Thomas Hunt, M.D., D.Sc., is the associate dean of medical education and clinical professor in the department of clinical sciences at the Fertitta College of Medicine. An internationally recognized hand and wrist surgeon, Hunt is an experienced physician leader, educator, and clinical innovator with a distinguished career in orthopedic surgery.
 
Most recently, before joining the College of Medicine, he served as vice president and chief physician executive of the Musculoskeletal Institute at Lee Health. Prior to that, he held a number of influential academic leadership positions including endowed professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham and at Baylor College of Medicine.
 
Board-certified in orthopaedic surgery with a subspecialty certificate in surgery of the hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, he has served as a team physician for the Cleveland Browns, the Houston Texans, the Arizona Cardinals and multiple collegiate programs. He remains a senior advisor to the NFL, a designated second-opinion physician for the NBA, and a medical advisor for the Titleist Performance Institute.
 
Hunt has a longstanding, deep commitment to education, having trained more than 150 orthopedic residents and hand surgery fellows, while mentoring numerous medical students primarily at the Cleveland Clinic, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he has published over 60 papers and book chapters, edited 10 books, and delivered more than 130 lectures nationally and internationally.
 
Born and raised in Kansas City, Hunt earned a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University, a Doctor of Medicine from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and a Doctorate in Healthcare Leadership and Health Services Research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is an active member of multiple professional societies and orthopedic leadership organizations and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.