Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, a noted transplant surgeon, was named senior executive vice president for health affairs.
Taylor Eighmy , president of the University of Texas at San Antonio, is taking the reins of UT Health San Antonio, and Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa , a noted transplant surgeon, will assume a senior leadership role in the merged institutions. Eighmy will be acting president of UT Health starting Feb. 1, making him the first head of the integrated university, UT officials announced Thursday.
New hospital treating complex diseases as a 'place of firsts' The merger of the university and the health science center was approved last year by the UT System Board of Regents. It is set to become final by Sept. 1, pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, a regional accreditation group. Full operational integration of the two institutions is expected to take up to three years.
UTHSA-led study reveals women at higher risk for 'long COVID' A third-generation physician, Cigarroa joined the faculty of UT Health San Antonio in 1995 and became director of pediatric surgery and pediatric transplantation. He was appointed president of UT Health San Antonio in 2000. In 2009, he became chancellor of the University of Texas System.
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