August Experts Available

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month


  • Allan M. Eisenbaum, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Eye Clinic


National Breastfeeding Month

  • Yondell Masten, Ph.D., R.N., associate dean for outcomes management and evaluation in the School of Nursing, The Florence Thelma Hall Endowed Chair for Excellence in Women’s Health

  • Lisa Dillard, R.N., BSN, Nurse-Family Partnership director at the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center

  • Christine Stuart, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, assistant professor and director of the Nurse-Midwifery Program, School of Nursing

  • Tom Hale, Ph.D., RPH, professor of pediatrics, and one of the world’s leading expert in perinatal pharmacology


National Immunization Awareness Month

  • Tammy Camp, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Pediatrics


World Breastfeeding Week – Aug. 1-7

  • Yondell Masten, Ph.D., R.N., associate dean for outcomes management and evaluation in the School of Nursing, The Florence Thelma Hall Endowed Chair for Excellence in Women’s Health

  • Lisa Dillard, R.N., BSN, Nurse-Family Partnership director at the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center

  • Christine Stuart, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, assistant professor and director of the Nurse-Midwifery Program, School of Nursing

  • Tom Hale, Ph.D., RPH, professor of pediatrics, and one of the world’s leading expert in perinatal pharmacology


Cataract Awareness Month

  • David McCartney, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Eye Clinic


West Nile

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


National Health Center Week – Aug. 11-17

  • Linda McMurray, R.N., DNP, executive director of the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center

  • Maria Torres, MBA, DM(c), senior director, Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center


Back to School: Anxiety, Bullying and Good Study Habits

  • Tammy Camp, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Pediatrics

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


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