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The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center (MDHVC) is a multidisciplinary center of excellence dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular diseases. Our home — within The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center — places us at the center of a long tradition of innovation in cardiac and vascular medicine. Physicians at Methodist and in the Texas Medical Center invented and perfected many of the advanced heart surgeries and therapies that are today considered routine.
Our namesake, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, is a symbol of the remarkable potential of modern cardiac medicine. Our physicians and staff carry on in the spirit of his example — pioneering, healing and advancing the art and science of specialized cardiac medicine.
MDVHC Highlights
- Located in The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in Houston
- More than 75 physicians and more than 500 employees
- Ten operating rooms, eight catheterization labs, 154 acute-care beds, 48 ICU beds and 30 transplant beds
- Recipient of more than $15 million in research support annually, from sources including the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association and others
ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. We hold an industry-leading inventory of global oil and gas resources. We are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products, and our chemical company ranks among the world’s largest. We are also a technology company, applying science and innovation to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs.
ExxonMobil is organized functionally into a number of global operating divisions. These divisions are grouped into three categories for reference purposes, though the company also has several ancillary divisions, such as Coal & Minerals, which are stand alone.
- Chart of the major energy companies dubbed "Big Oil", sorted by latest published revenue Upstream (oil exploration, extraction, shipping, and wholesale operations) based in Houston, Texas
- Downstream (marketing, refining, and retail operations) based in Fairfax, Virginia
- Chemical division based in Houston, Texas
Founded in 1927, the University of Houston is the leading public research university in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, we educate more than 38,700 students in more than 300 undergraduate and graduate academic programs, on campus and online. UH awards more than 7,000 degrees annually, with nearly 200,000 alumni.
- Programs of Study
Our undergraduates choose from 120 majors and minors. At the graduate level, we offer 139 master’s, 54 doctoral, and three professional degree programs. You may study online through our Distance Education program, or take noncredit courses through Continuing Education. Many of our academic programs rank among the nation’s best. - Research
Our faculty and students conduct research through 40 research centers and in every academic department. UH research regularly breaks new ground and opens doors to new ways of understanding the world. - Faculty
University of Houston faculty are renowned scholars with real-world experience who work closely with each student. From the Tony Award to the Nobel Peace Prize and back to the classroom, UH faculty makes things happen on campus and around the world.
