Faculty

Dr. Robert Salem
Founding Vice Dean

Dr. Robert Salem graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and was drafted into the Korean conflict.  After his three year stint in the USAF Medical Corp, he started his general and vascular surgery practice in Lubbock, TX.

As a pioneering surgeon in West Texas, Dr. Salem is renowned for his role in bringing heart surgery to the South Plains of Texas, for his vital efforts in making a medical school a reality for his alma mater, Texas Tech University.

Dr. Salem currently serves as Chief Medical Officer Emeritus of Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas and Clinical Professor of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Jennifer Wilson, M.D.
Assistant Vice Dean, Medical Education
Clerkship Director, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics