Craig Rubin to Retire After 40 Years
Dr. Craig Rubin, a Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, has announced his intention to retire at the end of the year. Dr. Rubin has been a cornerstone of the institution since joining the faculty in 1985, and his leadership has shaped the field of geriatric medicine both locally and nationally.
Over the past 24 years, Dr. Rubin has led the growth and transformation of geriatric care at UT Southwestern. He became the inaugural Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine when it was established 12 years ago. Under his guidance, the division expanded from three full-time faculty to 14, along with additional affiliated faculty, emeritus professors, and a dedicated staff.
Under his leadership, the division developed the Care of the Vulnerable Elderly (COVE) house-call program, the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit, and the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) program. The latter is a service offered in partnership with the departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology that provides comprehensive evaluation of older adults planning surgery. Dr. Rubin has also served as Director of the Mildred Wyatt & Ivor P. Wold Center for Geriatric Care.
Dr. Rubin oversaw the establishment of the Geriatric Medicine fellowship in 2000 and the Medicine-Geriatrics Residency pathway in 2022, the only one of its kind in Texas. He secured continuous grant funding to develop the Southwestern Aging and Geriatrics Education (SAGE) program in 2009 and implemented the UT Medical Student Training in Aging Research (UT-MSTAR) program. He has also been a major contributor to the Academic Colleges since the program was initiated in 2006, culminating in his service as Head of Seldin College. His teaching and mentoring have been recognized with multiple honors, including being named a Distinguished Teaching Professor, receiving the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, and being inducted into the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education and the Southwestern Academy of Teachers.
Dr. Rubin’s institutional service has also included 12 years on the Admissions Committee, including five years as the Chair. He stepped down from this role last July.
Dr. Rubin’s contributions to clinical research, particularly through his collaborations with colleagues in the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, have distinguished him as an expert in postmenopausal osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease.
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A Distinguished Teaching Professor, Dr. Rubin holds the Margaret and Trammell Crow Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer's and Geriatric Research; the Seymour Eisenberg Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Medicine; Sinor/Pritchard (Katy Sinor and Kay Pritchard) Professorship in Medical Education Honoring Donald W. Seldin, M.D.; and the Walsdorf Professorship in Geriatrics Research.