In a recent meeting, the Texas Children’s Board of Trustees honored Dr. Peter J. Hotez with a resolution for his extraordinary leadership, distinguished service and scientific contributions to vaccine development and global health.
Dr. Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center of Vaccine Development (CVD) and professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the author of several books.
“It is an honor to witness Dr. Hotez continue to be an extraordinary force in our global fight against COVID-19,” said C. Park Shaper, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “With 120 million doses administered globally, the low-cost, patent-free vaccine developed by Dr. Hotez and his team has protected millions of vulnerable children and adults, and significantly reduced the spread of this devastating virus in many underserved parts of the world.”
In addition to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022, Hotez also received the AMA’s Scientific Achievement Award. This year he received the AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award for promoting vaccines and combating vaccine misinformation, as well as the inaugural IDSA Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award.
“Since he arrived in 2011, Dr. Hotez’s unique expertise, preeminent talents and tremendous commitment to our mission have truly impacted the growth of Texas Children’s,” said President and CEO Mark A. Wallace. “Dr. Hotez has selflessly dedicated his life’s work to creating a world where every person has seamless access to safe and effective vaccines, and he continues to be an inspiration to all who know him.”
Even in the decades before COVID-19, Dr. Hotez served as a leading voice in vaccine advocacy, policies and legislation. “Texas Children’s, Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Medical Center, and our surrounding communities are immensely proud and incredibly blessed to have a brilliant and committed scientist, physician and researcher such as Dr. Hotez in our epicenter,” said Pediatrician-in-Chief Dr. Lara Shekerdemian.
The difference is life changing at Texas Children’s, and Dr. Hotez is living proof of how we deliver the impossible for the benefit of the world by doing things differently and unapologetically. Join us in congratulating him on this incredible honor!