Health Care Professionals

UT Southwestern ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world. Our mission is to improve health through innovative patient care, research and education. Founded in 1943, UT Southwestern has pioneered breakthroughs that have led to international recognition for the faculty. 

Members of the UT Southwestern faculty include four active Nobel laureates, more than any other medical school in the world; sixteen National Academy of Sciences members; nineteen members of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and, thirteen American Academy of Arts and Sciences members.

UT Southwestern physicians are experts in their specialties and treat a variety of patients, many with the most complex of diseases. Patients benefit from our advanced technologies in imaging, expertise in minimally invasive surgery, and our outstanding reputation as a leader in cancer, cardiovascular care and neurology, accounting annually for more than 500,000 patient visits and more than 20,000 admissions to UT Southwestern Medical Center.