Surgery | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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The Department of Surgery is home to the Division of General & Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Surgery.  General Surgery services also include Bariatric Surgery, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Hernia Repair, Anti-Reflux (GERD) Surgery, and Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery. 

Faculty practice at the Texas Panhandle's two major hospitals: Northwest Texas Hospital and Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital.   Surgeons at Ï㽶ֱ²¥ also operate at the Northwest Day Surgery Center.

Ï㽶ֱ²¥ Surgery faculty also provide medical education to third and fourth-year medical students during their surgical rotations. Resident physicians of other disciplines including internal medicine, family medicine and OB-GYN, are also educated in surgical illnesses through cooperative programs with faculty in this department. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners from regional programs are also provided surgical education.

Division of General & Acute Care Surgery

  • Anti-Reflux (GERD) Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Critical Care
  • General Surgery
  • Hernia Repair
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery
  • Wound Care

Contact Us

Student Clerkship/Administrative Office: 806-414-9557