Congratulations to all ⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ Faculty members who are recipients of awards at today’s ⁦Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center⁩ Dean’s Faculty Appreciation dinner. Congrats Drs. Santana, Campbell, Griswold, Pang, Rumbaugh, Kidwell, Bharadia, Tres Haynes, Richmond, Mark Williams. ⁦

Thrilled to announce that Better Bleeding Control was selected as a finalist in the @TechConnect360 Innovation Challenge in Washington DC next month. I’ll be presenting to a room of experts, investors, technology scouts, & military officials. So excited! (& a little nervous 😉)

In recognition of her distinguished contributions to the field of infectious diseases, Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a TTUHSC Department of Surgery professor, was recently named to the 2023 Fellowship class by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ow.ly/RFSV50REVcf

9 days ⁦UMC Health System⁩ SICU/Trauma Call went extremely well with our SICU residents ⁦⁩ Dr. Hannah Moore & Dr. ⁦Lauren Pert⁩ - representing our topnotch residents ⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ ⁦Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center⁩ skilled, compassionate & responsible ⁦SCCM⁩

Our very own graduating surgery resident Dr Atli Valgardsson presenting at ⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ Grand Rounds ⁦Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center⁩ with his son and wife in attendance…. good luck 🍀 in your CT Surgery journey in U of Minnesota

Congrats to our Trauma Medical Director Dr Jayne McCauley for being awarded the Outstanding Off-Service Faculty Award at the TTUHSC EM residency graduation ceremony 🎉 Texas Tech Emergency Medicine Residency UMC Health System TTUHSC School of Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

You’ll be missed Dr Bankhead!! Thank you for all what you did over the last 4 years; from taking care of our critical ill/trauma patients to establishing our research curriculum to mentoring our residents! 🤍 Brittany K. Bankhead MD

⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ Tradition that we are keeping: Bring Your Parents /Family to Work Day ⁦Atli Steinn⁩ Dr. Valgardsson family all the way from Iceland 🇮🇸 ⁦Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center⁩ ⁦UMC Health System⁩ on his last day as a surgical resident … next stop ⁦University of Minnesota⁩

Congratulations 🎊 To our newly minted Surgeons ⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ ⁦Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center⁩ 1. Dr. Cody Clapp 2. Dr. Natalie Hodges 3. Dr. Jonathan Huynh 4. Dr. Atli Valgardsson Also, to faculty awardees: Drs Kidwell, Mcgill & Vaughan ⁦Justin Vaughan⁩ #momentous

⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ Family celebrating Avery’s Birthday 🎂 🎂 today … lots of fun ⁦⁦Justin Vaughan⁩ ⁦Pam Vaughan⁩

Learning about Financial Literacy from our chief resident Dr Theophilus Pham ⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ ⁦TTUHSC School of Medicine⁩ ⁦TTUHSC School of Medicine⁩ - How not to die in the operating room

⁦TTUHSC Department of Surgery⁩ RESIDENT’s Wellness Day Pickleball

Looking forward to the upcoming West Texas Cancer Symposium on 6/7 featuring speakers from our wonderful surg onc team! link to register: cmetracker.net/TTUHSC/Publish…

Wonderful grand rounds today on robotic surgery by our graduating chief, Dr Sean Simpson!

Congratulations to our chiefs who graduated this past Friday!!

Journal club is one of the many didactic components for TTUHSC surgery residents. Thank you to both Dr Brooks for hosting the most recent JC as well as Solventum for sponsoring- your support is what makes these events possible!

Congratulations to TTUHSC Department of Surgery Osaid Alser, MD, MSc(Oxon) elected as the President of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TTUHSC School of Medicine House Staff AY 2025-26. Proud of your accomplishment and leadership. Thanks Steven E. Brooks, MD, FACS for the update.

Learning about legal defense & documentation today during an informative grand rounds by Dr McKee!

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TTUHSC School of Medicine TTUHSC Department of Surgery aim to increase access to #BreastCancer screening for underserved population across South Plains... pass this no cost screening. Call 806-743-2186 for more information

Informative grand rounds today with our surg onc specialist, Dr Mouw!