Dr Conrad Murray, the former doctor of late pop star Michael Jackson, has opened the Doctor Conrad Murray (DCM) Medical Institute in San Juan.
The doors to the facility were officially opened on Friday night.
Dr Murray, a leading cardiologist, was born in Grenada, but spent much of his childhood growing up in T&T.
Speaking at the launch, Murray said his heart is in T&T and he chose here because he wanted to make that difference.
“When I came back to Trinidad, most of the colleagues whom I had trained felt that I was too much of a threat to be present, when all I was willing to do was to collaborate, further educate and instil care for more and more. So they decided to eventfully lock the doors when they saw the cases I was performing …” said Murray, who grew up in T&T as a boy after migrating here with his parents from Grenada, before moving to the US where he established himself in the field of medicine.
“It was tough. I dealt with the country locking its borders for two years but I did not give up. I felt that I had to be relentless,” he told the gathering.
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The institute was officially consecrated by Texas-based American preacher and televangelist Joel Osteen via a video presentation.
Osteen extended his apologies for not being here in person but endorsed Murray’s work in cardiology and disclosed that they are good friends.
“Because of your efforts, T&T has become a centre not only for the treatment of heart diseases, vascular diseases but also a worldwide hub for medical treatment and preventative medicine. You have created a place where people from all over the world can come to be treated with compassion and expertise. That’s the heart of Doctor Murray,” Osteen said in the video.
Murray also said Osteen will soon visit the country “to celebrate not only with you in Trinidad but the entire Caribbean.”
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