8 Notable alumni of University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is ranked #411 in the world and #133 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Leigh Ann Ganzar
1989-. (aged 37)
sport cyclist
athletics competitor
Leigh Ann Ganzar is an American former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Rally Cycling.
2. Rochelle Mercedes Garza
1984-. (aged 42)
lawyer
legal scholar
politician
Rochelle Mercedes Garza is an American attorney from Brownsville, Texas, who currently serves as one of the five Commissioners on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She is a civil rights attorney who practices family law, criminal defense, Immigration law, constitutional law and is the president of the Texas Civil Rights Project. In 2017 a federal notice was named...
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3. Mark A. Ediger
physician
Mark A. Ediger is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who was the twenty-second Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Prior to that he served as the Deputy Surgeon General.
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4. Kirstin Matthews
1996-2003 (aged 7)
researcher
biochemist
molecular biologist
Kirstin Matthews is a Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Matthews received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Matthews has published multiple policy recommendations pertaining to stem cell research, climate...
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5. Ferid Murad
1936-2023 (aged 87)
physician
biologist
pharmacologist
university teacher
Ferid Murad was an American physician and pharmacologist, His research demonstrated that nitroglycerin relaxes smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide into the body. This work led to him sharing the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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6. Jerry Vlasak
1958-. (aged 68)
surgeon
physician
Jerry Vlasak is an American animal rights activist and trauma surgeon. He is a press officer for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, a former director of the Animal Defense League of Los Angeles, and a former advisor to SPEAK, the Voice for the Animals.
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7. Michael C. Burgess
1950-. (aged 76)
physician
gynecologist
obstetrician
politician
Michael Clifton Burgess is an American physician and politician who represented Texas's 26th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2025. The district is anchored in Denton County, a suburban county north of Dallas and Fort Worth. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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8. Jin Li
1963-. (aged 63)
geneticist
university teacher
Jin Li is a Chinese geneticist and academic administrator, currently serving as president of Fudan University since 2021. Jin joined Fudan University from the University of Cincinnati in 2003 to serve as dean of the Fudan University School of Life Sciences. He previously served as the university's executive vice president from 2019 to 2021, vice president from 2007 to 2019,...
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