Today is the 132nd anniversary of UTMB’s founding, and we’ve made a lot of history in all those years. It was the perfect day to learn about the incredible Blocker History of Medicine Collections, guided by library archivist Kelly Caldwell. Happy Birthday UTMB.
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Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, President of UTMB and CEO, UTMB Health System
Joined June 2023
- Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome I received on my first day as president of UTMB Health. utmb.edu/president#video #UTMBPresident #utmbhealth
00:00 - Chancellor Milliken from @utsystem was in Galveston today, and we met up to discuss strategic priorities for UTMB, Texas and our nation. What’s more fitting than enjoying these conversations while overlooking the Gulf of Mexico? Thank you for your leadership & vision Chancellor.
- Being named among America’s Best Cardiac Hospitals 2024 underscores our continuous efforts @utmbhealth to advance cardiac care through innovation, research and patient-centered practices. This distinction not only celebrates our commitment to clinical care but sets a benchmark
- Today, UTMB officially marked the opening our Life Science Incubator at the Customs House in Galveston, a milestone in the advancement of innovation & academic-industry collaboration to support early-stage life science companies & foster research translation & commercialization.
- This afternoon was the annual scholarship luncheon for the @utmbhealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. I had the honor of dining with future trailblazers of biomedical research and the generous benefactors who help make their studies possible. Congratulations!
- Another example of the exceptional clinical care being provided by @utmbcardiology to improve health in our communities and truly across our state. Great work by @docHJ and his exceptional team to enable this patient to enjoy life again. Read more at utmb.us/b9t.
- A heartfelt thank you to everyone at @utmbhealth for providing exceptional and continuous patient care to our community throughout #HurricaneBeryl. You are the reason we are able to continue to uphold @utsystem's statement from 1900: “The University of Texas stops for no storm.”
- Today, Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, NASA astronaut for Expedition 56/57 on the International Space Station and program director of UTMB's Aerospace Medicine Residency, presented @utmbhealth with a banner signed by crew members from her 197-day mission on the ISS. @UTMB_Aerospace
- Thank you to our colleagues from the @utsystem Office of Governmental Relations for visiting the Galveston Campus on this beautiful spring day. I provided an update on UTMB’s recent accomplishments and our path forward, and the group also toured Old Red during their visit.
- Thank you to @mayes_middleton for touring the @utmbhealth Galveston Campus on Wednesday. Senator Middleton and I met to discuss my long-term vision for UTMB Health, and we visited historic Old Red and the new Women's and Children's Wing in the John Sealy Hospital.
- Today, I announced a transformative reorganization that is focused on elevating physician leadership across the enterprise to enhance collaboration and communication, and position this remarkable university for future growth. utmb.edu/news/article/u…
- An honor to meet and introduce Nobel Laureate Dr. Drew Weissman, director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation at UPenn. Dr. Weissman kicked off UTMB’s Institute for Human Infections & Immunity Research Symposium on mRNA and Infectious Diseases today in Galveston.
- Today marks 15 years since Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Galveston, forever changing the landscape on the island and in the region. The @utmbhealth campuses that exist today are a testament to the resiliency of our dedicated employees, this amazing community and @utsystem.





























