Department Chairs

Meet the department chairs who lead McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston’s academic departments and advance excellence in education, research, clinical care, and service to the community.

Mary Aitken, MD, MPH

Pediatrics

portrait of Richard Andrassy, MD

Richard Andrassy, MD

Surgery

portrait of Martin Citardi, MD

Martin Citardi, MD

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

portrait of Pramod Dash, PhD

Pramod Dash, PhD

Neurobiology and Anatomy

portrait of Carmen Dessauer, PhD

Carmen Dessauer, PhD

Integrative Biology and Pharmacology

portrait of Holger Eltzschig, MD, PhD

Holger Eltzschig, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology Critical Care and Pain Medicine

portrait of Anthony Estrera, MD

Anthony Estrera, MD

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

portrait of Gerard Francisco, MD

Gerard Francisco, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

portrait of Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD

Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

portrait of Susan John, MD

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

portrait of Biswajit Kar, MD

Biswajit Kar, MD

Cardiology

portrait of Kevin Lally, MD

Kevin Lally, MD

Pediatric Surgery

portrait of Michael Lorenz, PhD

Michael Lorenz, PhD

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

portrait of Walter Lowe, MD

Walter Lowe, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

portrait of Samuel Luber, MD, MPH

Samuel Luber, MD, MPH

Emergency Medicine

portrait of Timothy McCulley, MD

Timothy McCulley, MD

Ophthalmology and Visual Science

portrait of Louise McCullough, MD, PhD

Louise McCullough, MD, PhD

Neurology

portrait of David McPherson, MD

David McPherson, MD

Internal Medicine

portrait of Jacques Morcos, MD

Jacques Morcos, MD

Neurosurgery

portrait of Carlos Moreno, MD, MPH

Carlos Moreno, MD, MPH

Family and Community Medicine

Pamela Promecene-Cook, MD

Pamela Promecene-Cook, MD

Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences (interim)

portrait of Faramarz Samie, MD, PhD

Faramarz Samie, MD, PhD

Dermatology

portrait of Jair Soares, MD, PhD

Jair Soares, MD, PhD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

portrait of Md Amer Wahed, MD

Md Amer Wahed, MD

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine