Program Director's Welcome

Thank you for your interest in the Gastroenterology fellowship at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock, Texas. We welcome you to explore the details of our program within this webpage.  

The Gastroenterology Fellowship program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock was accredited in 2021, and the inaugural class of two fellows began training July 1, 2022. Our fellowship program is a three-year program. We offer two fellowship positions per year and participate in the ACGME GI fellowship match. 

The goal of our GI fellowship program is to provide a sound knowledge of broad spectrum of gastrointestinal, pancreaticobiliary and liver disorders; and train the fellows with excellent clinical skills to prepare them for independent practice either in an academic setting or a private practice setting. We strive to nurture the intellectual and innovative abilities of our fellows and prepare them for future leadership roles in GI societies. At the end of the three-year fellowship our fellows are expected to have achieved a high degree of professionalism and competency in clinical skills and clinical reasoning of general and complex GI and pancreaticobiliary and hepatic disorders. 

Our fellowship program primarily operates at the University Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, nonprofit county owned hospital. The 510-bed hospital draws many acute cases from the surrounding communities. We have the diversity of GI pathologies and case volumes that will undoubtedly equip a fellow for future independent practice. Our practice serves a friendly community, and we hope that fellows will choose to serve our community at the end of the training. 

The Texas Tech GI fellowship program participates in a unique yet strong collaboration with a group of academic gastroenterologists and private practice-oriented gastroenterologist which would allow the fellows to observe and be trained in both aspects of gastroenterology practice- academic and private. 

Our curriculum is thoughtfully prepared to ensure required training for the fellows according to ACGME recommendations. Our didactic sessions are well planned and geared towards enhancement of fellows’ knowledge base and the ABIM- Gastroenterology board certification examination. Fellows and residents in our program enjoy autonomy in clinical decision making and play a remarkable role in clinical learning of the entire team including medical students. 

We hope to work with you passionately to deliver the education and training you strive for. 

If you are interested in receiving more information, please email your request to Nallely Salas. 

Kanak Das, M.D.

Professor; Dept. of Medicine

Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship

Interventional Gastroenterologist, Div. of Gastroenterology