Robert C. Robbins
Robert Robbins | |
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Robbins in 2020 | |
| 22nd President of the University of Arizona | |
| In office June 1, 2017 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Weaver Hart |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Garimella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Clayton Robbins November 20, 1957 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Millsaps College (BS) University of Mississippi (MD) |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Cardiothoracic surgery |
| Institutions | Stanford University Medical Center Columbia University National Institutes of Health Emory University Texas Medical Center |
| Sub-specialties | Heart transplantation |
| Research | Stem cells for cardiac regeneration Cardiac transplant |
Robert Clayton Robbins (born November 20, 1957), known professionally as Robert C. Robbins or R.C. Robbins, is an American cardiothoracic surgeon and former president of The University of Arizona. Previously, he was the president and CEO of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, from 2012 to 2017.