SAN ANTONIO – The president of UT Health San Antonio, William L. Henrich, died Thursday morning, officials with the health system confirmed.
He was 77 years old.
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In February, Henrich announced to faculty, staff and students that he would be away from his post to receive medical treatments.
The chancellor appointed Dr. Rob Hromas, the dean of the Long School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs, to serve as acting president of UT Health San Antonio.
Henrich served as president of UT Health San Antonio since 2009. Before that, he was Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at UT Health San Antonio.
According to his online biography, Henrich received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. He 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.
He was a professor of medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, The Medical College of Ohio, and The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
He authored more than 300 articles and chapters and was the founding editor of the popular dialysis textbook, “Henrich’s Principles and Practice of Dialysis.”
He was most recently focused on improving dialysis and vascular renal disease.
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