Esmaeil Porsa, M.D., MPH

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Esmaeil Porsa M.D. of Houston is president and chief executive officer of Harris Health System. He is a medical expert officer of civil rights and civil liberties for the Department of Homeland Security and a trustee of the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare. Additionally, he is vice chair for Teaching Hospitals of Texas and is a board member of the Houston Chapter of the American Heart Association, the Greater Houston Partnership, and the Texas Hospital Association. Porsa received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Our Lady of the Lake University, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, a Master of Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, and a Master of Business Administration from University of Texas in Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. Reappointed 3/30/23.