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April 6, 2026 Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that Herbert Zeh, M.D., holder of the Hall and Mary Lucile Shannon Distinguished University Chair in Surgery, will step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Surgery to become Vice President of Surgical Services and Se…

Dear Colleagues, We write to share the news that Michael Rosen, Ph.D., holder of the Mar Nell and F. Andrew Bell Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry, has announced his intention to step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Biophysics after a successor is identified. He will r…

September 4, 2024 Dear Colleagues, Dr. Joan Conaway and I are delighted to announce the appointment of Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., as the new Director of the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Center for Human Genetics, effective Sept. 1. He now holds the Eug…

July 22, 2025 Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that Thomas J. Wang, M.D., holder of the Donald W. Seldin Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine, will step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of William P. Clements Jr…

May 22, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., as the new Chair of the Department of Microbiology, effective immediately. She will hold the B.B. Owen Distinguished Chair in Molecular Research and the Nadine and Tom Craddick Distinguished…

Dear Colleagues, We write to share the news that Gaudenz Danuser, Ph.D., holder of the Patrick E. Haggerty Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Science, has announced his intention to step down from his position as Chair of the Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics this fall. Dr. Danuser has …

Dear Colleagues, Building on UT Southwestern’s long tradition of nurturing physician-scientists through the Perot Family Scholars Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), we are establishing the Physician-Scientist Development Office. It will support not only our MSTP students in their career …

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce the appointment of James H. Willig, M.D., M.S.P.H., as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, effective February 10, 2025. Dr. Willig joins us from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where he is Assistant Dean of Clinical E…

May 24, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Tarek K. Rajji, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., as the new Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, with a secondary appointment in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, effective on or before Oct. 1. He will hold the Stanton …

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce the appointment of Benjamin Levi, M.D., Professor of Surgery, as the new Director of the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, effective July 1. He holds the Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery. …