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UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed Mark I. Rosenblatt to the position of vice chancellor of human health sciences, overseeing UC Davis Health, which includes three hospitals: the nationally ranked UC Davis Medical Center and UC Davis Children’s Hospital, as well as the UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital. It also includes oversight for two nationally ranked schools of health — the UC Davis School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing — and 17 primary care clinics serving communities across Northern California. He will begin Jan. 19, 2026.

Rosenblatt is the G. Stephen Irwin executive dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, the chief executive officer of the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, and distinguished professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago. 

Rosenblatt joined the University of Illinois Chicago in 2014 as professor of ophthalmology. He has held increasing levels of leadership over his decade there, including as head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, director of the Corneal Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, director of the Medical Scientist Training Program, and graduate faculty in the neuroscience program. Previously, Rosenblatt was a faculty member of the Weill Cornell Medical College for six years, including service as vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology. 

“Mark brings to UC Davis deep experience in academic hospital systems,” May said. “He has made patient care and the patient experience a priority. He has a proven record of collaborating with faculty and staff across medical and other disciplines to leverage the best that a comprehensive �ԹϺ��� like UC Davis has to offer.”

An internationally recognized clinician-scientist, Rosenblatt leads groups of scientists investigating the mechanism of corneal peripheral nerve regeneration following injury, and the use of nanoengineered biomaterials for use in stem cell delivery to the ocular surface. His work in regenerative medicine has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, Research to Prevent Blindness, the Falk Family Foundation and the Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative. Rosenblatt has published widely, including over 225 original manuscripts, review articles, book chapters and abstracts.

Rosenblatt is a graduate of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Honors Program in Medical Education and the Combined MD/Ph.D. program, receiving his Ph.D. in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology. He completed his MBA at New York University and his MHA at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. He completed his ophthalmology residency and combined clinical/research fellowship in corneal disease at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School. He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies.

“UC Davis Health represents the best of what an integrated academic health system can be, and I am extremely honored to join UC Davis and its extraordinary community of clinicians, scientists and educators,” Rosenblatt said. “I join this community at a pivotal time in the evolution of UC Davis Health. Through its deeply committed clinical mission, innovative research and world-class education programs, UC Davis Health is uniquely positioned to advance health across Northern and Central California and ultimately serve as a model for patient-centered care nationally. I am excited to work with UC Davis leadership, our talented group of faculty, students and staff, and our community partners to fulfill the promise of UC Davis Heath and transform lives.”

UC Davis Health provides the highest level of care available for a 65,000-square-mile region spanning 33 California counties, home to 6 million residents in Northern and Central California. The health system also houses the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in inland Northern California; and the MIND Institute, one of the nation’s leading research centers on autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

UC Davis Health conducts more than 1,000 health-based research studies each year, advancing safe and effective treatments for patients. With an annual operating budget of over $4.5 billion, UC Davis Health employs more than 20,000 people, making it the second-largest employer in Sacramento County.