13 Notable alumni of University of Texas Medical Branch
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Texas Medical Branch is ranked #574 in the world and #177 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from 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. Many individuals affiliated with University of Texas Medical Branch won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Marie Charlotte Schaefer
1874-1927 (aged 53)
physician
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).
2. Warren Snodgrass
urologist
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...
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3. Sean Roden
1965-. (aged 61)
physician
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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4. John Haynes, Jr
1937-2021 (aged 84)
surgeon
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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5. Kjell Lindgren
1973-. (aged 53)
military officer
astronaut
surgeon
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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6. Charles Courtice Alderton
1857-1941 (aged 84)
inventor
pharmacist
Charles Courtice Alderton was an American pharmacist and the inventor of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper.
7. Anil Menon
1976-. (aged 50)
astronaut
physician
Anil Madhavan Samoilenko Menon is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, emergency medicine physician and NASA astronaut. He was a flight surgeon at NASA and the medical director at SpaceX before being selected as a candidate for an astronaut at NASA.
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8. Josef Schmid
1965-. (aged 61)
hydronaut
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...
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9. Denton Cooley
1920-2016 (aged 96)
university teacher
surgeon
basketball player
cardiac surgeon
physician
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 McGovern...
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10. Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor
1976-. (aged 50)
physician
astronaut
hydronaut
surgeon
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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11. Ronny Jackson
1967-. (aged 59)
physician
naval officer
politician
Ronny Lynn Jackson is an American physician, politician, and former United States Navy officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, his district is based in Amarillo and includes the Texas panhandle and much of northeast Texas, as far as Denton.
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12. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
1953-. (aged 73)
university teacher
physician
politician
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...
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13. Don J. Wright
physician
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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