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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

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