Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS

Senior Vice President and Provost (Interim)
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Thomas N. and Gleaves T. James Distinguished Chair
Peaches and Shrub Kempner Distinguished Professor

suchubin@utmb.edu | (409) 266-0222

As interim Provost, she is the senior leader of UTMB’s Academic Enterprise. In this role she provides leadership and support to all five schools and their students, trainees, and faculty members, as well as the Offices of Student Affairs, Academic Resources, and Faculty Affairs. 

Through her leadership of the Office of Faculty Affairs, she leads the strategic development and direction for faculty affairs, faculty development, mentoring, and career advancement programs. This includes oversight of the Health Education Center (HEC), Institutional Effectiveness program, the Community Engagement and Education program, CME/CNE initiatives, and the MyWellbeing Office.  

Previously, Dr. Chubinskaya served as Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs, and the Klaus Kuettner Professor of Osteoarthritis Research at Rush University. Dr. Chubinskaya graduated from The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine in 2014 and also became a certified executive coach in 2022. 

For 31 years, she played a vital role in the current success of Rush University. Dr. Chubinskaya joined Rush in 1993 as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2007 she was named The Klaus Kuettner Professor of Osteoarthritis Research, followed by her appointment to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs in 2010. She later advanced to Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs in 2018. 

As a researcher, she is an internationally recognized authority in the field of regenerative medicine and musculoskeletal biology, especially in post-traumatic and degenerative osteoarthritis. Dr. Chubinskaya received many awards and recognitions for her research and academic leadership. Most recently she has been presented with the 2024 Orthopaedic Research Society Arthur Steindler, MD, Award. Her work in Faculty Affairs was recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) by awarding her office with the 2019 Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS/AAMC) Leadership Award for an organization. 

She held multiple leadership positions and served on the Boards of professional societies including being the President of the Orthopedic Research Society in 2020. For many years she served on multiple study sections and review panels. In 2022, she was appointed as a member of the Programmatic review panel for the Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) of the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).