理查德•Andrassy医学博士, was named executive deanad interimeffective July 1, 2020. The longest-serving chair of a U.S. department of surgery, Andrassy was appointed chair of the Medical School’sDepartment of Surgery在1994年，继续担任该角色。
Andrassy joined the McGovern Medical School faculty in 1985 as a professor of surgery and the director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery – a title he held until 1995. He also serves as surgeon-in-chief at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, one of the Medical School’s primary teaching hospitals.
在他在麦戈文的职业生涯中，Andrassy曾担任医学院众多部门的临时主席，包括骨科外科系，耳鼻喉科学系和Ruiz眼科和视觉科学系。
His current titles include the Mayfield Distinguished University Chair, the Ruiz Distinguished University Chair, the Cooley Chair, and the H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences.
A graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, Andrassy completed postgraduate training at Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center in San Antonio and at Children’s Hospital – University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Andrassy served as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps until 1983, when he relinquished his commission voluntarily and was honorably discharged.
在加入休斯敦的医学院之前，他曾在圣安东尼奥大学健康科学中心学院任职。
He has served as not only an active member but in leadership roles in countless professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, and the Harris County Hospital District Medical and Dental Staff District.
A pediatric and general surgeon, he maintains his clinical practice, specializing in hernia and abdominal reconstruction, surgical oncology, and endocrine surgery.