All Endowments

Adriana Blood Distinguished Chair in Neurology

Mya C. Schiess, MD

Established April 9, 1992

McGovern Medical School

Albert and Margaret Alkek Distinguished Chair in Early Childhood Development

Tricia A. Zucker, PhD

Established March 24, 2009

McGovern Medical School

Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair

Melina R. Kibbe, MD

Established October 22, 1996

General Administration

Annie and Bob Graham Distinguished Chair in Stem Cell Biology

Nami McCarty, PhD

Established April 21, 2006

McGovern Medical School

C. R. Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, MD Distinguished Chair in Urology

Steven Canfield, MD

Established August 30, 1996

McGovern Medical School

Clare A. Glassell Distinguished Chair

Fabio Triolo, PhD

Established February 26, 2018

McGovern Medical School

Distinguished Chair in Digital Innovation

Guo-Qiang Zhang, PhD

Established August 18, 2022

McGovern Medical School

Distinguished Chair in Molecular Pathology

Md Amer Wahed, MD, FRCPath (UK)

Established October 8, 1993

McGovern Medical School

Distinguished Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Gustavo Ayala, MD

Established October 8, 1993

McGovern Medical School

Distinguished Chair in West Syndrome Research

Gretchen Von Allmen, MD

Established May 30, 2013

McGovern Medical School

Elizabeth Morford Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology

To Be Named

Established November 1, 2011

McGovern Medical School

George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences

Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD

Established May 30, 2003

McGovern Medical School

Glassell Family Distinguished Chair

Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD

Established February 26, 2018

McGovern Medical School

Hans J. Muller-Eberhard, MD PhD and Irma Gigli, MD Distinguished Chair in Immunology

Qingchun Tong, PhD

Established January 11, 2001

McGovern Medical School

Hazim J. Safi, MD Distinguished Chair in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Anthony L. Estrera, MD

Established April 6, 2016

McGovern Medical School

Huffington Foundation Distinguished Chair in Neurology

Claudio Soto Jara, PhD

Established February 26, 2018

McGovern Medical School

James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine

Richard W. Smalling, MD, PhD

Established October 5, 2007

McGovern Medical School

James T. Willerson Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Research in Tribute from the Ewing Halsell Foundation

Ali J. Marian, MD

Established August 26, 2003

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc

Established February 2, 2016

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Sunil Krishnan, MD

Established February 2, 2016

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Carmen W. Dessauer, PhD

Established November 6, 2019

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Manish Shah, MD

Established February 2, 2016

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Samden D. Lhatoo, MD

Established February 2, 2016

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD

Established November 6, 2019

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD

Established November 6, 2019

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Jacques J. Morcos, MD

Established November 6, 2019

McGovern Medical School

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

Holly D. Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD

Established February 2, 2016

McGovern Medical School

John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair

To Be Named

Established August 15, 2025

McGovern Medical School

John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Radiology

Susan D. John, MD

Established December 3, 1987

McGovern Medical School

John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD

Established February 11, 2020

McGovern Medical School

All Endowments

Distinguished Chair Endowments

Adriana Blood Distinguished Chair in Neurology

Albert and Margaret Alkek Distinguished Chair in Early Childhood Development

Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair

Annie and Bob Graham Distinguished Chair in Stem Cell Biology

C. R. Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, MD Distinguished Chair in Urology

Clare A. Glassell Distinguished Chair

Distinguished Chair in Digital Innovation

Distinguished Chair in Molecular Pathology

Distinguished Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Distinguished Chair in West Syndrome Research

Elizabeth Morford Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology

George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences

Glassell Family Distinguished Chair

Hans J. Muller-Eberhard, MD PhD and Irma Gigli, MD Distinguished Chair in Immunology

Hazim J. Safi, MD Distinguished Chair in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Huffington Foundation Distinguished Chair in Neurology

James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine

James T. Willerson Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Research in Tribute from the Ewing Halsell Foundation

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair

John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair

John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Radiology

John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences