Special Care Dentistry Milestone

A $250,000 gift will establish the Burgess Family Special Needs Dentistry Fellowship Endowment at the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, creating the school’s first postdoctoral fellowship dedicated to advanced training in special needs dentistry.

Christina Acosta 8/26/26 Christina Acosta 8/26/26

Recognizing Resident Excellence

Texas Tech Health El Paso General Surgery Chief Resident Jonathan Gevorkian, M.D., has been named a Raleigh R. Ross Scholar by the Texas Surgical Society for his scholarly achievements in surgery.

David Peregrino 8/13/26 David Peregrino 8/13/26

Vascular Testing Accreditations

UMC Healthcare Partners’ Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has earned accreditation in five vascular testing areas from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, becoming the first vascular surgery practice in El Paso to achieve accreditation in all five categories.

Christina Acosta 8/5/26 Christina Acosta 8/5/26

Heroic Health Connections

More than 300 children and their families filled the clinic at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Alberta on a Saturday in July for the Superheroes Health Fair. Hosted by the General Pediatrics Outpatient Division in partnership with El Paso Health, the back-to-school event paired real-life healthcare superheroes with costumed characters inspired by comic books.

Christina Acosta 7/20/26 Christina Acosta 7/20/26

Leading Primary Care

When Dr. Alexis Reedy-Cooper talks about family medicine, she speaks about creating opportunities for others to grow.

Christina Acosta 7/9/26 Christina Acosta 7/9/26

Forensic Psychiatry Milestone

The inaugural fellows of Texas Tech Health El Paso's new forensic psychiatry fellowship were recognized during a graduation ceremony on campus in June, highlighting a program aimed at addressing shortages in forensic psychiatric expertise in our community.

David Peregrino 6/15/26 David Peregrino 6/15/26

Advanced Wound Care

June is Wound Healing Awareness month, and Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso wants Borderplex residents to know specialists such as Brittany Shoemake, M.D., can help patients with chronic wounds reclaim their health.

David Peregrino 6/9/26 David Peregrino 6/9/26

Cranial Surgery Case Study

David Hu, M.A., a fourth-year student at Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Hunt School of Dental Medicine, recently published a case study in the prestigious Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons.

David Peregrino 6/4/26 David Peregrino 6/4/26

HIPEC Cancer Treatment

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC), in collaboration with Texas Tech Health El Paso, is expanding access to Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), an advanced, highly targeted treatment option for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers.

Christina Acosta 5/27/26 Christina Acosta 5/27/26

Healthy Joints Matter

As running clubs, community walks and recreational fitness activities grow across the Borderplex, orthopaedic specialists say joint pain should not automatically discourage people from staying active.

David Peregrino 4/6/26 David Peregrino 4/6/26

Level 4 Epilepsy Center

Texas Tech Health El Paso, in collaboration with its academic hospital partner University Medical Center of El Paso, was certified as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers on Friday, April 3.