Charles Mullins (physician executive)

Charles Brown Mullins is an American physician and the Ashbel Smith Emeritus Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Mullins served as the executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Texas System and as chief executive officer at Parkland Hospital.

This article is about an adult cardiologist and physician executive. For the pediatric cardiologist of the same name, see Charles Mullins (pediatric cardiologist).

Education

Mullins earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas in 1954.[1] He graduated from medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center. After an internship in Colorado, Mullins became a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. He completed a residency at Parkland Hospital and was a research fellow at the National Heart Institute in Bethesda.[2]

Career

Mullins was a cardiologist at Parkland Hospital. He directed clinical cardiology and the cardiac catheterization lab at Parkland. He was on the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern.[3] In 1979, Mullins was hired as Parkland's CEO. During a two-year tenure as CEO, he facilitated the passage of a $90 million bond issue for improvements at the hospital.[4] Mullins left Parkland to serve as the executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Texas System.[5] Mullins rejoined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2001. Mullins was named the Ashbel Smith Professor at UT Southwestern in 2004.[6] He earned emeritus status at UT Southwestern in 2005.[7]

Personal life

Mullins was married to Stella Mullins, the former president and CEO of Mental Health America of Texas, until her 2012 death.[8] The University of North Texas named Charles Mullins a distinguished alumnus in 1989.[1]

References
  1. "Past Recipients: L-N". University of North Texas. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. "Austin physician to lead TMA's 50-Year Club". Texas Medical Association. May 13, 2011.
  3. "Emeritus nominations". Texas Medical Association. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  4. Whitley, Glenna (August 1988). "Who's out to get Ron Anderson?". D Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. Greene, Jay (July 1, 2005). "On top of their game". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. "Regents name Mullins Ashbel Smith Professor". University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. "Emeritus Professors of Internal Medicine". University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  8. "MHAT Benefactors". Mental Health America of Texas. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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