December Experts Available

Safe Toys and Gifts Month


  • Richard Lampe, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics

World AIDS Day - Dec. 1


  • Laura Lappe, clinic coordinator for the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health’s Telemedicine Program – New telemedicine program for HIV patients in Abilene

  • Richard Winn, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine

  • Brian Temple, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine – Research about HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

National Handwashing Awareness Week - Dec. 2-8


  • Ron Cook, D.O., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine

Christmas


  • Sherry Sancibrian, M.S., CCC-SLP, associate professor and director, Speech-Language Pathology Program in the School of Allied Health Sciences – Helping people with autism make the most out of the holidays

  • Melinda Corwin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor, Speech-Language Pathology Program in the School of Allied Health Sciences – Helping people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cope with the holidays

  • Thomas McGovern, Ed.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Psychiatry – Spirituality during the holidays

  • Bradley Miller, M.D., Ph.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Neurology – Seasonal affective disorder or depression

  • Paul Douthit, Ph.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics – Gift overload or children not getting gifts they want

New Year’s


  • Kathy Chauncey, Ph.D., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine – New Year’s diets

  • Nora Limas, R.D., L.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine – New Year’s diets

  • Paul Douthit, Ph.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics – Keeping resolutions



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