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School of Medicine Administration

Leadership

Dean & Senior Vice President of UT Health RGV Michael B. Hocker, M.D., MHS
Executive Vice Dean, Vice President UT Health RGV
 Michael Patriarca, M.B.A.
Chief of Staff and Strategic Initiatives Sofía Hernández, M.P.A.
Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs Michael Dobbs, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Vice Dean for Educational Affairs Jeremy Gibson, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Robert Nelson, M.D.
Associate Vice President for Clinical Research Angela R. Cook, Ph.D., MNHP, RN, OCN, CCRP
Chief Physician Executive Michael Sanders, M.D. 
Deputy Chief Legal Officer Jose A. Galvan, J.D., MBA

Chairs

Department of Human Genetics Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology & Microbiology (Interim)

Sarah Williams Blangero, Ph.D.
Department of Internal Medicine (Interim) Chelsea Chang, M.D.
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Interim) Jimmy Gonzales, M.D.
Department of Medical Education  Sambandam Elango, M.D., FACS, M Med Ed
Department of Neurology Michael R. Dobbs, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Department of Neuroscience Ihsan M. Salloum, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Tony Ogburn, M.D., FACOG
Department of Pediatrics Robert Nelson, M.D.
Department of Population Health and Biostatistics Leonel Vela, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Psychiatry  Karl Goodkin, M.D., Ph.D., DLFAPA, FACPsych, FRSM
Department of Surgery Daniel Albo, MD, Ph.D., FACS
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Michael Sander, M.D.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Nausheen Jamal, M.D.

Directors

Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research Gladys E. Maestre, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Skills  Sambandam Elango, M.D., FACS, M Med Ed
Medical Student Research Dr. Kelsey Baker Ph.D.
Institute for Neurosciences Ihsan M. Salloum, M.D., M.P.H.
South Texas Diabetes & Obesity Institute Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D.
South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research
 Subhash C. Chauhan, Ph.D.

Deans

Senior Associate Dean for Community Health Partnerships John Ronnau, Ph.D.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Research; Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research Angela Cook, Ph.D., RN, OCN, CCRP
Vice Dean, Educational Affairs
 Jeremy Gibson, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Robert Nelson, M.D., FACS, M Med Ed
Associate Dean for Educational Affairs  Sambandam Elango, M.D., FACS, M Med Ed
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Nausheen Jamal, M.D.
Associate Dean for SOM Library Stephanie Atkins-Sharpe, MSLIS
Associate Dean for Special Programs Adela Valdéz, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs Stanley Fisch, M.D.
 Assistant Dean for Student Affairs  Mercy O. Azeke, Ed.D
Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Services Betty Monfort, M.P.H.
Assistant Dean for Accreditation
 Muriel Warren, M.B.A.
Assistant Dean for Assessment, Evaluation & Quality Improvement Monica Alaniz-McGinnis, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development & Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development Beatriz Tápia, M.D., Ed.D., M.P.H.
 Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education Karina Madrigal, Ed.D., M.A.
 Assistant Dean for Pre-Clerkships  Kelsey Baker, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Clerkships (Interim) Robert Nelson, M.D.

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