Outcomes 2016 - Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital FY 2016 | Page 77

In Memoriam
JOHANNES J. KUIPER, MD
April 18, 1966 – April 25, 2016
Medical Staff Member: 1998 – 2016
Medical Director, Outreach Center for Heart Disease
and Transplant – Baylor University Medical Center
The teams at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular
Hospital and Baylor University Medical Center at
Dallas mourn the loss of Dr. Kuiper in 2016.
A much-loved medical staff member since 1998,
Dr. Kuiper was instrumental in developing the
advanced heart failure program.
During his distinguished career at Baylor University
Medical Center, Dr. Kuiper touched the hearts and
lives of many patients, families and staff. He was
known for the compassionate care he provided his
patients and for his fun-loving spirit. Dr. Kuiper’s
passions included nature and international travel.
He is deeply missed by his Baylor Dallas family.
“It was an incredible experience working with Dr. Kuiper, my partner, throughout nearly eighteen years at Baylor
University Medical Center. He demonstrated wonderful compassion and dedication for his patients and always looking
around the rules that got in the way of finding a unique solution to a particular patient issue. I recall he would visit patients
in their homes from time to time, chat with staff, and beat to his own drum. In fact, one of my dearest remembrances
was a story where he went to the home of a patient who passed away and cooked dinner for the mourning widow.
He was passionate about our advanced heart failure program and so excited to be part of our expansion. He was an
incredible clinician with a caring soul and I will miss him.”
–Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA
Chief of Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Failure
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas