Billy Cohn

Inventor, cardiothoracic surgeon, and engineer Billy Cohn says his favorite thing to do is ride around in his car with Andy, who usually rides shotgun. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

For months, Billy Cohn had been working with his car and with Andy in hopes of his friendly Sheepdog rolling down Allen Parkway in the driver's seat. Mission accomplished. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

His favorite thing to do is ride around in his car with Andy, a proper English gentleman, who rides shotgun. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

BANDSAW TO BONES Inventor Billy Cohn fractures skeletons in his garage workshop, part of his grand plan for Halloween night. Chopping them at certain points, in slightly different integral sections, and arranging each of the skeletons just so, makes them appear as if they’re flying off from the ground, thanks to Billy’s fast-spinning zoetrope, lit by a strobe light. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

Tail-wagging sheepdog Andy is anything but sheepish when it comes to taking a spin in the car with owner Billy. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

No bones about it, the inventor, well-known for groundbreaking medical devices, is a lifelong Halloween enthusiast. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

TROMBONE FUNK & DOG UP FRONT Billy performs trombone in the band Disco Expressions at The Continental Club in Houston.

BUSY BROTHERS John and younger brother Billy (pictured, from left) were curious from the get-go, thanks to energetic, creative parents. Growing up with Houston’s medical advances and space program as a backdrop, the two performed scientific experiments at home at an early age.