May Experts Available

Celiac Disease


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


Osteoporosis

  • Neha Mittal, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine


High Blood Pressure

  • Scott Shurmur, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine and a cardiologist at the Texas Tech Physicians Center for Cardiovascular Health


Skin Cancer

  • Michelle Tarbox, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Dermatology


Ultraviolet Awareness

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


Allergy Awareness Month

  • James Tarbox, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Internal Medicine


Childhood Mental Health Month

  • Patti Patterson, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Pediatrics


Mental Health Month

  • Terry McMahon, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Psychiatry


Healthy Vision Month

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


Facial cosmetic procedures

  • Joshua Demke, M.D., facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians — Surgery


Kids and summer safety

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


Trauma Awareness Month

  • Steven Brooks, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Surgery


National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

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


Summer heat health issues

  • Frank Babb, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Family Medicine


Better Hearing and Speech Month

  • Tobias Kroll, M.S., assistant professor, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences



  • Carolyn Perry, M.S., CCC-SLP, assistant professor, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences


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