Robert A Hromas, MD, FACP

UT Health Science Center San Antonio is one of five health science institutions under the umbrella of The University of Texas System. It has a workforce of 8,500, including 2,400 faculty. There are 3,656 students enrolled, and 1,102 medical residents and post-graduate trainees. More than 2.6 million patient visits are conducted each year through the institution’s comprehensive network of medical, dental and nursing specialists.

Hromas was named acting president in 2024, after serving as the dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs. He has won numerous teaching and patient care awards, including the Indiana University Humanism in Medical Education Award, the Indiana University Board of Trustees Outstanding Teacher Award, and the People Living Through Cancer Caring Award. He has published more than 200 research papers with an H-index of 63. He has multiple patents and has started two biotechnology companies, Abfero and Dialectic Therapeutics, both with compounds in phase 2 clinical trials.

Hromas is the author of the business leadership book Einstein’s Boss — 10 Rules for Leading Genius. He has served as a member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and as chair of Scientific Affairs for the American Society of Hematology. He is the founding chair of the board for the UT Health San Antonio Regional Physician Network Accountable Care Organization and the founding chair of the board for the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital.

For these and other accomplishments, Hromas has been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation, Association of Professors of Medicine, the American Clinical and Climatologic Association and the Association of American Physicians.