March Experts Available

National Athletic Training Month


  • LesLee Taylor, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, program director, School of Allied Health Sciences’ Master of Athletic Training Program

  • Andy Reyes, LAT, student, School of Allied Health Sciences’ Master of Athletic Training Program


 National Nutrition Month

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

  • Allison Kerin, M.S., R.D., L.D., director of employee wellness and recognition programs


Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month

  • Dixon Santana, M.D., and Sam Campbell, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians —Surgery


Kidney Month and World Kidney Day March 13

  • Sharma Prabhakar, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine


Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness

  • Ariwan Rakvit, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine


Save Your Vision Month

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


 Diabetes Alert Day March 25

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

  • Joaquin Lado, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine

  • Daina Dreimane, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Pediatrics


Doctor's Day March 30

  • Steven Berk, M.D., dean of the TTUHSC School of Medicine


Poison Prevention Week

  • Jeannie Jaramamillo, Pharm.D., TTUHSC School of Pharmacy


Spring Break Travel Health 

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


Getting Back to Spring Fitness

  • Mimi Zumwalt, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Surgery


Eye Donor Month

  • Greg Oliver, executive director of the TTUHSC and Great Plains Lions Eye Bank


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