TTUHSC in the News Archive

Surgeon Brings FEVAR Procedure to Area Patients

February 19, 2021

Surgeon Brings FEVAR Procedure to Area Patients

Wei Li, M.D., MPH, a vascular surgeon and an associate professor of surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, is the first in the region to perform the Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair (FEVAR) procedure.

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TTUHSC’s Dissanaike Appointed to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

January 15, 2021

TTUHSC’s Dissanaike Appointed to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Surgery Chair Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D., to the Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee. Dissanaike holds this appointment until the end of her term on January 15, 2026.

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TTUHSC’s Varma Appointed to HRSA Advisory Council

December 03, 2020

TTUHSC’s Varma Appointed to HRSA Advisory Council

On November 17, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced that Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s Dr. Surendra Varma has been invited by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to serve as a member of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME).

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TTUHSC’s Sutton Receives Grant from Lupus Research Alliance To Continue Work on Potential Treatment for Rare Form of Disease

December 01, 2020

TTUHSC’s Sutton Receives Grant from Lupus Research Alliance To Continue Work on Potential Treatment for Rare Form of Disease

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) recently named R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), as a recipient of a 2020 Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award (LMTA).

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TTUHSC’s Reddy Elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

November 25, 2020

TTUHSC’s Reddy Elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Reddy has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers and based upon the nominee’s scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

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Relief and Hope for Those with Severe Depression

November 24, 2020

Relief and Hope for Those with Severe Depression

TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. The treatment for severe depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses to a specific area of the brain. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments have not been effective.

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TTUHSC Scientist Takes Next Step in Search for Bone Disease Treatment

November 09, 2020

TTUHSC Scientist Takes Next Step in Search for Bone Disease Treatment

For more than a decade, Hiranmoy Das, Ph.D., has been investigating how Kruppel-like Factor 2 (KLF2), a gene that codes protein into a specific human chromosome, influences the development of bone and musculoskeletal diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

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TTUHSC Faculty Members Earn 2020 Star Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

October 30, 2020

TTUHSC Faculty Members Earn 2020 Star Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has awarded an ASRM Star Award to a pair of faculty from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine. The honorees include Samuel Prien, Ph.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Lindsay Penrose, Ph.D., an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

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Abilene Scientist Receives Grant to Research Novel Brain Tumor Treatment

October 14, 2020

Abilene Scientist Receives Grant to Research Novel Brain Tumor Treatment

In an effort to improve the prognosis for GBM patients, the U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded a $550,491 grant to Dipongkor Saha, D.V.M., Ph.D., a cancer immunologist and assistant professor of immunotherapeutics and biotechnology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Abilene.

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Hispanic Women Learn the Importance of Cancer Screening Through AMIGAS

October 14, 2020

Hispanic Women Learn the Importance of Cancer Screening Through AMIGAS

After earning her master’s and doctorate in public health, Byrd became involved in several projects aimed at understanding the viewpoints and beliefs of Hispanic communities. Through those projects, she has helped develop interventions designed to educate Hispanic men and women and help them explore their behaviors and attitudes about health.

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