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Internal Medicine

Texas Tech Physicians

Clinics

The Internal Medicine Department is the largest clinical department at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. We are here to provide for the health care needs of adult patients in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. We provide all levels of care from being your primary care physician to fulfilling your needs with many types of specialty care. We offer exceptional physician care for diseases of the heart, lungs, stomach, colon, and kidneys. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

In addition to primary care services, our physicians offer many types of specialty care including: 

Allergy & Immunology

Clinical Services

If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

We provide treatment for the following conditions:

  • Allergic rhinitis (runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, stuffy nose)
  • Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction, may lead to airway obstruction, death)
  • Angioedema (swelling of lips, face or throat with difficulty breathing)
  • Asthma (cough, wheezing, shortness of breath)
  • Desensitization (allergy testing)
  • Drug allergy
  • Eczema (scaly, red rash in skin folds)
  • Environmental allergies
  • Food allergy
  • Immune deficiencies (genetic, developmental, infective, or autoimmune conditions)
  • Rash, hives (raised skin eruptions that itch)
  • Sinusitis (head congestion, drainage)
  • Vocal cord dysfunction (difficulty breathing, swallowing, hoarse voice)

Patient Resources

Patient History Form

Aviation Medicine

If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.2171.

Visit the Aviation Medicine webpage

Cardiology

If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.1501.

Visit the Center for Cardiovascular Health webpage

Endocrinology Clinic

Clinical Services

Clinical Endocrinology is the field of Internal Medicine studying the diseases that cause abnormalities in hormonal function.  Most of these diseases are caused by abnormal function of endocrine glands such as the thyroid and parathyroid, pancreas, adrenals or pituitary.  In addition, there are several cancers known as neuroendocrine tumors that cause hormonal abnormalities.  Endocrine diseases such as diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism are among the most prevalent diseases in humans and affect more than 10% of the American population. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

At Texas Tech Physicians, we specialize in the treatment plans for all types of endocrine diseases.  The treatment options can include lifestyle changes and medication. 

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician. 

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance

Patient Resources

Gastroenterology Clinic

Clinical Services

The division has an active program for colon cancer screening and follow up. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

Among the many procedures and tests that we perform are:

  • Abdominal paracentesis
  • Anorectal manometry
  • Breath hydrogen testing for lactose intolerance and small bowel bacterial overgrowth
  • Colonoscopy
  • Endoscopic cholangiography and Pancreatography (ERCP)
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
  • Esophageal and gastric pH (acid) testing
  • Esophageal manometry
  • Liver biopsy
  • Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD)

To Make an Appointment

You may be referred for an appointment by your primary care physician, or make a self referral based upon your insurance conditions.

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

General Internal & Primary Care

Clinical Services

General Internal Medicine provides diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of illnesses and disease in adults. We promote prevention of illness and strive to maintain a rich quality of life. We also have the ability to serve at your Primary Care Physician. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

At TTUHSC our General Internist combines the best in therapeutic and diagnostic technology with a caring attitude.

Our physicians also provide for a wide range of services for Women's Health Care.

To Make an Appointment

Contact our clinic at 806.743.3150 to schedule an appointment with one of our internists.

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

Hematology Oncology Clinic

Clinical Services

The Hematology Oncology Division at TTUHSC is committed to offer the best patient care for the treatment of cancer. We offer state-of-the-art care for hematology oncology patients and we are committed to finding the cure for cancer. We have a unique partnership with the UMC Cancer Center at the University Medical Center. We also have international collaborations with other major healthcare and research institutions, as well as those in the city and region. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.775.8600.

The Division of Hematology Oncology physicians and scientists have extensive training and experience in hematology diseases and other malignancies. We also provide treatment options to include bone marrow transplant. The physicians and scientists are widely published in leading peer-reviewed medical journals and are frequent lecturers at national and international meetings.

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician. 

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

Infectious Disease

Clinical Services

The world has become a much smaller place over the last twenty to thirty years. The advent of air travel as well as ocean travel has provided a means whereby Infectious Diseases seemingly forgotten occurring in the third world has become relatively common place by transmission through the air and sea to areas of the world where these diseases were not seen previously. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

Examples include:

  • Avian Influenza
  • Ebola Virus
  • Rickettsial Diseases
  • Other resistances organisms from other places where antibiotic pressures are higher

In the Continental United States we experience problems virtually daily with infections due to MRSA, C. difficile and other hospital pathogens including multidrug resistance pseudomonas. Infectious Disease as a specialty has become intertwined with the management and care of HIV. Since the beginning of this disease recognition approximately thirty years ago major advances have occurred which have transformed this disease into one of chronic infection. Gratifyingly most people do well with treatment.

It is anticipated that emerging infections from around the world as well defined disease from the other areas of the world will be seen more frequently in the United States and pose new problems for Infectious Disease Practitioner's. The challenges remain ever present. We are ready to accept those challenges.

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician.

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance

Patient Resources

Nephrology Clinic

Clinical Services

Nephrology is the specialty that deals primarily with diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. These include kidney complications from various conditions. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

Conditions include:

  • Diabetes
  • Gout
  • Hypertension
  • Lupus
  • Nephritis
  • Renal stones
  • Other disorders that selectively affect the kidneys

Management of patients with end stage kidney disease with various dialysis procedures and kidney transplantation is a major part of the nephrology practice.

The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Texas Tech Physicians of Lubbock includes highly trained and experienced faculty that specialize in management of all forms of kidney disease as well as end stage renal disease. We offer acute and chronic hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician. 

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

Preoperative Evaluation Clinic

Clinical Services

The Preoperative Evaluation Clinic solely provides comprehensive and patient directed preoperative or preanesthetic medical consultation for patients undergoing elective procedures. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

Goals are to:

  • Perform a thorough history and physical with surgical and anesthesia emphasis
  • Estimate preoperative risk (cardiac, pulmonary, venous thromboembolism, delirium, etc.)
  • Provides specific and concise medical recommendations for perioperative care
  • Perform additional preoperative testing or subspecialty consultation as needed
  • Recommend postoperative care by medical services as needed

To Make an Appointment

Contact our clinic at 806.743.3150 to schedule an appointment with one of our internists.

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Pulmonary & Critical Care

Clinical Services

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine division has five full time physicians and one part time. Five physicians are certified in Pulmonary Medicine, and five physicians are certified in Critical Care Medicine. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

At Texas Tech Physicians this division offers comprehensive clinical services for the diagnoses and management of pulmonary diseases.

Diagnostic testing includes:

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial ultrasound studies
  • Methacholine challenges
  • Navigational bronchoscopy studies
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • Right heart catheterization
  • Sleep studies

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician. 

Payment Options

  • TTUHSC accepts all major insurances
  • All major credit cards
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

Rheumatology Immunology Clinic

Clinical Services

Rheumatology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of immune mediated, crystal mediated and degenerative diseases of joint, muscles, nerves and internal organs. If you have any questions, please call us directly: 806.743.3150.

Typical diseases include but are not limited to:

Psoriatic arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Systemic lupus

Treatments involve efforts to improve biomechanics and diet when appropriate. Medical therapies include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, old and modern immunosuppressive medications as well as the newer "biologics".

To Make an Appointment

This specialty requires a referral from your primary care physician. 

Payment Options

TTUHSC accepts all major insurances

All major credit cards

Medicare and Medicaid

Financial screening is available for those needing assistance 

Patient Resources

Arthritis Foundation

Better Health & Preventive Care

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At Texas Tech Physicians, we do more than just practice medicine. Our more than 350 physicians are world-class researchers, scientists, and educators. Backed by the resources of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, we meet the health care needs of 121 counties and more than 230,000 patients.

Service Locations

Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion

Allergy & Immunology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Internal & Primary Care, Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Preoperative Evaluation, Pulmonology & Critical Care, Rheumatology Immunology

3601 4th St., 3rd floor, Rm 3A105, MS8321
Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone: 806.743.3150

Front entrance to Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion

Center for Cardiovascular Health

General and Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Heart Disease Prevention, and Vascular Surgery

3601 4th St., 1st Floor
Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone: 806.743.1501

Front entrance to Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion

Hematology and Oncology

Southwest Cancer Center
602 Indiana Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79415
Phone: 806.775.8600
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Multispecialty Clinic Inside UMC Health & Wellness Hospital

11011 Slide Road
Lubbock, TX 79424
Phone: 806.743.2584
Fax: 806.743.2029
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