November Experts Available

American Diabetes Month


  • Christie Hust, M.S., R.D., CDE, director of the Diabetes Education Center at the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center

  • Jannette M. Dufour, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean of research at the School of Medicine Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry

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

  • Daina Dreimane, Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics


National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

  • Alyce Ashcraft, R.N., Ph.D., professor, School of Nursing

  • Paula Grammas, Ph.D., executive director of the Garrison Institute on Aging

  • Bradley Miller, M.D., Ph.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Neurology


Lung Cancer Awareness Month

  • Cynthia Jumper, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine


National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

  • Everarado Cobos, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine


Gluten Free Diet Awareness – Dangers and Benefits

  • Kathy Chauncey, Ph.D., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine

  • Nora Limas, M.S., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine


Thanksgiving

  • Ron Warner, Ph.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine

  • Kathy Chauncey, Ph.D., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine

  • Nora Limas, M.S., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine


Nov. 1-7 – National Patient Accessibility Week

  • Debbie Voyles, MBA, director of telemedicine at the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health


Nov. 12 – Veterans Day

  • Alyce Ashcraft, R.N., Ph.D., professor, School of Nursing

  • Linda Brice, R.N., Ph.D., associate professor, School of Nursing


Nov. 14-18 – Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

  • Lesley Motheral, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics


Nov. 15 – Great American Smokeout

  • Cynthia Jumper, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Internal Medicine


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