13 Notable alumni of
University of Texas Medical Branch
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The University of Texas Medical Branch is 2819th in the world, 969th in North America, and 916th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from the University of Texas Medical Branch sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ronny Jackson
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- In 1995 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- soldierpoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Ronny Lynn Jackson is an American physician, politician, and former United States Navy officer. He is the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district. The district is based in Amarillo and includes the Panhandle and much of northeast Texas, as far as Denton.
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Denton Cooley
- Occupations
- physicianuniversity teachersurgeonbasketball playercardiac surgeon
- Biography
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Denton Arthur Cooley was an American cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley was also the founder and surgeon in-chief of The Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at clinical partner Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, consultant in Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital and a clinical professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- In 2001 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in medicine
- In 2007 graduated with Master of Public Health
- Occupations
- aquanautsurgeonphysicianastronaut
- Biography
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Serena Maria Auñón-Chancellor is an American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut. She visited the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 56/57. After returning, she transitioned to a management role within NASA, where she handles medical issues aboard the station.
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Kjell Lindgren
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- Graduated with Master of Public Health
- Occupations
- astronautsurgeonmilitary officer
- Biography
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Kjell Norwood Lindgren is an American astronaut who was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/45 on July 22, 2015.
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Charles Courtice Alderton
- Occupations
- inventorpharmacist
- Biography
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Charles Courtice Alderton was an American pharmacist and the inventor of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper.
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Don J. Wright
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Donald John Wright is an American physician, government official, and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Tanzania between 2020 and 2023.
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Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- In 1979 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Shelley Ann Sekula-Gibbs is an American physician and politician, who serves as a director of The Woodlands, Texas Township board of directors. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district in 2006. A Republican, she won the special election to fill the seat for the last few weeks of the 109th United States Congress. Dr. Sekula-Gibbs has the distinction of being the first dermatologist and female physician to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously served as a city councilwoman in Houston, Texas from 2002 to 2006.
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Anil Menon
- Occupations
- astronautphysician
- Biography
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Anil Menon is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, emergency medicine physician and NASA astronaut.
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Josef Schmid
- Enrolled in the University of Texas Medical Branch
- Graduated with Master of Public Health
- Occupations
- aquanaut
- Biography
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Josef F. Schmid is a German-American physician, NASA flight surgeon and a major general in the United States Air Force Reserves. He served as an aquanaut on the joint NASA-NOAA NEEMO 12 underwater exploration mission in May 2007. On 8 October 2021 he became one of the first humans to be Holoported off the planet and into space, visiting the International Space Station by telepresence.
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Warren Snodgrass
- Occupations
- urologist
- Biography
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Warren Snodgrass is a pediatric urologist specializing in the repair of hypospadias, the second most common birth defect. In 1994 he described the tubularized incised plate repair of hypospadias, which has become known as the Snodgrass repair and has become the most common approach to repairing most forms of hypospadias. Together with Dr. Nicol Bush, he also developed the STAG repair for severe hypospadias, which later evolved into STAC. Snodgrass is internationally known for his advocacy of evidence-based surgery, and wrote the textbook Hypospadiology to establish the standard for hypospadias repair. He is in private practice near Dallas, Texas, where he is the co-director of the Hypospadias Specialty Center.
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Sean Roden
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Sean Kevin Roden was a NASA flight surgeon with multiple roles for medical operations including for the International Space Station (ISS) from 2004 to 2007.
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John Haynes, Jr
- Occupations
- surgeon
- Biography
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John Haynes Jr. was a rural family physician and surgeon, and community leader of Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas. who was chosen as the first Country Doctor of the Year in 1993 for his contributions to rural health care. Haynes died June 7, 2021, of cardiovascular disease.
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Marie Charlotte Schaefer
- Years
- 1874-1927 (aged 53)
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Marie Charlotte Schaefer was an early Texas physician and the first woman to become a faculty member of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
