Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship

Thank you for your interest in Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Pulmonary & Critical Care fellowship training program.

Applications are accepted through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). We will be participating in the NRMP Match and will accept applications for the fellowship through ERAS until August 15th. Applications will be reviewed and then selected applicants will be contacted to schedule interviews. Inquires concerning the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship can be directed to the fellowship Program Coordinator.

Application Check List:

• ERAS Application
• ERAS Addendum Form (only needed upon invitation for an interview)
• Curriculum Vitae (in chronological order with no gaps)
• MSPE
• Medical School Transcript
• USMLE/Complex Scores
• A minimum of (3) Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement
• Notarized copy of Diploma (only needed upon invitation for an interview)
• Copy of State License (only needed upon invitation for an interview)

Fellows' Schedule Rotations

*These amounts are for the Lubbock Campus only. Please contact TTUHSC Amarillo and TTUHSC Permian Basin for their salary information. 

Additional Benefits Include:

• Malpractice Insurance
  • Aggregates are $100,000 per incident and $300,000 annual aggregate. Professional Liability Division website or call 806.743.9921
• Health Insurance
  • Group Health/Dental/Vision insurance for residents and eligible dependents.
• Workers' Compensation
• Vacation
  • Vacation is approved for not more than 15 working days for PGY 1 and 2 and not more than 20 working days for PGY-3 and above.
• Leave
  • Sick leave for up to 12 working days per year
  • Family and parental leaves of absence (see also US Department of Labor Employment Standards Administrative - FMLA)
  • Educational leave
  • Military leave not to exceed 15 work days per year.
• Retirement & Savings
  • Residents and fellows are not eligible for TTU System's 401K plan but can participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) the Tax-Deferred Account Program (TDA). More information will be provided upon starting your program.

Specific information pertaining to benefits is found in the House Staff Policies and Procedures.

Procedure Volume Summary

Abstracts and Presentations

• J. Makram, A. Karim, A. Yepes-Hurtado, K. Nugent. “The Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Alcohol Withdrawal: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic review.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201: A6322.
• X. Solis, A. Yepes-Hurtado. “IgG4-Related Disease Presenting as a Lung Mass.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• X. Solis, E. Islam. “A Puzzling Case of Interstitial Lung Disease.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• X. Solis, E. Islam. “A Rare Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• B. Mantilla, M. Vinan-Vega, X. Solis, J. Makram, H. Mallah, V. Test. “A Dangerous Drug and Herbal Mixture.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• M. Elmassry, S. El-Nawaa, S. Ball, X. Solis, V. Test. “COVID-19 Infection Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Case Report,” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020. \
• A. Motes, H, Mallah, X. Solis, L. Brandi, E. Islam, “Pulmonary Amyloidosis: An Uncommon Etiology of a Pulmonary Nodule.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• A. Motes, J. Makram, X. Solis, S. Turnbow. “Bilateral Multifocal Loculated Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• H. Mallah, D. Vangipuram, X. Solis, A. Motes, E. Islam. “Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• J. Sekhon, X. Solis, A. Yepes-Hurtado, “Primary Malignant Myelomatous Effusion in a Multiple Myeloma Patient.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• N. Vinan-Vega, B. Mantilla, X. Solis, A. Yepes-Hurtado. “Lower Airway Obstruction: A Unique Case of Tracheal Stenosis in a Lupus Patient.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• N. Vinan-Vega, B. Mantilla, X. Solis, H. Mallah. “Diffuse Pulmonary Nodules in a Young Adult Male.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• D. Vangipuram, X. Solis, A. Yepes-Hurtado. “Incidental finding in chest pain workup: a case of solitary pulmonary nodular amyloidosis.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• J. Makram, H. Mallah, M. Elmassry, A. Ismail, X. Solis, V. Test. “Atrial Fibrillation with Cardiac Tamponade as a First Sign of Underlying Malignancy.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• B. Mantilla, M. Vinan-Vega, X. Solis, H. Mallah, E. Islam. “The Spectral Colors of Interstitial Lung Disease,” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.
• B. Mantilla, M. Vinan-Vega, X. Solis, E. Islam, A. Ismail, V. Test. “Lady Windermere in Disguise.” CHEST Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.

IRB Approved Human Subject Studies

• Fecal occult blood testing for the prediction of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract detected by EGD/colonoscopy that need intervention - Ebtesam Islam, MD, PhD
• The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on physical performance and mental health in patients with chronic lung disease - Kenneth Nugent, MD
• Acute hyperglycemia: biochemical effects (glycation) and possible association with endothelial cell injury -  Kenneth Nugent, MD
• The association between BMI and mortality in intubated patients with severe sepsis and septic shock admitted into the Medical Intensive Care Unit - Kenneth Nugent, MD
• A retrospective review of the utility of simple clinical information in the prediction of poor outcomes in hospitalized patients - Kenneth Nugent, MD
• COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers: A Research Survey - Kenneth Nugent, MD
• Fecal occult blood testing for the prediction of severity of Clostridium difficile infection - Ebtesam Islam, MD, PhD
• Comparing concurrent blood pressure using cuffs to arterial lines in MICU patients with septic shock - Ebtesam Islam, MD, PhD