Distinctive Beneficiaries

Men of Distinction Beneficiaries

Since our inception, the criteria for Men of Distinction funding to all beneficiaries remains simple. The organization provides unrestricted funds to projects that are focused on research, treatment, education and patient care for children in the Texas Medical Center and directly benefiting the Houston community.

The projects funded by Men of Distinction are as follows:

Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH
Children’s Memorial Hermann and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Jamie Anastas, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH, Tam T. Doan, MD, M.S., R.D.C.S, Pamela Deaver Ketwaroo, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Gerard Francisco, MD
Children’s Memorial Hermann, TIRR Memorial Hermann and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Joan Nichols, Ph.D, A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST, Omaima Sabek, Ph.D
Houston Methodist

Shaine A. Morris, MD, MPH, Tam T. Doan, MD, M.S., R.D.C.S, Pamela Deaver Ketwaroo, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Allison Speer, MD, FACS
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Children’s Memorial Hospital

Sundeep Keswani, MD, Michael A. Belfort, MD, Ph.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Alessandro Grattoni, Ph.D., Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
Houston Methodist

David I Sandberg, MD
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Children’sChildren’s Memorial Hermann

Amy Hair, MD, Geoffrey A. Preidis, MD, Ph.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Branko Cuglievan Gulman, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Matthew T. Harting, MD
McGovern Medical School and Children’s Memorial Hermann

Ava Brozovich, MD, Ph.D., Ennio Tascioti, Ph.D.
Houston Methodist and Texas A&M College of Medicine

Alessandro Grattoni, Ph.D.
Houston Methodist

Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, Ph.D. and Mary Elizabeth Tessier, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Manish N. Shah, MD
UT Health and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Ennio Tasciotti, Ph.D.
Houston Methodist

Michael A. Belfort, MD
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital

Penelope E. Bonnen, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Matthew R. Greives, MD
Children’s Memorial Hermann and Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston (UT Health)

Dr. Carolyn L. Cannon, MD, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University and Texas Children’s Hospital

Joseph L. Alcorn, Ph.D.
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Pediatric Research Center and Texas Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Jared Howell
Baylor College of Medicine

David I. Sandberg MD, FAANS, FACS, FAAP
Children’s Memorial Hermann, UT Health and MD Anderson

John Tyson MD
UT Health

Jared Howell
Baylor College of Medicine

Sundararajah Thevananther, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Liver Center

Dr. Richard Kellermayer, MD, Ph.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital

Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD
UT Health and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Joseph F. Petrosino, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Brendan Lee, MD, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Laurence J.N. Cooper, MD, Ph.D.
MD Anderson

Brendan Lee, MD, Ph.D
Baylor College of Medicine

Donald L. Yee, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital

ZoAnn E. Dreyer, MD
Texas Children’s Cancer Center

Cynthia E. Herzog, MD
MD Anderson

Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital

Judith Z. Feigin, Ed. D.
Texas Children’s Hospital.

C. Kent Osborne, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

David G. Poplack, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

George D. Ferry, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital

James Versalovic, MD, Ph.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital