Melina Kibbe, MD

Melina Kibbe, MD

President of UTHealth Houston

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Melina Kibbe, MD began a new chapter in her career in September 2025 when she became president of UTHealth Houston and was appointed the Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair. Before this appointment, she served as a medical school dean and chief health affairs officer at a public academic institution. She is nationally recognized for her work in vascular surgery and previously served as chair of the Department of Surgery at a major university. Earlier in her career, she held senior research leadership roles within academic surgery and a multidisciplinary biomedical research institute.

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