Distinguished Professorship
Distinguished Professorship funds support faculty as their skills are honed and their reputations as teachers and scientists grow. Designed to honor outstanding faculty members for their accomplishments, these position are another key factor in recruiting and retaining exceptional scholars. As of September 1, 2023, a $1 million gift is required to establish a Distinguished Professorship endowment.
Below is the current list of endowed distinguished professorships:
| Endowed Distinguished Professorship | Faculty Holder | School | Endowment Established |
| BCMS Distinguished Professorship in Neurological Disorders and Neurosurgery | Nitin Tandon, MD | McGovern Medical School | 4/9/2022 |
| Beth Toby Grossman Distinguished Professorship in Spirituality and Healing | Steven H. Kelder, PhD, MPH | School of Public Health | 8/30/1996 |
| Bette P. Thomas Distinguished Professorship in Innovative Health Care Delivery | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/20/2010 |
| Cheves and Isabella Smythe Distinguished Professorship in Medicine | Omowunmi Aibana, MD, MPH | McGovern Medical School | 11/11/2009 |
| Dorothy T. Nicholson Distinguished Professorship | Elda G. Ramirez, PhD, RN | Cizik School of Nursing | 10/17/2016 |
| Gene C. Stevenson Distinguished Professorship in Dental Education | Ana C. Candia Solari Neumann, DDS, MPH, PhD | School of Dentistry | 12/18/2017 |
| George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Cardiovascular Research | Vihang Narkar, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 11/24/2003 |
| Glassell Family Distinguished Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 2/14/2021 |
| Graham Distinguished Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 1/14/2022 |
| H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professorship in the Medical Sciences | John F. Hancock, ScD, PhD, MA, MB, BChir | McGovern Medical School | 8/13/1981 |
| Harriet and Joe Foster Distinguished Professorship | Tricia A. Zucker, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 5/20/2016 |
| Jack H. Mayfield, MD Distinguished Professorship in Surgery | Tien Ko, MD | McGovern Medical School | 4/26/2007 |
| James H. "Red" Duke, Jr. MD, Distinguished Professorship in Surgery | Charles E. Wade, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 10/16/1996 |
| Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professorship for Nursing Research | Sandra K. Hanneman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Research | Cizik School of Nursing | 3/19/2004 |
| Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professorship in Stem Cell Research | Radbod Darabi, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 11/10/2005 |
| John Edward Tyson Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology | Susan T. Laing, MD | McGovern Medical School | 6/29/2000 |
| John P. McGovern Distinguished Professorship in the School of Nursing | Maja Djukic, PhD, RN | Cizik School of Nursing | 12/18/1998 |
| John P. McGovern Distinguished Professorship in Nursing | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 3/29/1996 |
| John P. McGovern, MD Distinguished Professorship in Ophthalmology | Ore-Ofeoluwatomi O. Adesina, MD | McGovern Medical School | 10/7/2002 |
| John P. McGovern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Endowed Distinguished Professorship | Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 7/27/2001 |
| John R. Ludington, Jr. DDS, MSD Distinguished Professorship in Endodontics | Timothy C. Kirkpatrick, DDS | School of Dentistry | 7/15/2009 |
| John S. Dunn Distinguished Professorship | João Luciano de Quevedo, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 9/29/2022 |
| John S. Dunn Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 10/16/1996 |
| Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship in the School of Nursing | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/7/1997 |
| Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship in the School of Nursing | Constance M. Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/7/1997 |
| Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship in the School of Nursing | Daphne C. Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAB | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/7/1997 |
| Louis A. Faillace, MD, Distinguished Professorship | Joy M. Schmitz, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 12/20/2001 |
| Michelle Bain Distinguished Professorship in Medicine and Public Health | Jon E. Tyson, MD, MPH | McGovern Medical School | 5/28/1997 |
| Nancy B. Willerson Distinguished Professorship in Nursing | Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RN, FAAN | Cizik School of Nursing | 2/5/2008 |
| Nancy, Clive and Pierce Runnells Distinguished Professorship in Emergency Medicine | Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, FACEP | McGovern Medical School | 3/11/2010 |
| Ralph C. Cooley, DDS Distinguished Professorship in Biomaterials | Rade Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD | School of Dentistry | 6/10/2011 |
| Raul G. Caffesse, DDS, MS, Dr Odont Distinguished Professorship in Periodontics | Nikola Angelov, DDS, MS, PhD | School of Dentistry | 11/3/1995 |
| Richard Andrassy, MD Endowed Distinguished Professorship | Lawrence J. Cisek, Jr., MD | McGovern Medical School | 3/5/2008 |
| Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professorship in the Neurosciences | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 3/27/1997 |
| Roger J. Bulger, MD Distinguished Professorship | Kevin A. Morano, PhD | Component-Wide | 2/11/1988 |
| Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Professorship | Wei Cao, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 8/30/1999 |
| Sally W. Vernon, PhD Distinguished Professorship in Social Determinants of Health | Kayo Fujimoto, PhD | School of Public Health | 2/10/2017 |
| The Carolyn and William T. Deffebach Distinguished Professorship | Philip C. Johnson, MD, FACP | McGovern Medical School | 2/26/2018 |
| The Children's Fund, Inc. Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Surgery | KuoJen Tsao, MD | McGovern Medical School | 10/13/1983 |
| The Jerold B. Katz Family Distinguished Professorship in General Internal Medicine | Philip C. Johnson, MD, FACP | McGovern Medical School | 3/8/2018 |
| The Jerry and Maury Rubenstein Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Heart Disease Research | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 4/7/2004 |
| The Laurence and Johanna Favrot Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology | Myriam Fornage, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 3/29/1996 |
| The William N. Finnegan III Distinguished Professorship in the Dental Sciences | John A. Valenza, DDS | School of Dentistry | 4/11/1985 |
| UTHealth Houston Distinguished Professorship in Neuro-Oncology | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 8/24/2023 |
| Walter and Mary Mischer Distinguished Professorship in Molecular Medicine | Xiaodong Cheng, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 1/7/1997 |
| William J. Devane Distinguished Professorship | Manish N. Shah, MD | McGovern Medical School | 2/7/2018 |
| Wyatt Ranches Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine | Charles L. Maddow, MD, FACEP | McGovern Medical School | 8/20/2019 |
| Wyatt Ranches Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine | Andreea S. Xavier, MD | McGovern Medical School | 8/21/2019 |