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Distinguished University Chair

Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished University Chair in Heart Disease
K. Lance Gould, M.D.
John S. Dunn Distinguished University Chair in Ophthalmology
Richard S. Ruiz, M.D.
Richards S. Ruiz, M.D., Distinguished University Chair
Robert M. Feldman, M.D.
John S. Dunn Distinguished University Chair in Physiology and Medicine
Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.
Jack H. Mayfield, M.D. Distinguished University Chair in Surgery
Richard J. Andrassy, M.D.

Distinguished Chairs

Distinguished Chair in Molecular Pathology
Robert L. Hunter, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
L. Maximilian Buja, M.D.
John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Radiology
Susan John, M.D.
Distinguished Chair in Urology
Michael L. Ritchey, M.D.
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair
James C. Grotta, M.D.
Edward J. McGuire, M.D.
Nancy, Clive and Pierce Runnells Distinguished Chair of the Vivian L. Smith Center for Neurologic Research
Guy Clifton, M.D.
Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry
John L. Spudich, Ph.D.
C.R. Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Urology
Ouida Westney, M.D.

Endowed Chairs

Frederic B. Asche Chair in Ophthalmology
John O'Brien, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Bidgood Chair in Rheumatology
Frank C. Arnett, Jr., M.D.
Adriana Blood Chair in Neurology
Mya C. Schiess, M.D.
President George Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Dianna M. Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D.
Denton A. Cooley, M.D., Chair in Surgery
Richard J. Andrassy, M.D.
Cecil M. Crigler, M.D., Chair in Urology
Run Wang, M.D.
Dr. Thomas D. Cronin Chair in Plastic Surgery
Donald H. Parks, M.D.
John S. Dunn, Sr., Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
William Dowhan, Ph.D.
Fondren Chair in Cellular Signaling
John F. Hancock, Ph.D.
Joseph C. Gabel, M.D., Chair in Anesthesiology
Carin Hagberg, M.D.
Joe M. Green, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology
Richard W. Yee, M.D.
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Gerontology
Carmel Dyer, M.D.
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D.
Jesse H. Jones Chair in Structural Biology
Ann-Bin Shyu, Ph.D.
A. G. McNeese Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Kevin P. Lally, M.D.
Elizabeth Morford Chair in Ophthalmology
Stephen C. Massey, Ph.D.
Edward Randall, III Chair in Internal Medicine
James T. Willerson, M.D.
Harvey S. Rosenberg, M.D., Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Robert E. Brown, M.D.
Pat R. Rutherford, Jr. Chair in Psychiatry
Alan Swann, M.D.
Edward T. Smith, M.D., Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Vacant
June and Virgil Waggoner Chair
John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Bernice Weingarten Chair in Ophthalmology
Charles A. Garcia, M.D.
Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry
To Be Appointed
James T. and Nancy B. Willerson Chair
David McPherson, M.D.
Chair in Childhood Reading and Learning
Marcia A. Barnes, Ph.D.
Linda K. Finger Chair in Autoimmune and Connective Tissue Diseases
Frank C. Arnett, Jr., M.D.
Jack H. Mayfield, M.D. Chair in Surgery
John Holcomb, M.D.
John P. McGovern, M.D. Chair in Medical Humanities
Thomas R. Cole, Ph.D.
C. Frank Webber, M.D. Chair in Family Medicine
Carlos A. Moreno, M.D.

Distinguished Professorships

Michelle Bain Distinguished Professorship in Medicine and Public Health
Jon E. Tyson, M.D., M.P.H.
The Children’s Fund, Inc. Professorship in Pediatric Surgery Trauma
Charles S. Cox, M.D.
H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professorship in the Medical Sciences
David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine
Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D.
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Professorship in Anesthesiology
Jeffrey Katz, M.D.
John P. McGovern, M.D., Distinguished Professorship in Ophthalmology
Stephen Mills, Ph.D.
John Edward Tyson Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology
S. Ward Casscells, III, M.D.
Richard Andrassy, M.D. Endowed Distinguished Professorship
Kevin P. Lally, M.D.
James H. "Red" Duke, Jr., M.D. Distinguished Professorship in Surgery
Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D.
Jack H. Mayfield, M.D. Distinguished Professorship in Surgery
Tien Ko, M.D.
Vale Asche Russell Distinguished Professorship in Ophthalmology
Vacant

Endowed Professorships

Dr. John T. Armstrong Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Robert C. Maier, M.D.
Bartels Family Professorship in Neurology
Jerry S. Wolinsky, M.D.
Adriana Blood Professorship in Neurology
Ian Butler, M.D.
George S. Bruce, Jr. Professorship in Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases
John D. Reveille, M.D.
Robert K. Creasy, M.D., Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Allan R. Katz, M.D.
Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Professorship in Biomedical Science
Theresa Koehler, Ph.D.
Kraft W. Eidman Professorship in the Medical Sciences
James A. Ferrendelli, M.D.
Gibson and Martha Gayle Professorship in Ophthalmology
To Be Appointed
Robert Greer Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences
Steve Norris, Ph.D.
The Berel Held, M.D., Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Manju Monga, M.D.
Emma Sue Hightower Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Susan M. Ramin, M.D.
Theodore R. and Maureen O'Driscoll Levy Endowed Professorship in Cardiology Research
Francisco Fuentes, M.D.
Endowed Professorship in Forensic Pathology
Luis Sanchez, M.D.
John B. Holmes Professorship in the Clinical Sciences
James H. Duke, Jr., M.D.
Josey Professorship in Dermatology
Ronald Rapini, M.D.
Mary W. Kelsey Professorship in the Medical Sciences
Herbert L. DuPont, M.D.
The Michael Matthew Knight Memorial Professorship in Pediatrics
Susan Landry, Ph.D.
Ernest L. Kurth, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology
Jeffrey Day Lanier, M.D.
Alfred W. Lasher, III Professorship in Ophthalmology
Helen A. Mintz-Hitner, M.D.
Stephen A. Lasher Professorship in Ophthalmology
Judianne Kellaway, M.D.
Levit Family Professorship in the Neurosciences
Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
John P. McGovern, M.D., Professorship in Oslerian Medicine
Bryant Boutwell, Dr.P.H.
A. G. McNeese, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology
To Be Appointed
J. Ralph Meadows Professorship in Internal Medicine
Barbara Murray, M.D.
Richard Warren Mithoff Professorship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Kathleen Kennedy, M.D.
David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine
To Be Appointed
Opal C. Rankin Professorship in Neurology
Jerry S. Wolinsky, M.D.
Griff T. Ross Professorship in Humanities and Technology in Health Care
Eric Thomas, M.D.
Patti Jayne Ross Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patti J. Ross, M.D.
Dan and Lillie Sterling Professorship in Clinical Gastroenterology
To Be Appointed
Jay Brent Sterling Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine
Richard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D.
Walter and Ruth Sterling Professorship in Ophthalmology
To Be Appointed
Dr. Carl V. Vartian Professorship in Infectious Diseases
To Be Appointed
William M. Wheless, III Professorship in Biomedical Sciences
M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.

Endowed Lecture Series

  • Mr. and Mrs. George T. Abell Lectureship in Neurology
  • Harold Cooper Lectureship for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Louis Faillace, M.D., Lecture Series
  • William S. Fields Lectureship in Neurology
  • Robert Gross Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery
  • John H. Harris, Jr., M.D., D. Sc. Endowed Lecture Series
  • Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lecture Series
  • Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lecture Series II
  • Sam and Elizabeth Nixon Visiting Lectureship in Family Practice
  • Grant Taylor Lectureship Endowment Fund
  • James J. and Una T. Truitt Medical Education Endowment
  • Dr. Henry W. Withers Lectureship in Family Practice
  • Walter Kirkendall, M.D., Endowed Lecture Series
  • James T. Willerson, M.D. Endowed Lecture Series