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The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston
As one of the nation's most comprehensive academic health science centers, UTHealth Houston brings together the best in health care across hundreds of disciplines and specialties. Teamwork fuels our excellence in health education, innovation, scientific discovery, and patient care, allowing us to solve the greatest health challenges of our time. Our women's and children's experts are just a few of the Many Faces of UTHealth Houston advancing health care for all.
A lifesaving legacy: Honor’s HEROES expands recovery support across Texas
After the loss of their daughter, Honor, Barry and Sherry Wallace made a deeply personal commitment to strengthen overdose response and recovery outreach for individuals and families facing addiction. In recognition of their generosity, the Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) has been renamed Honor Nicole Wallace’s HEROES, expanding peer recovery support, real-time intervention, and connection to care across Texas.
A grateful heart: One patient's story of survival and generosity
After a routine check-up revealed a serious genetic heart condition, John King went from planning his 20th wedding anniversary dinner to learning he was at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Thanks to swift care and a lifesaving diagnosis, he was able to move forward with treatment—and with deep gratitude for his care team. Today, John is supporting cardiac research at UTHealth Houston to advance earlier detection and prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.
Discover how John turned an unexpected diagnosis into hope for others
UTHealth Houston at a Glance
5047
Total students34
Total # of degree and certificate programs$430M+
Total research expenditures2000+
Providers in 80+ subspecialties57000+
Total alumniUTHealth Houston Schools
Cizik School of Nursing
McGovern Medical School
MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School
School of Behavioral Health Sciences
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
School of Dentistry
School of Public Health
UTHealth Houston Clinics
With over 2,000 clinicians certified in more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties, UT Physicians provides multi-specialty care for the entire family. UT Physicians is the medical group practice of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Through its student, advanced education, and faculty clinics, the School of Dentistry offers a wide range of dental care services to patients of all ages.
UT Health Services is a primary care provider and part of the faculty clinical practice of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.