The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) 2011•Present; President ad interim The University of Texas Medical School at Houston 2007•Present; Dean An internationally known 研究er and pediatrician, 朱塞佩•N. Colasurdo, M.D., was appointed president ad interim of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) April 1, 2011. 他成了院长，H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences of The University of Texas Medical School, uthehealth的一部分, 9月. 1, 2007. Dr. Colasurdo will continue to serve as dean during his term as president ad interim.

出生于意大利莫罗内德尔桑尼奥. Colasurdo completed his undergraduate education at Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei in Pescara, 意大利. He earned his medical degree summa cum laude from G. 意大利基耶蒂的D'Annunzio医学院. Determined to achieve the best medical training in the world, Dr. Colasurdo decided to come to the United States in 1988. He now has dual citizenship—a commitment to that choice he made more than 20 years ago. He completed his residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and his fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Science Center and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. 在科罗拉多州，他曾在约翰. Gary L. Larsen and initiated his studies on the autonomic regulation of the airway smooth muscle, the biology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, and ontogeny of airway dysfunction and inflammation in childhood asthma. Dr. Colasurdo joined the Medical School's faculty in 1995 as an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine. He became the division head in 1997 and started directing the fellowship training program in pediatric pulmonary medicine in 2001. He was named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in 2005. The physician-in-chief at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Dr. Colasurdo specializes in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), 小儿哮喘, and other lung disorders in infants and children.

Dr. Colasurdo has received 研究 funding from the National Institutes of Health, 儿童奇迹网络, 以及囊性纤维化基金会. His numerous awards include the Dean's Excellence Awards, the David W. Smith Trainee Award from the Western Society for Pediatric Research, and the Basic Scientist Development Award from the National Institutes of Health. In 2008, he received Houston's Executive Communicator of the Year Award from the International Association of Business Communicators; the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB); was elected to faculty membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society-Houston Delta Chapter; received the Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia Award from the G. 意大利基耶蒂的D'Annunzio医学院; and received the Knight of the Order of Merit of the 意大利 Republic, 由意大利总领事赠送.

In addition to publishing more than 120 manuscripts, 摘要, 书的章节, 以及评论文章, Dr. Colasurdo holds editorial reviewer positions on several scientific journals, 包括《皇冠HGA010官方下载》, The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 和儿科肺脏学. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. A strong proponent of preserving and promoting the best in medical education, Dr. Colasurdo brought to our school two fellowship training programs recognized by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical 教育: pediatric pulmonology and pediatric critical care. He has trained numerous fellows and junior faculty currently holding positions in academic centers. He created a Division of Medical 教育 in the Department of Pediatrics dedicated to focusing on new strategies and technologies for resident learning. 作为院长，博士. Colasurdo has created a structure to promote health care quality and safety throughout the clinical, 研究, 以及医学院的教育使命. He also promulgated a Scholarly Concentrations Program aimed at helping medical students enrich their academic pathways into medical specialties. 在他的领导下, the UT Physicians clinical practice of the Medical School has expanded beyond the confines of the Texas Medical Center and into the neighborhoods of Houston. Board certified in Pediatric Pulmonology and licensed to practice medicine in 意大利, 德克萨斯州和科罗拉多州, Dr. Colasurdo remains an active clinical pulmonologist and has hospital privileges at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, 林登·约翰逊(Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. 他是UT内科医生的首席执行官兼总裁, the medical practice of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.