Melina Kibbe, MD

Melina Kibbe, MD became president of UTHealth Houston and assumed the Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair in September 2025. Before this role, she served as a medical school dean and chief health affairs officer at a public university. She is nationally recognized for her contributions to vascular surgery and previously led a surgical department at another academic institution. Earlier in her career, she held senior research leadership positions within a surgery department and a multidisciplinary research institute. She earned her medical degree from the University of Chicago, completed her internship, residency, and research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and finished a vascular surgery fellowship at Northwestern University. Her clinical practice includes both open and endovascular procedures, and she is board-certified in general and vascular surgery with additional RVT and RPVI certifications.