Paul Klotman

Paul E. Klotman is an American physician-scientist and academic administrator. He is the [https://houstonchronicle.newsbank.com/doc/news/130856D7C21222D8?search_terms=Paul%2BKlotman&text=Paul%20Klotman&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&s_dlid=&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecprodtype=INSTANT&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription% president, CEO and executive dean] of the Baylor College of Medicine, a position he began on Sept. 1, 2010.

He is the fifth person to serve as president of the College, located in Houston in the [https://www.tmc.edu/members/baylor-college-medicine-houston/ Texas Medical Center], which operates as a health sciences university with four schools: Medical School, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions and National School of Tropical Medicine. Klotman joined Baylor at a time when it was experiencing great financial difficulties, and led a [https://sbnonline.com/article/dr-paul-klotman-stemmed-the-bleeding-at-baylor-college-of-medicine/ successful turnaround].

A nephrologist by training, his research has centered on molecular virology and AIDS pathogenesis. He developed the first small animal model of HIV associated nephropathy using transgenic techniques. Prior to joining Baylor, he served as chair of medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He previously held positions on the faculty at Duke University and with the National Institutes of Health, at both the Laboratory of Developmental Biology and the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, where he was named chief in 1993.

At Baylor, he oversees the four schools and the college’s research and clinical efforts. Baylor is ranked 20st in the nation in NIH funding. In January 2014, it was announced that Baylor and Catholic Health Initiatives St. Luke’s Health would enter into a joint venture on Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, including the existing campus (the former St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital) and a new medical center being completed on the College’s McNair Campus. Provided by Wikipedia