By Tim Moloney | Illustration by Christy Sanderson
The Texas Medical Center ( TMC ) – the largest medical complex in the world – is at the forefront of advancing life sciences . Home to the brightest minds in medicine , and spanning 1,345 total acres , TMC includes the world-famous UT-M . D . Anderson Cancer Center , the Texas Heart Institute , Texas Children ’ s Hospital , Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University . It ’ s the eighth-largest business district in the United States : TMC employs 106,000 + people !
EMPLOYERS : Baylor College of Medicine Memorial Hermann Michael E . DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rice University University of Houston UT Health UTMB
RESTAURANTS : Buon Appetito Cliff ’ s Grill Fred ’ s Italian Corner French Corner Luby ’ s Miller ’ s Cafe Rice Coffeehouse Third Coast
52 LOCAL | february 17