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Among the renowned institutions that are a part of the TMC are the The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of the
world's leading cancer treatment and research centers; Texas Children's Hospital, an international leader in pediatric medicine; and Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal
Hospital, a leader in heart treatment.
Houston is home to two of the world's most famous heart surgeons, Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. and Denton A. Cooley, M.D. More heart surgeries are performed
in the Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world.
TMC employs more than 73,000 people. Another 10,000 work in the adjacent professional buildings.
The TMC institutions have a combined operating budget of $5.4 billion (2001).
During the past five years, TMC member institutions received $3.5 billion in grants for research.
More than 22,000 students attend regular classes in the TMC.
TMC covers more than 1,000 acres and has more than 100 permanent buildings.
Hospital Rankings
U.S. News & World Report, 2006
Memorial Hermann
Hospital
35 - Kidney Disease
42 - Ear, Nose and Throat
The Methodist
Hospital
10 - Neurology and Neurosurgery
15 - Opthamology
16 - Ear, Nose and Throat
16 - Urology
17 - Psychiatry
47 - Gynecology
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
34 -
Digestive Disorders
41 - Orthopedics
48 - Ear, Nose and Throat
TIRR-The Institute for Rehabilitation and
Research
5 - Rehabilitation
The Menninger Clinic
6 -
Psychiatry
Texas Children's Hospital
5 -
Pediatrics
Texas Heart Institute
6 - Heart
and Heart Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center
2 - Cancer
5 - Gynecology
10 - Ear, Nose and Throat
10 - Eurology
More anti-cancer drugs are evaluated at the M.D. Anderson Cancer center than at any other institution in the country. Some 500 clinical trials are currently underway to test
drugs and assess new surgical techniques and radiotherapy methods.
The University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital,
Galveston
27 - Ear, Nose and Throat
50 - Kidney Disease
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