GALVESTON, Texas - Carolee Ann King has been named associate vice president and chief legal counsel for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, UTMB president Dr. David L. Callender announced today.
"We are delighted to welcome such a seasoned professional to our leadership team," Callender said. "She brings extensive experience, knowledge and skills to the position, and we feel she is the ideal choice to lead our legal division."
King's expertise includes health care and regulatory law, hospital compliance, fraud and abuse, medical liability, physician practice and clinical research. She will assume her new duties on July 1.
"It's an honor for me to join an institution with such a rich history," King said. "I look forward to helping the university move forward in a time of challenge and change."
In her current position as vice president and chief compliance officer for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, she is responsible for all aspects of institutional and health care compliance and serves as an adviser on general health law matters. Previously she served as a lawyer for the UT System. She has worked as in-house counsel for Insurance Corporation of America and as a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
King has been a frequent speaker at law conferences on health and regulatory topics. She has also served as a Texas Medical Association keynote speaker and has presented her program "In Your Defense" to hundreds of Texas physicians. Her publications include: "No Problem, Everyone Else Does It (Ethical Consideration for Data Bank Reporting)."
King received a bachelor's degree in biology from Winona State University in Minnesota and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.