIN, MD

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holistic mental health THE LOOKE FAMILYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

GENEROUS SUPPORT OF HEALTH FOR THE WHOLE PERSON

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The Lookes’ generosity to psychiatric care follows their previous commitment to programs in transplant, cancer and spiritual care. With nearly 44 million adults suffering from one or a combination of conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety and other conditions, Houston Methodist intensified its commitment to mental health in 2018 by launching a pioneering program to help the growing number of adults disabled by overlapping psychiatric and medical conditions. The Lookes’ creation of the first endowed chair in Behavioral Health put the program in high gear. The endowment received the $500,000 Centennial Chair Challenge — C³ — match created by Carole’s sister-in-law and brother, Paula and Rusty Walter, in recognition of Houston Methodist’s 100 years of service in 2019. Their commitment helped provide resources to recruit a nine-member team of psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health specialists to serve patients with chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses, while simultaneously conducting pioneering research and collecting data with the potential to lead to new treatments.

“Everybody knows somebody who’s been impacted in some way by depression or other mental health issues,” explains Steven Looke, the oldest of the Lookes’ eight children and a member of the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Task Force — named after his grandfather — and a member of the Houston Methodist Research Institute board. “But mental illness hasn’t received the focus or funding in the health care system that other areas have.” His brother, Joe Looke, serves on Houston Methodist’s newly formed Behavioral Health Task Force. The brothers say their parents’ generosity is an extension of their faith and their commitment to help people with mental illnesses get treatment and live productive lives. Houston Methodist already has a proven formula in bringing together the best people and the right resources to lead advances in any given field of medicine — including mental illness, they say. “We see mental health as a potential new frontier for Houston Methodist to lead the way to exceptional care,” Steven says. “It’s an area that Joe and I, and our other siblings, are excited about and looking forward to getting involved in.” CAROLE AND JIM LOOKE

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continuum of care HOUSTON METHODIST’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM WILL MODEL A CONTINUUM OF CARE — ENDURING CARE — FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIMES.

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ADDITIONAL GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM The ‘Patients First Fund’ from Kristi and David Lumpkins and a second endowed chair in behavioral health from the John S. Dunn Foundation Throughout the decades, Houston Methodist’s friends and advocates have provided the margin of excellence that has allowed physician-scientists to explore medical frontiers and go above and beyond for patients with complex conditions. That generous philanthropic spirit already has helped fuel innovations in mental health care, research and education. Kristi and David Lumpkins, the first volunteer members of the Houston Methodist Behavioral Health Task Force, gave a generous contribution to establish the ‘Patients First Fund’ in Behavioral Health to support the collection and analysis of patient-reported outcomes monitoring and feedback. “These severe mental illnesses wax and wane, but they don’t go away,” David says. The couple says the mentally ill community is grossly underserved in the United States, and they believe Houston Methodist is taking a significant step toward remedying this vacuum. Nearly everyone they know has firsthand experience with the devastation that mental illness can wreak on a family. They support the Behavioral Health program as the beginning of a larger goal toward concrete, substantive alternatives and a continuum of care for those with mental illness. Additional philanthropic support of $1.5 million has been contributed by the John S. Dunn Foundation, already Houston Methodist’s

most prolific creator of endowed funds to support people and programs. The John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Centennial Clinical Academic Scholar in Behavioral Health marks the Foundation’s 8th endowed chair and 11th endowed fund, more currently established endowed funds than any other benefactor in Houston Methodist’s 100-year history. Charlie Lusk, president of the Dunn Foundation, says the Behavioral Health program combines all four of the Foundation’s targeted pillars — medical treatment, mental health, education and research. This second endowed position in Behavioral Health — also eligible for the Paula and Rusty Walter $500,000 Centennial Chair Challenge match — includes advancing brain-gut axis research to study the role of the gut microbiome and its relationship to mental illness. “In collaboration with the Houston Methodist Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders, the Research Institute and the Neurological Institute, we will become a world leader in the identification of gut-based contributions to psychiatric illness,” says Dr. Madan, holder of the newest Dunn endowment. This type of pioneering investigation has the potential to revolutionize psychiatry, paving the way for novel therapies for the most severe, treatmentresistant mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. “This research could change the paradigm of treating mental illness,” Charlie says.

ALOK MADAN, PhD

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CRUNCHING THE DATA TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF OUTCOMES IN COMMUNITY CLINIC CARE

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Legacy Clinic patients are seen for endocrinology subspecialty care by Dr. Laila Tabatabai, center, and her fellows, including Dr. Karla Bermudez, right.

For families living outside of the health care mainstream, specialty care for serious or chronic illnesses can seem like an unaffordable luxury. To help address this challenge, Houston Methodist launched the Community Scholars Program to give underserved communities access to medical care that meets the Houston Methodist standard for excellence.

Established in 2013, the program places Houston Methodist residents and fellows at local clinics to provide patients with specialty care for chronic and serious conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease and neurological disorders. In 2018, more than 3,400 patients received care through the Community Scholars Program that otherwise would have been unavailable. Major support for the program is provided by Occidental Petroleum, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston. In 2014, Occidental contributed $4 million, establishing an endowment to support the Houston Methodist Community Scholars Program while also helping to expand the program to nine specialty care services benefiting the underserved. In 2018, Occidental took its dedication to helping the neediest families find care even further with a philanthropic commitment of $6 million, bringing the company’s total support of the Community Scholars Program to $10 million. This extraordinary gift adds two new components to the program: Palliative Care and

Quality and Outcomes Research. Houston Methodist will add a new Palliative Care fellow at one of the Community Scholar Program’s participating Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) locations. A new Quality and Outcomes Research component will use a rigorous, data-driven approach to help ensure that patients in the program always receive what they deserve — the highest possible quality of care. “We care about the health and well-being of our neighbors and the people around us, and are proud to support the Houston Methodist Community Scholars program, which has improved the lives of so many,” says Occidental President and CEO Vicki Hollub. “These two new programs will provide additional services and specialty care for uninsured and underserved patients, so that more people in our hometown can benefit.” Quality and Outcomes Research will be led by Bita Kash, PhD, director of the Houston Methodist Center for Outcomes Research.

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Celebrating Our First 100 Years

PARTNERING TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SPECIALTY CARE THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM

For the last 100 years, Houston Methodist’s legacy of medical innovation has attracted patients from around the world. What began in 1919 as The Methodist Hospital, a small 30-bed hospital near downtown Houston, is now a leading academic medical system in the Texas Medical Center and throughout the Greater Houston area. The Methodist Hospital started on Rosalie Street, purchased to help the community through the Spanish flu epidemic. Today, it is a system with eight hospitals, more than 2,000 beds, 6,700 affiliated physicians and 24,000 employees. Leaders who made Houston Methodist what it is today include Dr. Oscar Norsworthy who founded the hospital and then later sold it to the United Methodist Church; Josie Roberts, who saved the hospital during the Great Depression and was instrumental in moving it

Dr. Laila Tabatabai and Dr. Ahmad Yehya with a Legacy Clinic patient. Legacy patients also receive nephrology care from Dr. Horacio Adrogue and his fellows and hematology/oncology care from Dr. Tejal Patel and her fellows. powerofm.org

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to the TMC in 1951 and expanding it to 300 beds; Ella Fondren who served on the board for more than 40 years and whose family has been on the board for the past 100 years; John F. Bookout, a former chairman of the Board of Directors, who guided Houston Methodist through its transition into a leading academic medical center; and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the late heart care legend, who moved from Rosalie into the new TMC location and quickly transformed heart care around the world. “I cannot overstate what an incredible milestone this is for all of us” says Marc Boom, MD, president and CEO of Houston Methodist. “It is a testament to the leaders, physicians, researchers, nurses and employees who have come before us. We were founded to serve the community and that remains our mission today. Houston Methodist is recognized nationally for unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation, and I know the next 100 years will bring the same commitment to our patients and to our community.”

Methodist’s expanded 150-bed hospital opens in downtown Houston. Original trustees include James A. Elkins, William L. Clayton and Walter W. Fondren, among other city leaders.

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey sparks a legacy of innovation, research and education, and begins practicing at The Methodist Hospital. DeBakey’s contributions to medicine set Methodist on a path toward international prominence. DeBakey’s team performs one of the first successful coronary artery heart bypasses (1964). He would perform 60,000 operations and develop more than 70 surgical instruments during his lifetime.

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1964 The Duke of Windsor’s arrival thrusts Methodist into the international spotlight as he undergoes surgery for an abdominal aneurysm. Dr. DeBakey and his team perform the surgery.

As Spanish influenza threatens to wipe out much of the city’s population, prominent Houston physician and researcher Dr. Oscar Norsworthy identifies the need for more hospital beds in the city. A union among Norsworthy, the Church and the First National Bank of Houston establishes The Methodist Hospital.

The Methodist Hospital becomes one of the Texas Medical Center’s founding institutions, opening a 300-bed hospital in its current location, with funding from hospital friends like Ella Fondren, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen, and Jesse Jones.

Houston Methodist becomes an academic medical center affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. The Houston Methodist Research Institute is established allowing clinicians and researchers to streamline the process of translating discoveries into treatments and cures for patients.

The Methodist Hospital Health Care System adds five institutions for a total of 3,840 beds. The hospital receives $196.9 million in tax-exempt bonds for a development project that would yield an additional 1,504 beds in the Texas Medical Center.

1984 1992 Houston Methodist receives its first ranking as one of America’s “Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings are based on scores in patient care, patient safety, outcomes, nursing, advanced technology and reputation. U.S. News & World Report would name Houston Methodist Hospital as one of the top hospitals in the country for the next 26 years.

2002 Houston Methodist is a designee of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program.® The program recognizes superior quality in nursing care as evidenced by performance outcomes.

2004 In its 100th year, Houston Methodist has grown to become a system with eight hospitals, more than 2,000 beds, 6,700 affiliated physicians and 24,000 employees. Walter Tower is now open offering patients complex heart and neurological care.

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Houston Methodist is celebrating its first century with a series of commemorations throughout 2019. A video documentary and book chronicling the hospital system’s first 100 years will be released, and a special digital interactive wall commemorating the hospital’s history and those who shaped it was installed in the new Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower. Supporting the wall are more than 6,000 pages of photos and documents that have been collected from local and national sources. Graphics are displayed across 24 screens, totaling 58 feet. The year-long celebration includes the Rendezvous of the Century Gala November 14 at Minute Maid Park chaired by Ann and John Bookout III and honorary chairs, the family of President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush. “Houston Methodist holds a special place in our city’s history, and it holds a very special place in my heart,” says Houston Methodist Board of Directors Chairman Greg Nelson.

“ WE WERE FOUNDED AS A FAITH-BASED HOSPITAL WITH A MISSION TO TREAT

EVERY PATIENT AS A PERSON OF SACRED WORTH AND VALUE. THIS BELIEF HAS GUIDED US AS WE’VE SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR 100 YEARS AND WILL KEEP GUIDING US INTO THE FUTURE.”

—GREG NELSON

Visit centennial.houstonmethodist.org for a complete list of events and a historical look at how Houston Methodist has led medicine for 100 years.

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CENTENNIAL CHAIR CHALLENGE

As part of Occidental’s commitment to this program, the company established a new endowed chair, the Occidental Petroleum Centennial Chair in Quality and Outcomes. Dr. Kash is the inaugural holder of this prestigious new appointment. “Quality and Outcomes Research is all about better care for more people at lower cost,” says Dr. Kash. “That’s our ultimate aim.” Her program will utilize expertise in operations research, health economics, human factors engineering and health services research to demonstrate the program’s impact on health outcomes, quality of life outcomes and the cost of care. This is the type of research capable of producing new knowledge, driving innovation and serving as a model for implementation in other communities nationwide.

“What Occidental has done is amazing,” says Dr. Kash. “It is most impressive to see a company such as Occidental seek out academic researchers to evaluate their programs in a rigorous and unbiased manner. This shows not only social responsibility but also social accountability on their part.” The Palliative Care component of the program will provide patients with a serious, chronic or terminal illness with health care services that go beyond what is typically available in a community clinic. A Palliative Care Scholar will provide patients and families a new level of comfort and support for the relief of symptoms and stress associated with their illnesses. Houston Methodist is grateful for Occidental Petroleum’s transformational commitment to expand the scholars program to include new services in palliative care, as well as a more in-depth look at health disparities in our communities.

Houston Methodist Community Scholars have provided desperately needed specialty care to an estimated 3,400 patients through 2018. Specialties and Clinic Locations: Neurology and Neuro-ophthalmology at San Jose Clinic Endocrinology, Nephrology and Hematology/Oncology at the Legacy Clinic Pulmonology at HOPE Clinic Cardiology at the Denver Harbor/ Vecino Clinic Palliative Care at a Clinic to be named Urology/Gynecology at El Centro de Corazon Urology and Plastic Surgery Pending future funding

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Centennial Chair Challenge Two-Thirds Toward Goal The idea of leveraging campaign commitments to establish prestigious perpetual endowments has gained great momentum at Houston Methodist. Two years ago, philanthropists Paula and Rusty Walter created the Centennial Chair Challenge (C³), providing a $500,000 match for every $1 million or more committed toward up to 50 endowed chairs to be held by Houston Methodist’s most prestigious physicians and scientists. By the end of 2018, generous benefactors had funded 33 Centennial Chairs toward our goal of 50 C³ chairs. This brought the overall number of chairs to 88, close to our goal of establishing 100 chairs for our 100-year anniversary in December 2019.

The Coneway Family Centennial Chair in Quality and Outcomes

Supporter: The Coneway Family Foundation Lynn and Peter Coneway, along with their daughters, Natalie Coneway and Cecile Coneway Swan, established the first Centennial Chair in Quality and Outcomes to help patients and families who struggle with insurance and other challenges while trying to manage their illnesses. The holder of this endowed chair will work with researchers to develop strategies to reduce or eliminate barriers in health care delivery — especially those related to insurance. As part of the Center for Outcomes Research, The Coneway Family Centennial Endowment in Quality and Outcomes will help design a rigorous, data-driven program with actionable impact on health care delivery, patient outcomes and policy, both at Houston Methodist and nationally.

Ella Fondren and Josie Roberts Presidential Distinguished Centennial Chair Supporter: Anonymous I Chair Holder: Marc Boom, MD, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Josie Roberts dedicated 30 years of leadership to The Methodist Hospital, guiding the tiny hospital on Rosalie Street through bad times and good, ultimately overseeing its move to the Texas Medical Center in 1951. Ella Fondren spent more than four decades devoted to The Methodist Hospital’s growth, serving as a force on the board and its only woman member. Together, these two strong women were a formidable team and the chair in their name is the first provided to a top Houston Methodist executive. Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO since 2012, is the first medical doctor to lead Houston Methodist. Known for his hands-on approach, Dr. Boom has overseen the hospital’s regional expansion to eight hospitals and 24,000 employees. The board of directors nominated him for this endowed chair, which will be used to support education and research initiatives.

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Max and Lillie Frosch Centennial Chair in Transplant Research Supporters: Maury R. and Frederica F. Rubenstein I Chair Holder: Xian C. Li, MD, PhD, ASCI The demand for organ transplants has never been higher, and now transplantation science must find more effective ways to improve outcomes and long-term organ survival. Dr. Xian Li’s goal is to develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic tools to better serve transplant patients and allow them to live life to the fullest following transplant — without the negative side effects of immuno-suppressive medications, organ failure and, ultimately, death. This means attaining ‘transplant tolerance,’ or ‘one transplant for life.’ His team’s research includes the use of stem cells, genome editing, alternative organ sources, regenerative medicine, molecular biomarkers and individualized therapies to help revolutionize the science of organ transplantation.

Ralph S. O’Connor Centennial Chair

Supporters: Becky and Ralph S.* O’Connor The Houston Methodist Cancer Center seeks to become one of only 70 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in the country. Endowed chairs are one of our most powerful tools to retain, attract and recruit the world’s best physician-researchers to help attain this goal. The selected chair holder for the O’Connor Endowed Chair will work with the Cancer Center team on employing immunotherapy, nanotherapy, genetics, drug repositioning and other advanced tools to deliver individualized care to cancer patients who come to Houston Methodist from around the country. NCI designation brings more grants, shared research and resource opportunities, and groundbreaking national clinical trials. * Houston Methodist and the entire region lost a longtime friend and advocate when Ralph S. O’Connor died at age 92 on December 30, 2018.

The Elkins Family Distinguished Centennial Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases and The Elkins Family Distinguished Centennial Chair in Cardiac Health

Supporter: The Elkins Foundation The family foundation of the late Judge James A. Elkins Sr., one of the founding trustees of Houston Methodist in 1919, pledged a campaign commitment to establish two Distinguished Centennial Chairs: one in heart and one in neurology. These commitments will provide resources of $2 million each to selected leaders in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute. The two new Elkins Centennial Distinguished Chairs are the second and third for the Elkins family; they created The Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health in Honor of Dr. William A. Zoghbi in 2013, and Dr. Zoghbi continues to hold this appointment. The late Judge Elkins’ grandson, James A. Elkins III, also served on the Methodist board from 2003 until his premature passing at age 58 in 2010.

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CENTENNIAL CHAIR CHALLENGE

Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Centennial Chair in the Department of Cardiology in Honor of William L. Winters Jr., MD

Supporters: Shadywood Foundation; Beverly and the late Dan Arnold and Family; Barbara and William L. Winters Jr., MD, and Family; and 61 other generous contributors The children of Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold along with Dr. and Mrs. William Winters and their family graciously accepted Houston Methodist’s request to restructure the largest externally funded chair in the hospital’s history to create two chairs in place of the original endowment established in 2016. The new structure will allow Dr. William Zoghbi, chair of the Department of Cardiology in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, to recruit two world-renowned cardiovascular clinician-scientists to further boost Houston Methodist’s leadership in cardiology both nationally and internationally. The new Centennial Chair — combined with the original Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Chair in Cardiology in honor of William L. Winters Jr., MD — enhances Houston Methodist’s ability to honor and connect in perpetuity two prominent Houston families, the Winters and the Arnolds. The additional endowment also helps Houston Methodist honor twofold the legacy of Dan Arnold, who died at age 88 on March 19, 2018, and beloved Houston Methodist cardiologist Dr. Winters who retired in 2018 after more than five decades of conducting extraordinary education, research, patient care and contributions to the cardiovascular profession.

Carole Walter Looke Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Intensive Care

Supporter: Elizabeth C. Walter Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Walter, wife of the late longtime Houston Methodist board member J.C. “Joe” Walter Jr., taught her children Carole Walter Looke and Rusty Walter to give back to the Houston community through service and philanthropy. As the matriarch of one of Houston Methodist’s most generous philanthropic families, she continues to honor the institution through inspiring commitments. The Carole Walter Looke Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Intensive Care honors her daughter and will support a renowned physician-scientist in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center’s Intensive Care Unit. As part of this commitment, the lounge in the cardiovascular intensive care unit on the ninth floor of the Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower is named the Carole Walter Looke Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Family Lounge.

The Allison Family Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Innovation I and The Allison Family Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Innovation II

Supporter: The Carolyn J. and Robert J. Allison Jr. Family Foundation Altogether, the Allison family has established four endowments at Houston Methodist, including the Michael E. DeBakey Chair in Cardiac Surgery, held by Dr. Gerald M. Lawrie since 2008, and the Allison Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Research at Houston Methodist, held by Dr. Michael J. Reardon since 2015. The two recent Centennial chairs in cardiovascular innovation will provide resources to support physicians and scientists involved in all aspects of cardiovascular research and health. They also will fund advanced training programs for the next generation of cardiovascular physician assistants. Along with the two Centennial positions, the family’s campaign commitment includes creation of The Allison Family Academy of Cardiovascular Innovators in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center under the direction of Dr. Gerald Lawrie, The Allison Family Cardiovascular Innovation Fund under the direction of Dr. Alan Lumsden and The Robert J. Allison Cardiovascular Physician Assistant Residency Training Program.

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The John M. O’Quinn Centennial Chair in Concussion Research and Care

Supporter: The John M. O’Quinn Foundation Houston Methodist established the Concussion Center as the first multispecialty concussion treatment, research and education program in the region to treat patients ranging from Little League players to professional athletes in the NFL. The O’Quinn Foundation chair will provide significant resources to a national leader in concussion who will help provide access and accurate diagnosis and treatment of injuries that result from concussion in order to prevent long-term health impacts. The Houston Methodist Concussion Center has evolved into one of the largest outreach programs in the United States for sports-related head injuries. Houston Methodist athletic trainers work closely with regional junior high and high schools, and amateur and professional sports groups in southeast Texas to educate coaches, parents and athletes on injury prevention, detection and rehabilitation/recovery from concussions.

Nina and Michael Zilkha Centennial Chair in Gastrointestinal Health in the Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders in Honor of Dr. Eamonn Quigley

Supporters: Nina and Michael Zilkha Sixty to 70 million Americans suffer from digestive disorders, but many of these health challenges go undiagnosed because patients don’t want to talk about them. The Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders was established at Houston Methodist to provide the most advanced treatment options available and personalized care for patients suffering conditions ranging from reflux and irritable bowel syndrome to colon cancer and Crohn’s disease. The Nina and Michael Zilkha Centennial Chair in Gastrointestinal Health in the Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders in Honor of Dr. Eamonn Quigley will help attract a world-renowned leader to join Dr. Quigley — David M. Underwood Chair of Medicine in Digestive Disorders and center director — and his team to focus on new frontiers in GI health through our emerging programs in inflammatory bowel disease, foregut disease, neurogastroenterology diseases, pancreaticobiliary diseases and our planned Food and Health Alliance.

Selected Additional Centennial Chairs Created in 2018 Candy and Tom Knudson Distinguished Centennial Chair in Neurosurgery in honor of Gavin W. Britz, MD (Dr. Britz appointed; Knudsons increased endowment in 2018) C. James and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Centennial Clinical Academic Scholar in Behavioral Health — Ben Weinstein, MD (see page 14)

Occidental Petroleum Centennial Chair in Quality and Outcomes Research — Bita Kash, PhD (see page 20) Carol Cockrell Curran Distinguished Centennial Chair in Hematologic Oncology — Yiping Yang, MD, PhD (see page 8)

Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Chair in Endocrinology (see page 4) Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Chair in Nephrology (see page 4) John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Centennial Chair in Behavioral Health (see page 18)

Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin Sr. Centennial Endowment in Anesthesia and Critical Care (see page 38)

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“The man who healed so many hearts during his life, has left so many broken by his death.” Obituary, Houston Chronicle Mark John Hausknecht, MD (1953–2018)

For nearly four decades, Dr. Mark Hausknecht treated troubled hearts in the Texas Medical Center. When he was tragically shot to death while riding his bicycle to work at Houston Methodist Hospital one Friday morning in July 2018, people from around the country poured out their grief in heartfelt emails to the Houston Chronicle, which published his obituary. Patients called him the finest, most compassionate cardiologist they’d ever known — many credited him with saving their lives.

Nurses, physicians, friends and students admired, respected and loved him, not only for his skill and leadership as a physician but also for his warmth and character as a wonderful human being. Houston Methodist’s benefactors immediately reached out to celebrate the life and medical career of Dr. Hausknecht, 65, who left behind a wife and two sons. An anonymous contributor made a leadership level commitment to name the Mark J. Hausknecht, MD Cardiac Intensive Care Unit on the 10th floor of the Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower.

The commitment also is helping to attract other gifts to support areas within the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center: physician education

Walter’s Centennial Chair Challenge to create the 22nd of 50 planned Centennial Chairs in honor of Houston Methodist’s first 100 years of service. The

and training in interventional structural heart disease, and to create a cardiovascular telemedicine service for patients in remote and rural areas. The program will provide pre- and post-procedural check-ups for patients who live outside the Texas Medical Center. Also, an additional component of the anonymous gift was matched by board member Mary Daffin and her husband Sam, whose commitment established the Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care, which also will be matched by Paula and Rusty

impact of gifts honoring Dr. Hausknecht will total more than $4.5 million. One former medical student of “Dr. H” said his mentor taught him the toughest lesson of being a doctor when he told him: “Sometimes it’s hard to cope with sad outcomes when you are emotionally invested, but if you aren’t emotionally invested, you probably aren’t doing this doctoring thing right.”

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THROUGH THE STORM With Hurricane Harvey only hours away, Mont Belvieu resident Pat Terrasso realized that the rains predicted to drench the Gulf Coast would cut into her daily walking routine. The retired teacher was hoping to squeeze in a quick walk when a sharp pain stabbed beneath her arm. She had no idea what was causing it; all she knew was that it was excruciating, and nothing seemed to help. She began sweating profusely and asked her husband, retired educator and coach Andy Terrasso, to call 911. As she answered questions from the EMS crew in 40

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the ambulance, everything went dark. Her heart stopped beating. Pat had suffered a lifethreatening heart attack commonly known as the “widowmaker,” the result of a blocked artery. But thanks to the prolonged team effort by the staff at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Pat recovered — and was named the facility’s Survivor of the Year. The fight for Pat’s life began in the ambulance, where one of the EMS technicians performed CPR on her. After she arrived at Houston Methodist Baytown, the emergency room team had to use a defibrillator twice to restart her heart.

Andy and the couple’s children, Ann and Ty, were reeling from the day’s events. To make matters worse, Harvey’s relentless rainfall quickly flooded Baytown’s roads, making the route to the hospital impassable for Dr. Sarma Challa, the cardiologist on call. Undaunted, the ER staff devised a way to get Dr. Challa in, courtesy of the Baytown Fire Department. Despite Harvey’s best efforts to stop the process of saving Pat, testing, diagnosis and treatment could go on successfully. After Pat underwent an angiogram, Dr. Challa determined

the best course of treatment would be medication. And the regimen was successful. After two days on a ventilator, 5 ½ days in the intensive care unit and 1 ½ days on a medical floor, Pat was well enough to return home. It had been an exhausting week for everyone involved. Severe flooding prevented Pat’s medical team from leaving — and kept replacement shifts from coming in. Pat felt for them, but at the same time, was grateful. “They were wonderful, and they could see my progress, which gave me confidence. I knew I was in good hands.”

Six weeks after the emergency, Dr. Challa cleared Pat for normal activity. There had been no damage to her heart. More than a year later, she feels great and has resumed her daily walking routine. She also has been pleased to see Ty, an anesthesiologist, begin working for Houston Methodist this year. Pat can’t say enough good things about Houston Methodist Baytown. “Everyone at that hospital was so encouraging. I’d never been hospitalized like that. You’re frightened. You don’t know what the future holds for you, so that encouragement means a lot." Expressing her gratitude to the people who helped her has been extremely important to Pat. That’s why she and Andy became members of The Society for Leading Medicine, Houston Methodist’s giving society. “Houston Methodist is the leader in our area, and you can only stay the leader if people support you,” Pat says. “Houston Methodist needs financial support to keep up the technology, the equipment, adding on to buildings, training staff. Our donation supports that.” David Bernard, CEO of Houston Methodist Baytown, says the hospital is grateful for the couple’s commitment and honored to be chosen as Pat’s health care provider. “The Society provides philanthropic resources so we can continue to provide leading-edge, innovative care to our community.”

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NEUROLOGICAL I MI M AG AG E EO O F FWW HH I TIET EM M ATAT T ET R ER

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LEGACY OF SUPPORT Houstonians Shanna and Andrew Linbeck were in their late 20s and planning their first child when she was diagnosed with a progressive genetic disease that affects 1 in 8,000 people. The most common form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy (DM), is disabling, difficult to diagnose and has no treatment or cure. “It’s a multisystemic disease that affects the skeletal and muscular systems, heart, lungs, brain, hormones, eyes — everything,” explains Dr. Ericka Simpson, Sumner Family Chair in Neuromuscular Research and head of Houston Methodist’s Myotonic Dystrophy Clinic, one of the nation’s few multidisciplinary DM centers. Children born to a parent with the gene can suffer a multitude of cognitive, lung, heart and muscle conditions. The Linbecks adopted three baby girls and started a quest to find treatments and a cure. They funded research studies, supported medical education and championed

Even after Andrew’s own diagnosis with pancreatic cancer at 53, he spent the last months of his life seeking a cure for DM. His best friend Lyle Eastham says Andrew epitomized “live every day to the fullest,” practicing his own form of ‘agape’ — unconditional love for mankind — until his death in November 2017. Lyle pledged to continue Andrew’s legacy through an annual Sporting Clays shooting tournament to support DM research. The inaugural event raised $105,500. Dr. Simpson believes that effective treatments to eradicate and/or control myotonic dystrophy will be discovered in the next decade if awareness and support for research, education and patient care continues.

ERICKA P. SIMPSON, MD (PICTURED BELOW LEFT) WITH SHANNA LINBECK

public awareness. When Andrew found Dr. Simpson and the Clinic, he launched a full-pronged campaign to eradicate the disease. He passionately gave and raised funds, held gatherings to educate friends and supported Drs. Simpson’s and Tetsuo Ashizawa’s pioneering research studies, including a proof-of-concept trial to block the effects of the DM gene. He took Shanna to every appointment. powerofm.org

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CELL-BASED THERAPY From the balcony of the Fosters’ Houston apartment, Joe Foster studies the cloud formations crisscrossing the Gulf Coast sky. He writes about them in his daily journal, where he records observations on business and the world. He and his wife Harriet bought a book on clouds so they can learn more about them as their lives transition from the large Memorial area home where they lived many years to a retirement community that provides meals, social activities and a gym they visit three times a week. “We want to enjoy every day as much as possible,” Harriet says. “We still have a lot of good days.” Since Joe’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease, the couple has continued a lifelong tradition of giving back to Houston and the world, including a transformational commitment from Joe’s estate to support Houston Methodist’s CellBased Therapy Program in the Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology. Under world-renowned physician-scientist Dr. Appel, the program focuses on discovering effective therapies for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS. The program also includes the goal of building a cell manufacturing facility and expanding cell-based therapies across the spectrum of human disease. Joe served on the Houston Methodist Research Institute board, and both believe tomorrow’s cures will come from today’s translational research. “We know that this research is way too late for us and our friends,” Harriet explains. “But, hopefully, the research will keep our kids, and particularly our grandchildren, from having to deal with these horrible diseases. I don’t want them to have to do this.”

As caregiver to her father and former mother-in-law — both Alzheimer’s patients — Harriet knows firsthand the frustration of neurodegenerative diseases. “It’s also frightening,” Joe adds. Harriet and Joe focus on the good in life. They share meals and activities with new and old friends, enjoy time on their balcony and work at keeping physically fit. They continue their interest in the many Houston organizations they supported and volunteered for during their 28-year marriage, including the YMCA, Houston Hospice and countless others across the city. Their gifts to Houston Methodist over the years are significant, also including the Harriet and Joe B. Foster Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences held by Dr. Tetsuo Ashizawa. Like Drs. Appel and Ashizawa, the Fosters put their hopes in research breakthroughs. They advise fellow Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to learn all they can about the disease. “The more you know, the easier it gets to deal with,” Harriet says. The couple remind themselves each day to “put one foot in front of the other” and never stop trying. THE FOSTERS SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN IMMUNOMODULATORY CELL THERAPY. THIS COULD HELP WITH ALS AND ALZHEIMER’S.

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EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE

Sandy Burke and her husband Lucky have been raising funds to support the creation of the Houston Methodist Immunology Center in gratitude for her remarkable recovery from several autoimmune disorders. With friends and colleagues, they helped raise $2 million during the first year. One of their most enthusiastic supporters turned out to be their 13-year-old granddaughter, Rina Miriam Presley. Rina Miriam announced during her bat mitzvah that she was donating a significant portion of her gifts to the Center in honor of Sandy. While it’s customary for bat and bar mitzvah candidates to contribute to causes they care about, Rina Miriam’s gift from the heart was unexpected, sparking an unforgettable, emotional moment for everyone at the ceremony. “I’ve been really close with my grandma ever since I was little,” Rina Miriam explains, “and I wanted to help more people like her.” Sandy suffered a succession of eight autoimmune disorders starting in 2011. The Burkes visited more than two dozen doctors at seven institutions around the country in search of cures, but they weren’t successful until they met Dr. David Huston at Houston Methodist. “Dr. Huston was great,” says Sandy. “It was a wonderful feeling that somebody finally understood my condition. He read through the stack of notes, connected the dots and explained everything to us. He was very helpful.” With Sandy’s illness under control, the couple wants to help others with immunologic conditions get relief faster — and without the frustrations they endured. “We asked ourselves why people with complex immunological issues had to travel around the country to get help when we live in a city with one of the best medical centers in the world,” Lucky explains.

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Sparked by a very generous leadership gift from Ann Trammell to create the W. Bryan Trammell Jr. Family Distinguished Chair in Allergy and Immunology for Dr. Huston and establish the Center, the Burkes endowed a research scholar and started the task force with co-chairs Carol and Jim Frankel that has raised an additional $2 million toward the goal of $10 million to advance the development of the Center. “In Hebrew we say ‘tikkun olam,’” Lucky explains, “which means to repair the world — to be responsible for the welfare of society as a whole. Our granddaughter’s gift and the support from other generous donors can help repair the lives of many more people right here in Houston through the Immunology Center.”

LUCKY AND SANDY BURKE WITH RINA MIRIAM PRESLEY

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2018

YEAR IN REVIEW TOTAL COMMITTED

$ 64,740,198

556

ENDOWED CHAIRS

TRI FOUNDING MEMBERS

SOCIETY MEMBERS

(IN TOTAL)

TRI1 COMPLETE AND RAISED

RAISED $8,207,315

$4,518,350 FOR TRI2 (2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2018)

(2018 TOTALS)

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UNIQUE DONORS

CAMPAIGN BY FOCUS AREA (2013â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2018)

PROGRESS TOWARD $500 MILLION LEADING MEDICINE TO THE POWER OF M: CAMPAIGN FOR OUR SECOND CENTURY GOAL: $377 MILLION

PIE CHART INCLUDES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH

ATTRACT BRILLIANCE $96.39M

ACCELERATE RESEARCH $193.48M

TRAIN SUPERSTARS $45.13M

% PROMOTE HEALING $42.07M

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% ORGANIZATIONS

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LEADERSHIP

Houston Methodist Board of Directors

Gregory V. Nelson, Chair John F. Bookout, Chairman Emeritus Ewing Werlein, Jr., Senior Chair Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO Carlton E. Baucum, Vice Chair Mary A. Daffin, Vice Chair Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Secretary Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III, Treasurer David M. Underwood, Jr., Asst. Secretary Joe Bob Perkins, Asst. Treasurer Kelty R. Baker, MD, President of the Medical Staff Emily A. Crosswell Martha Smith DeBusk Gary W. Edwards Juliet S. Ellis Mark A. Houser Bishop Scott J. Jones Rev. Kenneth R. Levingston Vidal G. Martinez Faisal Masud, MD W. Benjamin Moreland Robert K. Moses, Jr. Thomas J. Pace III, DMin Edmund W. Robb III, DD Spencer A. Tillman Advisory

Stuart L. Solomon, MD, President-Elect of the Medical Staff Rev. B.T. Williamson Life Members

Ernest H. Cockrell James C. Dishman Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Connie M. Dyer Isaac H. Kempner III Sandra Gayle Wright, RN, EdD

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John W. Johnson, Chair John F. Bookout, Chairman Emeritus Ewing Werlein, Jr., Senior Chair Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Vice Chair Emily A. Crosswell, Secretary Dorothy M. Ables Michael M. Cone Charles W. Duncan, Jr. John S. “Steve” Dunn, Jr. Marvy A. Finger Raleigh W. Johnson, Jr. Vidal G. Martinez W. Benjamin Moreland Robert K. Moses, Jr. Gregory V. Nelson David M. Underwood, Jr. Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III James V. Walzel Marc A. Watts

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Houston Methodist Research Institute Board of Directors

John F. Bookout III, Chair John F. Bookout, Chairman Emeritus Ewing Werlein, Jr., Senior Chair Marc L. Boom, MD, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Edward A. Jones, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Research Institute H. Dirk Sostman, MD, President, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Vice Chair Stephen I. Chazen, Secretary David C. Baggett, Jr. Timothy Boone, MD, PhD Carrie L. Byington, MD Joseph R. “Rod” Canion David Chao Augustine M.K. Choi, MD Ernest D. Cockrell II John P. Cooke, MD, PhD Martha Smith DeBusk Dan O. Dinges Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, DPhil Evan H. Katz Edwin H. Knight Rev. Kenneth R. Levingston Kevin J. Lilly Steven S. Looke Vidal G. Martinez Gregory V. Nelson Mary Eliza Shaper Douglas E. Swanson, Jr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Martha S. Walton

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Board of Trustees

Rick Peebles, Chair Pete Alfaro, Vice Chair David P. Bernard, Secretary Wayne Baldwin Marc L. Boom, MD Dennis Brown, PhD R.D. Burnside Mary Hartman Brown Cody Mark Franklin, MD Rev. John N. Newsome Gilbert Santana Gary T. Schmidt Chris Siebenaler

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Board of Trustees

Marc L. Boom, MD, Chair Chris Siebenaler, Vice Chair Daniel Newman, Secretary Raj K. Bhalla, MD, President of the Medical Staff Franz Schneider, MD, President-Elect of the Medical Staff Levi Benton John D. Kennedy Jerry Neff, DMin Elaine Renola

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Board of Trustees

William F. Schwer, Chair Suehing W.Y. Chiang, Vice Chair Chris Siebenaler, Secretary Marc L. Boom, MD Elizabeth Butler Gary W. Flores, MD Anthony Francis Gene Huebner, MD Jeffrey Jackson, MD Lonnie Meadows Rev. Martin Nicholas Sutapa Sur

Houston Methodist West Hospital Board of Trustees

Vidal Ramirez, Chair Ramon M. Cantu, Vice Chair Wayne Voss, Secretary Marc L. Boom, MD William A. Callegari Irfan Iftikhar, MD Stuart I. Levin Rahul B. Mehta Debra F. Sukin, PhD Manish Wani, MD

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Board of Trustees

Reginald Lillie, Chair Ken Werlein, Vice Chair Keith D. Barber, Secretary Khawaja Azimuddin, MD Mukarram Baig, MD Marc L. Boom, MD J. David Cabello Linda J. Humphries Audre F. Levy, PhD Lee Robison Barbara Schlattman Debra F. Sukin, PhD

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital Board of Trustees

Marc L. Boom, MD, Chair Debra F. Sukin, PhD, Secretary Ralph Alexander Ramon M. Cantu Lucas Duvall, MD Bishop Robert “Bob” Hayes, Jr. Cathy Nash Ann Snyder, PhD Raj Syal, MD Samuel “Dave” Warren

President's Leadership Council Senior Cabinet

Steven D. Stephens, Chair Robert J. Allison, Jr. Eva C. Bisso Kelli L. Blanton Marc L. Boom, MD Stephen I. Chazen David A. Cockrell Clayton Erikson Daniel M. Gilbane David D. Kinder John P. Kotts William Gentry Lee, Jr. Michael C. Linn Rahul B. Mehta Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson Veronica Selinko-Curran, MD Douglas E. Swanson, Jr. David M. Underwood, Jr.

At-Large Members

Arch H. Aplin III Bruce R. Bilger Isabel G. David Jack Dinerstein Nancy S. Dinerstein Carolyn W. Dorros Celia J. Dupré Jenny Elkins W. Lawrence Elliott Thomas L. Elsenbrook Jeffrey H. Foutch Linda C. Gill Steven J. Kean Michael J. Plank Cullen R. Spitzer Alan L. Stein Scott Wegmann Paul Yetter

Advocacy Committee

George M. Masterson, Chair Gina B. Andrews Jonathan Baksht Eddy S. Blanton Kelli L. Blanton Muffin Clark David A. Cockrell Claudia Contreras David R. Dominy Jeffrey E. Margolis David McKeithan Mary Ann McKeithan Denise D. Monteleone Joel L. Moore Rick Moore Cabrina F. Owsley Rick Perez Sue Smith Marcy E. Taub Franco Valobra Karen D. Walker Dancie Perugini Ware Kelley Young

Patient Experience Committee

Ward Sheffield, Chair Matthew K. Baird George M. Britton, Jr. Gerardo A. Chapa Muffin Clark M. Scott Cone Denis A. DeBakey William J. Doré, Jr. Ann H. Elvin Marc P. Gordon Laura Laux Higgins Vicki A. Hollub David D. Kinder Jeffrey E. Margolis Dale L. Martin Grant Martinez Andrew D. McCullough, Jr. Rahul B. Mehta Rick Moore Frank D. Perez Melanie C. Rothwell Scott E. Schwinger David M. Underwood, Jr. Duncan K. Underwood

Campaign Steering Committee

Elizabeth Blanton Wareing, Chair Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III, Co-Chair Dorothy M. Ables E. William Barnett Daphne Bernicker John F. Bookout III Marc L. Boom, MD Lloyd “Lucky” Burke Stephen I. Chazen Claudia Contreras Paula D. Criel Gary W. Edwards Rob Fondren Ed Frank James Frankel Richard Harper, MD (Faculty Representative) Mark A. Houser John W. Johnson Evan H. Katz Thomas C. Knudson W. Benjamin Moreland Gregory V. Nelson Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson Sue Smith H. Dirk Sostman, MD (Faculty Representative) Douglas E. Swanson, Jr. David M. Underwood, Jr. Duncan K. Underwood W. Temple Webber III Kelley Young

Faculty Campaign Committee

Richard Harper, MD, Chair H. Dirk Sostman, MD, Co-Chair Jett Brady, MD Ron Gentry, MD Eric J. Haufrect, MD Robert E. Jackson, MD Gerald Lawrie, MD Brian Miles, MD Todd Trask, MD

Specialty Councils Houston Methodist Cancer Center Council

Daphne Bernicker, Chair Dorothy M. Ables, Vice Chair Jud Bailey Carin M. Barth Vicki L. Baucum Scott A. Davis Ann H. Elvin Heather Firestone Alan L. Kaplan, MD Cissie Rauch-Kaplan John W. Lodge III Christine Lukens Dale L. Martin Peggy D. Martin Maryanne W. McCormack David A. Modesett Diane Modesett Rick Moore Glenn R. Smith Betty A. Sommer Christine L. Underwood Physician-Scientist Representatives

Eric H. Bernicker, MD E. Brian Butler, MD Jenny Chang, MD Bin S. Teh, MD Stephen T. Wong, PhD, PE

Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Advisory Board

Robert E. Jackson, MD, Chair C. Richard Stasney, MD, Founder E. William Barnett Janice H. Barrow Ginger Blanton Anthony K. Brandt, PhD Sharon Bryan Albert Y. Chao James W. Crownover Françoise A. Djerejian Deborah K. Duncan Gina Eandi, RN Victor Fainstein, MD Jeremy Finkelstein, MD J. Todd Frazier Robert Freeman, PhD Elizabeth L. Ghrist Suzanne M. Glasscock Carole J. Hackett, BSN, EdM, RN Richard L. Harper, MD Eric J. Haufrect, MD Patricia P. Hubbard Christof Karmonik, PhD Thomas A. Krouskop, PhD, PE Michael W. Lieberman, MD, PhD Sharon Ley Lietzow Judy E. Margolis Gabby Martinez Vidal G. Martinez Hoyt T. “Toby” Mattox Edwards U. McReynolds, MD Rev. Charles R. Millikan, DMin James M. Musser, MD, PhD Judy Nyquist Nicholas A. Phillips Patricia Rauch Keith O. Reeves, MD L. E. Simmons Jerome B. Simon Lois F. Stark Apurva A. Thekdi, MD Ron Tintner, MD Laura Jennings Turner Kevin E. Varner, MD Richard E. Wainerdi, PhD, PE Margaret Alkek Williams Aline D. Wilson Stephen T. Wong, PhD, PE Ed Wulfe Robert A. Yekovich, DMA

Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Council Connie M. Dyer, Chair Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson, Co-Chair Robert J. Allison, Jr. Seth M. Barrett J. Denny Bartell Marc L. Boom, MD Kenneth E. Breaux John R. Butler, Jr. P. Embry Canterbury Carl M. Carter III Gerardo A. Chapa Mary A. Daffin Denis A. DeBakey Joann P. DiGennaro William J. Doré, Jr. William J. Doré, Sr. Nan Duhon Jean Durdin Danielle Ellis Eva K. Farha William E. Gipson Marc P. Gordon David B. Greenberg Miguel Hernandez Wendy Hines Fadila B. Kibsgaard William E. King William E. Kline, PhD Cynthia G. Kostas Huntley Anderson Kubitza Carole Walter Looke John M. McCormack Mason L. Mote Taylor Norris Robert A. Peiser Frank D. Perez Douglas R. Quinn Virginia Steppe Tony Vallone Elizabeth C. Walter

Houston Methodist Neurological Institute National Council

Gary W. Edwards, Chair William E. Chiles, Co-Chair James P. Bailey, Jr. James R. Bath Everett E. Bernal Randee K. Bernal Eddy S. Blanton Ginger Blanton John F. Bookout Allen Brivic J. David Cabello Mary Kay Cimo Kathleen Crist Frank Gay Paula Gay Kate H. Gibson Robert H. Graham Sylvia Harris Titus H. Harris III Billy Harrison Gregory Hintz Mary F. Johnston Elise Joseph Thomas C. Knudson Gregory A. Kozmetsky Jack B. Moore Meg Murray James W. Oden Cabrina F. Owsley Leon M. Payne, Emeritus Arthur A. Seeligson III Donna S. Stahlhut Roxane R. Strickling Henry J.N. “Kitch” Taub II Anne G. Thobae Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD Dancie Perugini Ware Elizabeth Blanton Wareing W. Temple Webber III Steven B. Wyatt

Specialty Task Forces Houston Methodist Jack S. Blanton Eye Institute Task Force

Houston Methodist Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Task Force

Hilary A. Beaver, MD Jack S. Blanton, Jr. Leslie D. Blanton David M. Brown, MD Petros Carvounis, MD Jorie Jackson Frances M. Jones, DDS Andrew G. Lee, MD Herbert Lyman Jean Lyman Alice McPherson, MD Kevin Merkley, MD Aaron Miller, MD Rick Raanes Vanessa Raanes Sandy Rosenberg Florence Rutherford Michael G. Rutherford C. Richard Stasney, MD Charles Wykoff, MD

Paula D. Criel, Chair Deborah Keener Brown Alan Conover Sherrie Conover Kandice Fogle Kathy Ghobrial Elizabeth A. Hoff Tami Houston Edward A. Jones Burt H. Keenan Lawrence W. Kellner Linda G. Lykos Walter McFadden Eugene A. O’Donnell Elizabeth Rotan Mary Seefluth Patricia Sloan Samuel Sloan

Houston Methodist Brain & Bone Collaborative

Lloyd “Lucky” Burke, Chair James G. Frankel, Co-Chair Laura Baird Sandra L. Burke Louis B. Cushman Stevan L. Dinerstein, MD Annie Criner Eifler Carol Frankel Jennie Getten Rhonda Graff Sippi K. Khurana, MD Carolyn C. Light David W. Light III Moez Mangalji Sultana Mangalji Aimee McCrory Donald Poarch Nikki Richnow Mary Eliza Shaper Ann G. Trammell David M. Underwood, Jr.

Jon D. Deutser, Co-Chair Cynthia R. Levin Moulton, Co-Chair J. D. Bucky Allshouse Lauren G. Anderson Eric Brueggeman Clint Cannon Jennifer Davenport Jace Duke Heather Firestone John Granato Debbie Hance Joshua D. Harris, MD Vijay Jotwani, MD Terry Lohrenz Mark Loveland Larry Margolis Patrick McCulloch, MD Hannah McNair Keith Morris Randy Nelson Jason Ostrom Kenneth Podell, PhD Margaret D. Reppert James C. Rootes Todd Siff, MD Alan L. Smith S. Shawn Stephens Ennio Tasciotti, PhD Donald Trull Kevin E. Varner, MD Daryl W. Wade Barry D. Warner

Houston Methodist Immunology Center Task Force

Houston Methodist Surgical Innovations Task Force

Bridget Butler Wade, Co-Chair Jack Moriniere, Co-Chair Marcos J. Basso Henry S. Bragg, Sr. Michael Ellington Douglas Getten Dana L. Myers, MD Jon Phillip Spiers, MD, JD Jamie Taussig Randa Weiner John B. Young, Jr. Anat K. Zeidman

Houston Methodist Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders Task Force

Rob Fondren, Co-Chair Duncan K. Underwood, Co-Chair James J. Braniff III Jeffrey D. Cohen Shari Fish Jay Golding Pedro Durán Gomez Marcy Margolis James C. Pappas C. Loren Vandiver Brock Wagner Karen Wagner Marie Wise William Wise Michael Zilkha Nina Zilkha

Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Task Force

W. Gregory Looser, Chair Vicki L. Baucum John Dawson, Jr. Martha Smith DeBusk Myrna Deckert Jan Follansbee Kenneth G. Follansbee, Sr. Anita W. Garten David B. Garten Vicki H. Hitzhusen George P. Joseph Gayle G. Kennedy Huntley Anderson Kubitza Colter Lewis Steven S. Looke Michael M. Metz Deborah Phillips Ahmed A. Rabie Edmund W. Robb Nora Smati Terrell Eastman Sprague Helen Streaker Steven Thorpe Ellis L. Tudzin Christine L. Underwood Martha S. Walton Members as of April 30, 2019

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LETTER FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Your generosity helped propel philanthropy to new heights at Houston Methodist in 2018. As the second most successful fundraising year in the hospital’s history, we received nearly $65 million to support patient care, translational research and medical education! And we are $377 million toward reaching the $500 million goal of the Campaign for Our Second Century. These stunning figures exceed expectations in every way and inspire confidence that our 100-year-old institution is poised and prepared to lead the medical breakthroughs of the future. More than 2,500 of you contributed to Houston Methodist’s programs in 2018, and an extraordinary 22 of those commitments were more than $1 million. To our engaged volunteers who attended and hosted events, introduced new friends to Houston Methodist, joined advocacy groups and made financial commitments — thank you for all that you continue to do. These remarkable results could not have been accomplished without you. As our physician-scientists continue to make advances in finding new therapies for the world’s most difficult to treat diseases, we reinforce our commitment to provide them the resources and opportunities to achieve what once seemed impossible. We seek a common outcome — improving life for patients, wherever they are being treated.

J O H N W. J O H N S O N , C H A I R

Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Directors

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