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Tara Yvette Deaver

Assistant Professor

I worked as a Biomedical Engineer prior to changing my career to Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. I am currently a Podiatrist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine diagnosing and treating problems of the foot and ankle to include pediatric feet, diabetic foot care, sport’s medicine, palliative foot care and surgery. Lectures are provided to residents, medical students and fellows in the Department of Family Medicine on lower extremity pathology. Currently treat patients in the outpatient wound care clinic at Medical Center Hospital. Family Medicine residents, Geriatric Fellows and Medical Students rotate and participate in the podiatry clinic, wound care, in-office procedures, podiatry hospital patient rounds and hospital surgeries. On staff at Medical Center Health System, Odessa Regional Medical Center, Midland Memorial Hospital and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. Perform diabetic foot evaluations at the Texas Tech Diabetes Center

Interests

  • Diabetes
  • Fungal infection
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Nail fungus
  • Surgery