Presidents and Deans

UT Southwestern Medical Center has had 11 leaders since its founding in 1943 as Southwestern Medical College. UT Southwestern Medical Center was initially led by a succession of Deans. The first Dean, Donald Slaughter, M.D., began his tenure in 1943. The last Dean, Charles C. Sprague, M.D., ultimately became the school’s first President in 1972, when the Office of the President was created.

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., is UT Southwestern’s current President. He is the third individual to hold the post, succeeding C. Kern Wildenthal, M.D., Ph.D., and Charles Cameron Sprague, M.D.