Texas Tech Physicians to Host Health Fair
Learn more about how to live a healthier lifestyle at the Texas Tech Physicians Health
Fair from 9 a.m. – noon October 14 at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
(TTUHSC) Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St. first floor lobby.
Presentations by experts from Texas Tech Physicians will include the following:
9:30 a.m.
Pet Therapy
Matt Driskell, Texas Tech Physicians – Surgery
9:30 a.m.
Resistance Training Benefit
Mimi Zumwalt, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Orthopaedic Surgery
9:30 a.m.
Recognizing and Understanding MS
Dr. Mirla Avila, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Neurology
10 a.m.
Geriatric Health
John Culberson, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine
10:30 a.m.
Most Common Eye Disorders
Matthew Mahek, O.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Ophthalmology
10:30 a.m.
Sleep Hygiene
Marina Chavez, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Psychiatry
11 a.m.
Vaccines and Diseases: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Tammy Camp, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics
11 a.m.
Suicide
Ankit Chalia, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Psychiatry
11:30 a.m.
Skin Cancer
Ashley Sturgeon, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Dermatology
11:30 a.m.
Cervical and Ovarian Cancer
Sarah Holsford, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians - General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Free blood pressure, BMI and glucose screenings will be provided along with health information from Texas Tech Physicians – Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery and Urology.
The Center for Cardiovascular Health also will provide free ABI screenings, which are used to predict the severity of peripheral arterial disease, more commonly known as hardening of the arteries.
The event is open and free to the community. For more information, contact Kathleen McPherson at Kathleen.mcpherson@ttuhsc.edu or (806) 743-5637.
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