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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