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ACS Fellow Since 2014

Ariel Santos, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Canadian Assn of Gen Surg
  • E. Assn, Surg of Trauma
  • Soc of Critical Care Med
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • Texas Surgical Society
  • Am Assn for Surg of Traum

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

General Surgery

3601 4th St Stop 8312

Department of Surgery

Lubbock, TX 79430

United States

Contact Information

Phone:806-743-2373
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Administrative Assistant
Name:Lourdes Rodriguez
Email assistant

Biography

Professor and Interim Chair of Surgery , Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Director of Telemedicine, TTUHSC Principal Investigator Texas Louisiana Telehealth Resource Center (TexLa TRC) Academic General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • amputation
  • bladder injury
  • blunt trauma
  • bronchoscopy
  • burns
  • cardiac injury
  • chest injuries
  • cricothyroidotomy
  • extremity injury
  • intestine injuries
  • kidney injury
  • liver injury
  • liver resection
  • lung resections
  • neck injuries
  • skin grafting
  • stomach injuries
  • tracheotomy
  • wound debridement

Hospital Appointments

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Canada, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

01/2010—06/2011

Captain William Jackman Memorial Hospital

Labrador City, Canada, TX

Attending

11/2011—01/2013

Penn State University- Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, TX

Attending

01/2013—06/2015

Texas Tech University Health Science Center

LUBBOCK, TX

Attending

11/2015—Present

Covenant Medical Center

Lubbock, TX

Attending

09/2017—Present

UMC

Lubbock, TX

Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon, Critical Care

09/2017—Present

Academic Appointments

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Instructor

07/2002—06/2004

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Hershey, PA

Assistant Professor

01/2013—06/2015

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Lubbock, TX

Associate Professor

11/2015—01/2024

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Lubbock, TX

Chairman

07/2024—Present

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Lubbock, TX

Professor

09/2024—Present