Professorship
An endowed professorship recognizes rising stars and supports outstanding mid-career faculty. Funds from this type of endowment are typically used to help further research and teaching in areas of critical importance in the school. Endowed professorships help The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston encourage and retain the most talented faculty in the country. As of September 1, 2023, a $500,000 gift is required to establish a Professorship endowment.
Below is the current list of endowed professorships:
| Endowed Professorships | Faculty Holder | School | Endowment Established |
| A. G. McNeese, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 2/14/1991 |
| Adriana Blood Professorship in Neurology | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 12/8/2006 |
| Alfred W. Lasher III Professorship | Bhavani Iyer, OD | McGovern Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| Allan King Professorship in Public Health | Christine Markham, PhD | School of Public Health | 8/13/1987 |
| Bartels Family Professorship in Neurology | John A. Lincoln, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| Becker Family Foundation Professorship in Diabetes Research | Sheng Zhang, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 8/31/2004 |
| Betty Wheless Trotter Professorship | Hulin Wu, PhD | School of Public Health | 10/23/1980 |
| Blair Justice, PhD Professorship in Mind-Body Medicine and Public Health | Vacant | School of Public Health | 11/6/1998 |
| Catherine M. Flaitz, DDS Professorship in Pediatric Dentistry | Gregory W. Olson, DDS, MSc | School of Dentistry | 5/6/2015 |
| Christopher Sarofim Family Professorship in Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering | Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD | School of Biomedical Informatics | 2/4/2015 |
| Cornelia and Meredith Long Professorship in Pediatric Dermatology | Adelaide A. Hebert, MD | McGovern Medical School | 10/22/2021 |
| D. Bradley McWilliams Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 7/31/2023 |
| D. Bradley McWilliams Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 7/31/2023 |
| D. Bradley McWilliams Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 7/31/2023 |
| D. Bradley McWilliams Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 7/31/2023 |
| Dan and Lillie Sterling Professorship in Clinical Gastroenterology | Brooks Cash, MD | McGovern Medical School | 11/6/1998 |
| Dan C. West, DDS Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics | Audrey L. Moon, DDS, MSD | School of Dentistry | 1/9/2012 |
| David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine | Amir M. Khan, MD | McGovern Medical School | 12/10/1981 |
| Doan-Huynh-Le Endowed Professorship in General Dentistry | Vacant | School of Dentistry | 1/6/2012 |
| Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Professorship in Clinical Informatics | Xiaobo Zhou, PhD | School of Biomedical Informatics | 4/16/2016 |
| Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Professorship in Infectious Diseases | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 11/13/2006 |
| Dr. Doris L. Ross Professorship | Cui Tao, PhD | School of Biomedical Informatics | 6/9/2006 |
| Dr. D.R. Seth Family Professorship in Biostatistics | Hulin Wu, PhD | School of Public Health | 3/19/2015 |
| Dr. John T. Armstrong Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pamela D. Berens, MD | McGovern Medical School | 12/13/1984 |
| Dr. Marnie Rose Professorship in Pediatric Neurosurgery | David I. Sandberg, MD | McGovern Medical School | 1/28/2016 |
| Emma Sue Hightower Development Board Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences | Sean C. Blackwell, MD | McGovern Medical School | 6/16/1983 |
| Endowed Professorship in Forensic Pathology | Luis A. Sanchez, MD | McGovern Medical School | 12/1/1994 |
| Frank B. Trice, DDS Professorship in Endodontics | Timothy C. Kirkpatrick, DDS | School of Dentistry | 7/18/2011 |
| George McMillan Fleming Professorship in Health Administration | J. Michael Swint, PhD | School of Public Health | 8/3/2005 |
| George S. Bruce, Jr. Professorship in Arthritis & Other Rheumatic Diseases | Shervin Assassi, MD | McGovern Medical School | 6/10/1993 |
| Gibson and Martha Gayle Professorship | Alice Z. Chuang, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 9/11/2000 |
| Glassell Family Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 2/15/2021 |
| Glassell Family Professorship | Vacant | School of Biomedical Informatics | 2/14/2021 |
| Greaser Family Professorship in Orthopedic Surgery | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 1/30/2020 |
| Griff T. Ross Professorship in Humanities and Technology in Health Care | Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH | McGovern Medical School | 5/30/1984 |
| Isabel S. and Ransom C. Lummis Family Professorship in Pediatrics | Margaret C. McNeese, MD | McGovern Medical School | 2/7/2018 |
| J. Ralph Meadows Professorship in Internal Medicine | Barbara E. Murray, MD | McGovern Medical School | 8/10/1989 |
| James H. Steele, D.V.M. Professorship | Joseph B. McCormick, MD | School of Public Health | 10/16/1996 |
| James W. Rockwell Professorship in Public Health (Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology) | Cici Xi Chen Bauer, PhD | School of Public Health | 11/11/1977 |
| Jay Brent Sterling Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine | Richard W. Smalling, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 7/11/1997 |
| Joan and Stanford Alexander Professorship in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 3/2/2017 |
| John B. Holmes Professorship in the Clinical Sciences | Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH | McGovern Medical School | 6/10/1982 |
| John M. Powers Professorship for Pre- & Postdoctoral Student Research | Vacant | School of Dentistry | 4/27/2023 |
| John M. Powers, PhD Professorship in Oral Biomaterials | Joe C. Ontiveros, DDS, MS | School of Dentistry | 3/20/2013 |
| John P. McGovern Professorship in Health Promotion | Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD | School of Public Health | 12/10/1981 |
| John P. McGovern, MD Professorship in Oslerian Medicine | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 8/7/2003 |
| John S. Dunn Professorship | Vineeth P. John, MD, MBA | McGovern Medical School | 9/29/2022 |
| John S. Dunn Professorship | Cesar A. Soutullo, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 9/29/2022 |
| Josey Professorship in Dermatology | Ronald P. Rapini, MD | McGovern Medical School | 6/5/1975 |
| Judy Fred Professorship in Nursing | Leissa A. Roberts, DNP, CNM, FACNM | Cizik School of Nursing | 5/12/2010 |
| Kraft W. Eidman Development Board Professorship in the Medical Sciences | Bethany R. Williams, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 6/16/1983 |
| Landmark Charities Professorship in Autism Research and Treatment | Katherine Loveland, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 8/15/2014 |
| Margaret A. Barnett/PARTNERS Professorship in Nursing | TengYuan (Erica) Yu, PhD | Cizik School of Nursing | 7/24/2008 |
| Michael Matthew Knight Memorial Professorship in Pediatrics | April D. Crawford, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| Mr. Justin Koh and Dr. Sheila Koh Professorship | Cleverick Johnson, DDS, MS | School of Dentistry | 12/1/2021 |
| Nguyen-Thang Family Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Christopher Daniel, DDS, MD, FACS | School of Dentistry | 9/20/2013 |
| Opal C. Rankin Professorship in Neurology | J. William Lindsey, MD | McGovern Medical School | 1/24/2005 |
| PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Susan D. Ruppert, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP | Cizik School of Nursing | 3/8/2007 |
| PARTNERS Professorship | Cathy L. Rozmus, DSN, RN | Cizik School of Nursing | 7/14/2011 |
| Patricia L. Starck/PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Jessica Shank Coviello, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC | Cizik School of Nursing | 6/29/2007 |
| Raghuthaman Family Professorship in Pediatric Neurology and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | Gabriel Anzueto, MD | McGovern Medical School | 11/29/2019 |
| Ralph A. Frankson, DDS Professorship in General Practice | Gary N. Frey, DDS | School of Dentistry | 4/20/2015 |
| Richard Warren Mithoff Professorship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine | Amir M. Khan, MD | McGovern Medical School | 10/10/1985 |
| Rick McCord Professorship in Neurology | Paul E. Schulz, MD | McGovern Medical School | 1/20/2017 |
| Robert Greer Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences | Vacant | McGovern Medical School | 10/9/1986 |
| Robert H. Graham Professorship in Entrepreneurial Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering | James R. Langabeer, PhD | School of Biomedical Informatics | 1/13/2010 |
| Robert K. Creasy, MD Professorship in OB/GYN | Allan R. Katz, MD | McGovern Medical School | 8/23/1996 |
| Stanley G. Schultz, MD Endowed Professorship in Global Health | Deepa Iyengar, MBBS | McGovern Medical School | 7/6/2020 |
| Stephen A. Lasher Professorship | Chai-An Mao, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| Suzie Conway Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 1/7/2009 |
| The Berel Held, MD Professorship in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences | Sean C. Blackwell, MD | McGovern Medical School | 10/7/1988 |
| The Carolyn Frost Keenan Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease Research | John C. Rasmussen, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 11/24/2003 |
| The Patti Jayne Ross Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology | Patti Jayne Ross, MD | McGovern Medical School | 1/20/2004 |
| The Patricia and Ian Butler Endowed Professorship in Medical Professionalism | John W. Riggs, MD, MS | McGovern Medical School | 12/12/2021 |
| The Reynolds and Reynolds Professorship in Clinical Informatics | Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE | School of Biomedical Informatics | 2/27/2015 |
| The Romero-Levine Family Professorship | Donald M. Belles, DDS, MS | School of Dentistry | 12/14/2015 |
| The ten Broeke Family Foundation Professorship | Anne H. Dougherty, MD | McGovern Medical School | 3/25/2019 |
| Theodore J. and Mary E. Trumble Professorship in Aging Research | Vacant | Cizik School of Nursing | 8/11/1994 |
| Theodore R. and Maureen O'Driscoll Levy Endowed Professorship in Cardiology Research | Francisco Fuentes, MD | McGovern Medical School | 1/2/1996 |
| Thomas M. Weil Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Nagi M. Demian, MD, DDS | School of Dentistry | 9/19/2014 |
| Thomas Stull Matney, PhD Endowed Professorship in Cancer Genetics | Michael J. Galko, PhD | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/31/2006 |
| Thomas Stull Matney, PhD Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Genetic Sciences | Alanna C. Morrison, PhD, FAHA | School of Public Health | 9/30/2002 |
| Umphrey Family Professorship in Neurodegenerative Diseases | Paul E. Schulz, MD | McGovern Medical School | 5/25/2018 |
| W. Bonham Magness, DDS Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics | Lacey M. Harris, DMD, MSD | School of Dentistry | 3/19/2014 |
| Walter and Ruth Sterling Professorship in Ophthalmology | Zhiyong Yang, MD, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 10/11/1991 |
| Walter R. Lowe, MD Professorship | John W. Munz, MD | McGovern Medical School | 6/6/2014 |
| William M. Wheless, III Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences | M. Neal Waxham, PhD | McGovern Medical School | 2/12/1987 |
| Young Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Research Professorship | Simon W. Young, DDS, MD, PhD | School of Dentistry | 5/1/2017 |
| Yun J. Ahn and Song Ahn, DDS Professorship in Implant Dentistry in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics | Maria A. Loza, DMD, MS, FACP | School of Dentistry | 10/21/2011 |