IC084: Interview with Richard S. Ruiz, MD

Authors

Richard S. Ruiz (1932-2021)

Author Biographical Info

"Richard S. Ruiz, MD, was born in Houston on July 12, 1932. He established the Hermann Eye Center in 1977. A native Houstonian, Ruiz attended Texas A&M and graduated with an M.D. degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1957. During his internship at Hermann Hospital, Ruiz decided to specialize in ophthalmology. In 1969, the University of Texas formally announced that it would establish a medical school in the Texas Medical Center, with Hermann Hospital as its primary teaching hospital. Ruiz served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Hermann Hospital (later Memorial Hermann – TMC) from 1967 until 2009. He was the founding director of the Hermann Eye Center and the Hermann Eye Fund, and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Texas Medical School – Houston for the first thirty-seven years of its history." See more at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/avv-ic084-083.

Identifier

AVV-IC084-083

Language

English

Publication Date

1-22-1991

Abstract

A Conversation with Richard S. Ruiz, MD. with N. Don Macon. Produced by UT/TV Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Copyright 1911. 1/22/1991. Runtime is 29:52 minutes. See more at Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records and its finding aid.

Keywords

Opthalmology, Group medical practice, Houston (TX), Texas Medical Center, N. Don Macon, Hermann Eye Center, Hermann Hospital (Houston, TX), University of Texas Medical School at Houston, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Truman G. Blocker, Chauncey Depew Leake (1896-1978), Leigh Crozier, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, TX), interviews, oral histories, audiovisual materials, videotapes

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Digital copy made available by Texas Medical Center Library. Digitization supported by South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) Speedy Startup funds, 2022.

Recommended Citation

Richard S. Ruiz (1932-2021), "IC084: Interview with Richard S. Ruiz, MD" (1991). Texas Medical Center Video and Audiovisual Recordings: 1973-1991. 106.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/historical_av/106