Dive Brief:

• The chancellor of the University of Texas System is expected to announce his resignation today.
• Francisco Cigarroa, a surgeon, is expected to head a pediatric transplant team when he leaves.
• Cigarroa has clashed with University of Texas-Austin President Bill Powers, and some members of the board of regents had urged Cigarroa to dismiss Powers.

Dive Insight:

Cigarroa's departure is seen both as a sign of his weariness with fractious relations within the board of regents and of his love of surgery. The  56-year-old has performed about one liver or kidney transplant each month while head of the university system.