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William L Henrich, MD, MACP

President, UT Health San Antonio

Professor of Medicine

William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, a specialist in kidney diseases, has served as the president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (now called UT Health San Antonio) since 2009. UT Health San Antonio is one of six health institutions under the umbrella of The University of Texas System.

UT Health is a dynamic and rapidly expanding health science center with five professional schools (medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate school of biomedical sciences) with missions of education, clinical care, research and community service. With a budget of nearly one billion dollars, a work force of 7,100 and a research portfolio of approximately $300 million, UT Health is quickly rising in prominence among academic medical centers in the United States.

Henrich received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and later completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Oregon Medical School and a fellowship in Nephrology at The University of Colorado School of Medicine.

During his career, Henrich has served as Professor of Medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, as Professor and Chair of Medicine at the Medical College of Ohio, and as the Theodore Woodward Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He became the Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at UT Health San Antonio in 2006 prior to being selected as its President in 2009. He is the inaugural holder of the John P. Howe, III, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Health Policy.

He is the author of over 300 original articles and chapters, and the founding editor of the popular dialysis textbook, “Henrich’s Principles and Practice of Dialysis”. His current areas of interest are in improving dialysis and vascular renal disease.

An elected member of several prominent research societies, Henrich also served as President of the American Society of Nephrology. He is passionate about mentoring students, residents and young physicians and has received teaching accolades in every institution in which he has served.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1978 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Nephrology - University of Colorado School of Medicine
    • 1976 - Clinical Fellowship - Nephrology - University of Colorado School of Medicine
    • 1973 - Residency - Medicine - University of Oregon School of Medicine Hospitals and Clinics
    • 1972 - Internship - Medicine - University of Oregon School of Medicine Hospitals and Clinics
    • 1972 - MD - Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine
    • 1968 - AB - English - Columbia College

    Highlights

    John P. Howe, III, MD, Distinguished Chair in Health Policy
    06/2019 San Antonio's Iconic 300 featured in the San Antonio Business Journal: Recognizing businesses, families and influential individuals that have contributed to the growth and prosperity of our city and its residents
    01/2020 Bexar County Medical Society Service Award
    04/2020 CentroMed ICONS in Healthcare Award

    Appointments

    • 6/2009 - President - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio
    • 3/2006 - Professor of Medicine - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 4/2013 - Present, Renal Small Group Conferences, UT Health San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio
    • 3/2006 - Present, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine
    • 3/2006 - Present, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine
    • 3/2006 - Present, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine
    • 3/2006 - Present, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine
    • 3/2006 - Present, University Hospital
    • 3/2006 - Present, University Hospital

  • Research & Grants

    Nephrology - Hemodynamic stability during dialysis, analgesic effects on the kidney, the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system, cardiovascular disease in patients with renal dysfunction, renal artery stenosis.

  • Service

    Institutional

    02/2009-Present University Texas Biomedical Research Institute Board of Trustees Formerly Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
    02/2009-Present University San Antonio Medical Foundation Board of Trustees
    02/2009-Present University Bexar County Medical Society Board of Directors
    01/2009-Present University BioMed SA Executive Committee Member

    National

    11/2007-11/2008 National American Society of Nephrology Past-President
    11/2006-11/2007, American Society of Nephrology, President
    11/2006-11/2007 American Society of Nephrology, Counselor
    11/2005-11/2006, American Society of Nephrology, President-Elect
    04/2005-01/2007, American College of Physicians, Editorial Board Member
    01/2004-12/2008, National Diabetes and Digestive and Advisory Council Member Kidney Diseases
    01/2005-Present, American College of Physicians, Master

    Community

    09/2019-Present, Early Matters Steering Committee Member
    03/2010-Present, Civic Breakfast Group Member
    01/2010-Present, Southwest Research Institute, Advisory Trustee
    02/2009-Present, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
    06/2006-Present, Bexar County Medical Society, Member
    01/2005-Present, University Health System Board of Managers, Ex-Officio

  • Publications

      Abstract

      Henrich WL. "Kidney Function in CORAL" abstract for the ASN Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session; 2014 Sep. Henrich WL. A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial of Renal Artery Stenting in Preventing Cardiovascular and Renal Events: Results of the CORAL Study; 2013 Jun. (American Heart Association).

      Book Chapter

      Henrich W. Ischemic Renal Disease. In: Cooper CJ, Dworkin LD, Henrich WL. Seldin and Giebisch`s The Kidney: Physiology and Pathophysiology (5th ed). San Francisco, CA: Elsevier; 2013.

      Book/Monograph

      Henrich, MD, MACP WL; Lerma EV; Weir MR. Henrich's Principles and Practice of Dialysis, 5th Edition 2017. 748 p.

      Editorial

      Henrich, MD, MACP WL. Through Cancer Care and Research, UT Health San Antonio Serves South Texas' Most Seriously Ill Children San Antonio Medicine 2019 Feb;:24-26. Henrich, MD, MACP WL. We Must End the Alzheimer`s Tsunami San Antonio Medicine 2019 Jan;:26-27.

      Journal Article

      Henrich, MD, MACP WL; Shapiro J; D'Agostino R; Tuttle K; Jamerson K; Cutlip D; Dworkin L; Murphy T; Greco B; Brewster P; Massaro J; Pencina K; Cooper C; Sheldon T; Steffes M. Prediction of CV Outcomes with Machine Learning Techniques: Application to the CORAL Study International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease 2019 Feb;. Henrich WL. Cigarette Smoking and Cardio-Renal Events in Patients with Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis PLOS ONE 2017 Feb;. Yu MS, Brewster PS, Ren K, He W, Cooper EL, Tuttle KR, Jamerson K, Dworkin LD, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE, Solomon S, D'Agostino RB, Henrich WL, Shapiro JI, Xiang K, Cooper CJ. Stenting of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure JAMA Cardiology 2016 Oct;. Murphy T, Cooper C, Pencina K, D`Agostino, Sr R, Massaro J, Cutlip D, Jamerson K, Matsumoto A, Henrich W, Shapiro J, Tuttle, K, Cohen D, Steffes M, Gao Q, Metzger DC, Abernethy, W, Textor S, Briguglio J, Hirsch A , Tobe S, and Dworkin L. Relationship of Albuminuria and Rental Artery Stent Outcomes: Results from the Cardiovascular Outcomes with Rental Artery Lesions (CORAL) Randomized Clinical Trial (In Press) Hypertension 2016 Jul;. Tuttle K, Dworkin L, Henrich WL, Greco B, Steffes M, Tobe S, Shapiro J, Jamerson K, Lyass A, Pencina K, Massaro J, D`Agostino R, Cutlip D, Murphy T, Cooper C. Effects of Stenting for Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis on eGFR and Predictors of Clinical Events in the CORAL Trial (In Press) Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2016 Apr;. Corresponding Author: Haller S; co-authors: Henrich W, Folt DA, Evans KL, Brahmandam S, He W, Brewster PS, Yu S, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE, Dworkin LD, Jamerson KA, Kalra PA, Tobe S, Thomson K, Holden A, Rayner BL, Grinfeld L, Cooper CJ. Regional and Physician Specialty-Associated Variations in the Medical Management of Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis Journal of the American Society of Hypertension 2015 Jan;. Evans KL; Tuttle KR; Folt DA; Dawson T; Haller ST; Brewster PS; He W; Jamerson K; Dworkin LD; Cutlip DE; Murphy TP; D?Agostino Sr RB; Henrich WL; Cooper CJ. Use of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors in People with Renal Artery Stenosis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2014 Jul;9(7):1199-1206. Cooper CJ, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE, Jamerson K, Henrich W, Reid DM, Cohen DJ, Matsumoto AH, Steffes M, Jaff MR, Prince MR, Lewis EF, Tuttle KR, Shapiro JI, Rundback JH, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB, Dworkin LD. Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis The New England Journal of Medicine 2014 Jan;370(1):13-22.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology
    • American Board of Internal Medicine