Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty

Roger Wolcott, MD, PM&R
Program Director

Dr. Wolcott is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He earned his Doctorate in Medicine from Texas Tech University Medical School, where he also completed an Internal Medicine internship. He then pursued his PM&R residency at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He served for five years in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Hospital Corpsman assigned to a Fleet Marine Hospital Unit. He is an associate member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR).

His clinical practice focuses on comprehensive rehabilitation care for patients with complex conditions and disability, including but not limited to traumatic brain injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, congenital disorders, and other debilitating conditions. Beyond direct patient care, Dr. Wolcott holds multiple leadership roles, serving as Medical Director of Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital, clinical faculty for the Neurology and Orthopedic Department, and committee positions at Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute and several skilled nursing facilities.

He is the founder of the Texas Tech PM&R Residency Program, a landmark achievement for West Texas healthcare. The Program received ACGME accreditation and began recruiting residents in 2023.

Bei Zhang, MD
Associate Program Director

Dr. Zhang serves as the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock. Dr. Zhang completed her PM&R residency with honors at the University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston and TIRR Memorial Hermann. She subsequently completed her Brain Injury Medicine fellowship at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She is board-certified in PM&R and Brain Injury Medicine. Her clinical practice and research interests focus on the sequelae and functional recovery of various types of brain injuries and disorders (e.g., concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), moderate-to-severe TBI, hypoxic or metabolic brain injury, stroke, disorders of consciousness, functional neurological disorders). She adopts an individualized multimodal approach in the management of spasticity and dystonia after brain injury. She is actively involved in rehabilitation research and medical education.

Cristina Sanders, DO

Dr. Sanders is a pediatric rehabilitation medicine (PRM) and brain injury medicine (BIM) physician. She completed her PM&R residency at Baylor UMC-Dallas and a fellowship in PRM at the University of Michigan.  She is board certified in pediatric rehabilitation and brain injury medicine through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPM&R).

Brent D. Magers, EdD, MHA, MA

Dr. Brent D. Magers has been involved in healthcare administration and education since 1981. He has served as CEO, COO, and VP at three hospitals. During his 12 years as CEO of a hospital, it was named one of the nation's Top 100 Hospitals twice. In 2007, he became Executive Associate Dean of the Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine (TTUHSC-SOM) and CEO of Texas Tech Physicians, a position from which he retired at the end of 2022. In 2009, he was appointed an adjunct professor at TTU Rawls College of Business and later an adjunct assistant professor at TTUHSC-SOM in the Department of Medical Education (DOME). He primarily teaches courses on healthcare systems and the business of medicine.

Born in Gainesville, Texas, he earned five degrees: a BA in communication and business from Abilene Christian University, a BS in accounting from Western Governors University, an MA from Texas Tech University (healthcare marketing), an MS in healthcare administration from Trinity University, and a Doctor of Education in organizational leadership from Spalding University. His research focuses on health systems science, called the “Third-Pillar” of medical education. He and his wife, Jennifer, married in 1978, have two sons (bankers) and five grandchildren.

He is board-certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Financial Management Association and has been active in the PM&R Division since its start at TTUHSC-SOM.

Jason Phillips, CP, LP, CFts

Jason Phillips a prosthetist and owner of Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace.  Jason is a 3rd generation prosthetist.  He graduated from Texas Tech University in 2000 and then went to Cal State University for Prosthetic school.

Ethan B. Dalley MD, FIPP

Dr. Ethan Dalley was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. After graduating from Lubbock High School and receiving a Bachelor of Sciences degree from Brigham Young University, he was accepted for post baccalaureate studies at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) from which he received a medical degree.

Following completion of medical training at Texas Tech, he attended Johns Hopkins University for residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. While there he received “The Hopkins Healer Award” for outstanding service as a resident. Dr. Dalley was also selected to be Chief Resident for the Department of PM&R his final year at Johns Hopkins. He then returned to TTUHSC for continued training in Pain Management in the Department of Anesthesiology.

His professional interests include musculoskeletal medicine, non-operative sports medicine, chronic pain management with pharmacological and interventional techniques, neuromodulation, intrathecal drug delivery, and nerve conduction/EMG.