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Family Medicine Faculty

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Ron Cook, DO, MBA, FAAFP

Professor & Braddock Chair

Medical School: University of North Texas HSC, 1993
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC, 1996

  • City of Lubbock Department of Health Medical Director
  • TTUHSC Chief Health Officer
  • Joint Appointment, Department of Medical Education
  • Co-Director, Family Medicine Accelerated Track (FMAT)
  • Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine
  • ron.cook@ttuhsc.edu
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Dr. Hilmi Alam

Hilmi Alam, MD

Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

Medical School: Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2000
Residency Training:  Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, 2012

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Charla Allen, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 2012
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC, 2015

  • Associate Block Director, Systems Disorders 2
  • Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
  • Medical Director, Texas Tech Physicians of Lubbock-Family Medicine
  • 4th Year Clerkship Director
  • Joint Appointment, Department of Medical Education
  • charla.allen@ttuhsc.edu
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Frank Babb, MD, FAAFP

Professor

Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC, 1997
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC, 2000

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Kelly Bennett, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, 1995
Residency Training: FM, Texas Tech University HSC 1998

Dr. Scott Bergfeld

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

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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

Dr. Rami Bonam

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 

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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

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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

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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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Dr. Asif Farooq

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

Dr. James Felberg

James Felberg, MD

Assistant 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
  • 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  

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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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Dr. Laura Gomez

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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Anam Hassan, MD

Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

Medical School:  King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan, 2013
Residency Training:  Texas Tech University Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, 2020

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Jamie Haynes, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School:  Texas Tech University HSC, 2004
Residency Training:  Valley Family Medicine, Renton WA

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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
  • Inaugural Class, Family Medicine Accelerated Track, 2013
  • keeley.hobart@ttuhsc.edu
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Betsy Jones, EdD

Professor

Doctoral Training, Higher Education Texas Tech University, 1983

Dr. Shawn Klapproth

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

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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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Kit Linton, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical School:  UT Southwestern SOM 1981
Residency Training:  FM Texas Tech University HSC Amarillo, 1984

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Ryan Lurtsema, MD, CAQSM

Assistant Professor

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2017
Residency Training:  FM Texas Tech University HSC Lubbock, 2020

  • Director, Sports Medicine Didactics
  • Chair, Clinic Platelet Rich Plasma Planning Committee
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship Texas Tech University HSC, 2021
  • ryan.lurtsema@ttuhsc.edu
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Dr. Ambir Mirza

Ambir Mirza, MD

Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

Medical School:  Kind Edward Medical College, Lahore, Punjab University, Pakistan, 1997

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Jennifer Mitchell, MD, FAAFP

Professor

Medical School:  Texas Tech University HSC, 1993
Residency Training:  FM, Madigan Army Medical Center, 1996

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Felix Morales, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School:  Texas Tech University HSC, 2003
Residency Training:  FM Texas Tech University HSC, 2005

Dr. Sara Mousa

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

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Katy Nguefack (Kemeze), MD

Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

Medical School: University of Study of Turin,  Italy, 2005
Residency Training:  Natividad Medicine Center, California

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Frederick Onger, MD, FAAFP

Associate Professor

Medical School:  UT Southwestern, 1995
Residency Training:  FM Corpus Christi Family Medicine, 1998

Dr. Anupa Patel

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

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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

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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 Ward, MD

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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Faculty Leadership within the School of Medicine

  • Chief Health Officer and Chief Medical Officer
  • Medical School Course Block Directors and Co-Directors
  • Associate Dean for Admissions
  • Student-Run Free Clinic Leadership

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