Family Medicine Faculty
Charla Allen, MD
Associate Professor & Interim Braddock Chair
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health HSC, 2012
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC, 2015
- Associate Block Director, Systems Disorders 2
- Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
- 4th Year Clerkship Director
- Joint Appointment, Department of Medical Education
- charla.allen@ttuhsc.edu
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Hilmi Alam, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2000
Residency Training: Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, 2012
- UMC Physicians Champion for Patient Satisfaction
- UMC HCAHPS Physician Champion
- hilmi.alam@ttuhsc.edu
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Kelly Bennett, MD
Professor
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, 1995
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC 1998
- CAQ, Adolescent Medicine
- Co-Medical Director, Lubbock Impact Free Clinic
- kelly.bennett@ttuhsc.edu
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Scott Bergfeld, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 1981
Residency Training: Lincoln Family Practice Program, Nebraska, 1985
- Prison GP, Lubbock, TX 2016
- Family Practice/ER, Lubbock, TX 2011
- scott.bergfeld@ttuhsc.edu
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Bharat Bhushan, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal University, Bhopal (MP) India, 1987
Residency Training: Gandhi Medical College & Associate Hospital, Bhopal (MP) India,
1989
- Master of Medical Management (MMM) from Carnegie Mellon University, PA
- bhbhusha@ttuhsc.edu
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Rami Bonam, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Mamata Medical College, Khammam AP, India, 2008
Residency Training: Internal Medicine Residency, Medical Center of Central Georgia
Macon, GA, 2014
- Hospitalist at Med Central Ohio Health, Mansfield, OH, 2019
- rami.bonam@ttuhsc.edu
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Nibedita Chowdhury, MD; MPH
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2007
Residency Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN,
2018
- Master of Public Health-University of New England, Maine, 2019
- nichowdh@ttuhsc.edu
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Ron Cook, DO, MBA, FAAFP
Professor
Medical School: University of North Texas HSC, 1993
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC, 1996
- Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ Chief Health Officer
- City of Lubbock Department of Health Medical Director
- Joint Appointment, Department of Medical Education
- Co-Director, Family Medicine Accelerated Track (FMAT)
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine
- ron.cook@ttuhsc.edu
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John Culberson, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: New Jersey Medical School, 1992
Residency Training: New Jersey
- Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, M.D., Endowed Chair in Medical Education in Geriatric Medicine
- Fellowship Training in Primary Care Research & Faculty Development, UTHSC Houston
- john.culberson@ttuhsc.edu
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Jack W. Dyer, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Texas HSC San Antonio, 1989
Residency Training: Texas Tech University HSC, 1993
- Medical Director, University Family Physicians
- EMR Leadership Team
- jack.dyer@ttuhsc.edu
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David Edwards, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2002
Residency Training: Med-Peds Baylor College of Medicine, 2006
- Medical Director Student Health Services
- Associate Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
- CAQ in Sports Medicine
- david.s.edwards@ttuhsc.edu
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Asif Farooq, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Director Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, 2004
Residency Training: Internal Medicine Residency, New York Medical College, Brooklyn-Queens,
NY, 2008
- Medical Director University Medical Center Observation Unit
- asif.farooq@ttuhsc.edu
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James Felberg, MD
Associate Professor, Assistant Medical Director Hospital Medicine
Medical School: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1996
Residency Training: Family Practice Residency, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM, 2000
- Society of Hospital Medicine, West Texas Chapter, former President
- Program Director Advanced Hospital Medicine and Public Health Fellowship
- Emergency and Hospital Medicine Physician in NM/CO/TX, 2016
- jamie.felberg@ttuhsc.edu
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Nishi Garg, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India, 2005
Residency Training: Internal Medicine Residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2019
Stephen Gates, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: UT Southwestern, 1980
Residency Training: Anesthesia, Parkland Memorial Hospital, 1982
Residency Training: Brook Army Medical Center, 1991
- Fellowship Training in Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Texas Tech University HSC
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Faculty
- Faculty Physician in Anesthesia & Surgery, Texas Tech University HSC, 1998-2013
- stephen.gates@ttuhsc.edu
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Laura Gomez, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX, 2013
Residency Training: Texas Tech University HSC, Amarillo, TX, 2016
- Society of Hospital Medicine, West Texas Chapter, President
- Medical Director of Education Hospital Medicine
- laura.gomez@ttuhsc.edu
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Jenna Grindle, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, North Brunswick, NJ, 2015
Residency Training: Eisenhower Family Medicine Residency Program, Rancho Mirage,
CA, 2021
Jamie Haynes, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2004
Residency Training: Valley Family Medicine, Renton WA
- Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
- FMAT Committee member
- jamie.haynes@ttuhsc.edu
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Keeley Hobart, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2013
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2016
- Co-Director, Family Medicine Accelerated Track Family Medicine Clerkship
- Family Medicine Clerkship Director
- Inaugural Class, Family Medicine Accelerated Track, 2013
- keeley.hobart@ttuhsc.edu
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Meagan Husband, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2012
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2016
Betsy Jones, EdD
Professor
Doctoral Training, Higher Education Texas Tech University, 1983
- Co-Director, FMAT Program
- Founding Chair, Department of Medical Education
- betsy.jones@ttuhsc.edu
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Shawn Klapproth, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX 2015
Residency Training: Baylor Scott and White, Temple, TX, 2019
- General Surgery Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015
- shklappr@ttuhsc.edu
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Kelly Klein, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Associate Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 1995
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC 1998
- Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
- Certified Hospice Medical Director
- kelly.klein@ttuhsc.edu
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Patti May, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech School of Medicine, 2003
Residency Training: Rural Family Medicine, 2006
Joshua McGuire, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2018
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2019
- Medical Director, Texas Tech Physicians of Lubbock-Family Medicine
- joshua.mcguire@ttuhsc.edu
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Ambir Mirza, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Kind Edward Medical College, Lahore, Punjab University, Pakistan,
1997
- Hospital Medicine Physician, Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, TX, 2018
- ambir.mirza@ttuhsc.edu
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Jennifer Mitchell, MD, FAAFP
Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 1993
Residency Training: FM, Madigan Army Medical Center, 1996
- Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Director
- Fellowship Training in Sports Medicine, Texas Tech University HSC
- jennifer.mitchell@ttuhsc.edu
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Felix Morales, MD
Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2003
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2005
- Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine
- Private Practice, Pecos & Friona
- felix.morales@ttuhsc.edu
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Sara Mousa, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan, 2007
Residency Training: Texas Tech University HSC, 2019
- Member of Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA)
- sara.mousa@ttuhsc.edu
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Frederick Onger, MD, FAAFP
Associate Professor
Medical School: UT Southwestern, 1995
Residency Training: FM Corpus Christi Family Medicine, 1998
- Family Medicine Residency Program Director
- Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
- fred.onger@ttuhsc.edu
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Anupa Patel, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Medical University of Silesia School of Medicine, Katowice Poland,
2004
Residency Training: New York Medical College, Queens Program, NY, 2008
- Endocrinologist, Scott and White, 2014
- Fellowship Endocrine, 2009
- anupa.patel@ttuhsc.edu
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Maulin Patel, MD
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, 2015
Residency Training: Rutgers NJMS Internal Medicine Residency, 2018
- UPMC St. Margaret & Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Hospitalist
- maulin.patel@ttuhsc.edu
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Fiona Prabhu, MD, FAAFP
Professor
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, 1995
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 1998
- Block Director, Development of Clinical Skills
- Co-Course Director, FMAT2
- Co-Medical Director, Lubbock Impact Free Clinic
- fiona.prabhu@ttuhsc.edu
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R. Michael Ragain, MD, MSEd
Professor
Medical School: UT Southwestern SOM, 1992
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 1995
- Chief Medical Officer, University Medical Center
- Masters Degree in Education, University of Southern California
- mike.ragain@ttuhsc.edu
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David Trotter, PhD
Associate Professor
Doctoral Training, Clinical Psychology, Texas Tech University, 2012
- Director of Behavioral Health Science
- Co-Block Director, Integrated Neurosciences
- Executive Director, Texas Tech University Student Health Services
- david.trotter@ttuhsc.edu
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Jennifer D. Ward, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2015
Residency Training: FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2018
- Texas Tech University HSC Ethics Committee member
- Geriatrics Fellowship Training, FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2019
- jennifer.d.ward@ttuhsc.edu
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