Deans of UT Southwestern

UT Southwestern Medical Center was initially led by a succession of Deans. The first Dean, Donald Slaughter, M.D., began his tenure in 1943. The last Dean, Charles C. Sprague, M.D., ultimately became the school’s first President.

1954–1967
Atticus J. Gill, M.D., Dean

1952-1954
George N. Aagaard, M.D., Dean

1951
Atticus J. Gill, M.D., Acting Dean

1950-1951
Carl A. Moyer, M.D., Dean

1946-1950
William Lee Hart, M.D., Dean

1946-1946
William F. Mengert, Acting Dean

1944-1946
Tinsley R. Harrison, M.D., Dean

1943-1944
Donald Slaughter, M.D., Acting Dean