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

• TTUHSC 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 

• nishgarg@ttuhsc.edu
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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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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

• jenna.grindle@ttuhsc.edu
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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

• meagan.husband@ttuhsc.edu
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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

• patti.may@ttuhsc.edu
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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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