UT System Chancellor names interim president for UT Health Science Center at Houston
Chancellor J.B. Milliken has appointed LaTanya Love, M.D., as interim president of UT Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), effective March 1, 2025. She currently serves as UTHealth Houston’s dean of education at the McGovern Medical School and executive vice president of student and university affairs.
Dr. Love has a long history at UTHealth Houston, having completed her residency in internal medicine and pediatrics there in 2004. She served as a chief resident in 2005. Following her medical training, she was immediately recruited to the faculty in pediatrics and served in leadership roles in admissions, student affairs and student health services. Love earned her M.D. at UT Medical Branch in Galveston.
“Throughout Dr. Love’s twenty-year professional path at UTHealth Houston, she has consistently demonstrated leadership, and she contributes immensely across many of the university’s core mission areas,” said Milliken. “The regents and I are grateful to Dr. Love for serving in this role during the upcoming presidential search process,” he added.
Love will succeed Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D., UTHealth Houston’s president, who announced in September his plans to step down from the presidency following a tenure of more than twelve years. Colasurdo’s presidency was marked by significant advancements in UTHealth Houston’s education, research, and clinical enterprises, and he led transformations that have contributed significantly to top-ranked professional schools within the institution.
“President Colasurdo dedicated tremendous energy and expertise to positioning UTHealth Houston among the best academic health centers in the nation. He has left the institution in a strong position, and we are deeply grateful for his service as president,” said Milliken.
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With 14 institutions that enroll over 256,000 students overall, the UT System is the largest university system in Texas and one of the largest public university systems in the United States. UT institutions produced over 66,000 graduates last year and awarded more than one-third of the undergraduate degrees in Texas. They also educate more than one-half of the state’s health care professionals and award 63% of the state's medical degrees annually. The combined efforts of UT-owned and affiliated hospitals and clinics resulted in nearly 10.8 million outpatient visits and more than 2.1 million hospital days in 2023. UT’s $4.3 billion research enterprise is one of the nation’s most innovative, ranking No. 1 in Texas and No. 2 in the U.S. for both total and federal research expenditures. With an operating budget of $30.9 billion for fiscal year 2025, UT institutions collectively employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, support staff and students workers.
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