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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Surgery

Residency · Lubbock, TX

Sponsored by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock · Director Mark Williams

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Class size
10
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$67k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 5 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20227/10
20236/10
20245/9
20257/10
20266/10

Who started, by class

Started 20252 on record of 5 seats · 1 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Ali Elsaadi8 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Vidhur SohiniTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine2 papers · 1 case report

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to surgical critical care.

Months at each site

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock61 mo
  • University Medical Center61 mo
  • Covenant Medical Center4 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship12
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship6
  • Hand Surgery Fellowship5
  • Fellowship4
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship4
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship3

Where graduates work now

  • Swat Surgical Associates Llp6
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock4
  • Covenant Medical Center2
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California2
  • Lovelace Medical Center2
  • Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio2

Research

47% of current residents have a paper since 2023

7 of 15, 35 papers between them

  • Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Wound Healing and Treatments

People

Leadership

  • Mark WilliamsProgram Director - Surgery Resident
  • John KidwellProgram Director-Surgery Associate Resident
  • Edwin OnkendiDirector of the TTUHSC Surgery Resident Robotics Training

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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  • Complex General Surgical OncologyPositions: 2
  • Surgical Critical CarePositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 94°, winters fall to 27°. About 7 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

285k people live within 20 minutes of University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $990 a month within 10 miles of University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Drought
  • Hail
  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms

Publishes with residents

  • Ariel SantosSurgery, 2 residents
  • Sagar PanthiInternal Medicine, 2 residents