Saturday nights can be busy for Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso doctors working in the trauma bays at University Medical Center of El Paso. Emergency medical technicians wheel in patients who have experienced severe falls, car accidents resulting in complex fractures, or they might have serious conditions like bone cancer. What many of them share is their wait to see an orthopedic specialist like Dr. Rajiv Rajani.
Starting July 1, a new orthopedic surgery residency at Texas Tech Health El Paso will provide Rajani, who chairs the university’s orthopedic surgery program, with the first of up to 15 more sets of hands and eyes on the front lines of care right here in our Borderplex. For families across the region, that means faster care when every minute counts.
By training three residents each year in a five-year program at UMC, the university’s primary academic hospital, Texas Tech Health El Paso aims to increase the number of orthopedic surgeons and expand subspecialty care. The program also aims to increase the likelihood that graduates will stay and practice in El Paso and nearby communities…