CommunicationsOffice of the President

I am very pleased to announce that Wayne Keathley, MPH, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the UTMB Health System, effective April 1.

Taking Paid Time Off (PTO) is crucial for maintaining mental and physical health, and it allows us to rest, recharge and return to work with improved wellbeing.

UTMB Health is committed to actively integrating and building employee wellbeing into our culture, and we need your help to better understand the needs of our workforce. A confidential Wellbeing Survey will launch on Wednesday, March 13.

Stephanie Guzik—a healthcare leader and trained nursing-clinician with significant experience in critical care and research and national prominence in higher education administration—will join UTMB Health as Vice President and Chief of Staff on Monday, Feb. 19.

Dr. Jochen Reiser, UTMB President and CEO of the UTMB Health System, honors and recognizes UTMB’s more than 850 students and employees who have served in the U.S. military. Their commitment to service and country—both in uniform and at our university—inspires us all.

As violence continues to unfold in the Middle East following the weekend’s deadly attacks on Israel, UTMB unequivocally extends our support and comfort to the members of our community affected by these events.

As he embarks on his first day as UTMB’s new president, a video message from Dr. Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, relays his excitement about working in a spirit of collaboration to leverage UTMB’s collective expertise, compassion and commitment to make an even greater impact on the lives of those we serve.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently directed state agencies to block TikTok on all state-owned and state-operated devices. The order is intended to minimize information security risks to state agencies related to use of the social media platform.

Along with successfully meeting our mission objectives of caring for patients, educating future health care providers and conducting life-saving research, we recognize the importance for UTMB to communicate publicly through various media outlets. Now more than ever, it’s imperative that we share factual, science-based information with our community and to do so; however, it is vital that we coordinate our communications efforts with UTMB’s Office of Media Relations.