Leadership Timeline
| Presidents | Admin. Period |
|---|---|
| Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D. | 2012-present |
| Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D., President ad interim | 2011-2012 |
| Larry R. Kaiser, M.D., F.A.C.S. | 2008-2011 |
| James T. Willerson, M.D. | 2000-2008 |
| M. David Low, M.D., Ph.D. | 1989-2000 |
| John C. Ribble, M.D., Interim President | 1987-89 |
| Roger J. Bulger, M.D. | 1978-87 |
| Truman G. Blocker, M.D., Acting President | 1977-78 |
| Charles A. Berry, M.D. | 1974-77 |
| John Victor Olson, D.D.S., M.S., Acting President | 1972-74 |
| School of Dentistry Deans | |
| John Valenza, D.D.S | 2011-present |
| Dental Branch Deans (name changed to School of Dentistry) | |
| John Valenza, D.D.S, Interim Dean | 2009-2011 |
| Catherine Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S. | 2004-2009 |
| Catherine Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S., Interim Dean | 2002-2004 |
| Ronald Johnson, D.D.S. | 1996-2002 |
| Raul C. Caffesse, D.D.S., M.S., Dean Pro Tem | 1992-96 |
| Don Allen, D.D.S., M.S. | 1982-92 |
| John Victor Olson, D.D.S., M.S. | 1974-82 |
| Benjamin C. McKinney, D.D.S., J.D., Acting Dean | 1972-74 |
| John Victor Olson, D.D.S., M.S. | 1955-72 |
| University of Texas School of Dentistry Deans (name changed to Dental Branch) | |
| John Victor Olson, D.D.S., M.S. | 1952-55 |
| Frederick C. Elliott, D.D.S. | 1943-52 |
| Texas Dental College Deans (name changed to Dental Branch) | |
| Frederick C. Elliott, D.D.S. | 1932-43 |
| Joseph P. Arnold, D.D.S. | 1930-32 |
| Olympio F. Gambati, D.D.S. | 1905-30 |
| MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School | |
| Michael Blackburn, Ph.D. | 2020-present |
| Michael Blackburn, Ph.D. & Michelle Barton, Ph.D. | 2017-2020 |
| Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Deans (name changed to MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School) | |
| Michael Blackburn, Ph.D. & Michelle Barton, Ph.D. | 2012-2017 |
| George M. Stancel, Ph.D. | 1999-2012 |
| Paul Darlington, Ph.D., Interim Dean | 1997-1999 |
| R.W. Butcher, Ph.D. | 1979-96 |
| Roger R. Hewitt, Ph.D., Acting Dean | 1978-79 |
| Margery W. Shaw, M.D., Acting Dean | 1977-78 |
| Alfred G. Knudson, M.D., Ph.D. | 1970-77 |
| Sumter S. Arnim, D.D.S., Ph.D. | 1966-70 |
| Paul Weiss, Ph.D. | 1965-66 |
| Grant Taylor, M.D., Acting Dean | 1963-65 |
| McGovern Medical School Deans | |
| Richard J. Andrassy, M.D., Executive Dean ad interim | 2020-present |
| Barbara J. Stoll, M.D. | 2015-2020 |
| Medical School Deans (name changed to McGovern Medical School) | |
| Barbara J. Stoll, M.D. | 2015 |
| Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D. | 2007-2015 |
| Jerry S. Wolinsky, M.D., Interim Dean | 2006-2007 |
| Stanley G. Schultz, M.D. | 2004-2006 |
| Stanley G. Schultz, M.D., Interim Dean | 2003-2004 |
| L. Maximilian Buja, M.D. | 1996-2003 |
| Cheves McCord Smythe, M.D., Dean Pro Tem | 1995-96 |
| John C. Ribble, M.D. | 1986-95 |
| C. Frank Webber, M.D. | 1985 |
| Louis A. Faillace, M.D., Acting Dean | 1984-85 |
| Ernst Knobil, Ph.D. | 1981-84 |
| Robert L. Tuttle, M.D. | 1975-81 |
| Cheves McCord Smythe, M.D. | 1970-75 |
| School of Biomedical Informatics Deans (formerly School of Health Information Sciences) | |
| Jiajie Zhang, PhD, Dean | 2013-present |
| Jiajie Zhang, PhD, Interim Dean | 2012-2013 |
| Jack W. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Dean | 2003-2012 |
| Doris L. Ross, Ph.D., Dean Pro Tem | 1992-2002 |
| Judith B. Craven, M.D., M.P.H. | 1983-92 |
| M. Alton Hodges, Dr.P.H. | 1976-83 |
| M. Alton Hodges, Dr.P.H., Acting Dean | 1973-76 |
| Cizik School of Nursing Deans | |
| Diane M. Santa Maria, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., Dean | 2020-present |
| Diane M. Santa Maria, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., Dean ad interim | 2018-2020 |
| Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N. | 2018 |
| School of Nursing Deans (name changed to Cizik School of Nursing) | |
| Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N. | 2015-2018 |
| Patricia L. Starck, D.S.N., R.N. | 1984-2015 |
| Nancy Fasano, M.S., R.N., Interim Dean | 1983-84 |
| Arlowayne Swort, Ed.D., R.N. | 1977-83 |
| Dorothy Otto, M.S., R.N., Interim Dean | 1975-77 |
| Elizabeth Jones Snyder, M.S., R.N. | 1972-75 |
| School of Public Health Deans | |
| Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D. | 2016-present |
| Osama Mikhail, Ph.D. | 2014-2015 |
| Roberta B. Ness, MD, MPH | 2008-2014 |
| Guy Parcel, Ph.D. | 2005-2008 |
| R. Palmer Beasley, M.D., M.S. | 1987-2005 |
| Roger J. Bulger, M.D., Interim Dean | 1986-87 |
| Reuel A. Stallones, M.D., M.P.H. | 1968-86 |
| James H. Sterner, M.D., Acting Dean | 1967-68 |
| John R. Hall, M.D., Acting Dean | 1967 |