Eastern New Mexico

Dr. Bryan Cross is originally from Oklahoma. He attended the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and completed a residency in proctologic surgery at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a board certified proctologist practicing in Hobbs, New Mexico. His primary interests are prevention of colon cancer, colonoscopy with advanced polypectomy, and treatment of common anorectal disorders. In his free time, Dr. Cross enjoys spending time with friends and family and watching Texas football.

“During residency, I enjoyed training junior residents, interns and students. I was very fortunate to have attendings that really took an interest in teaching me as a young surgeon, and I hope to pass that same enthusiasm along. Osteopathic physicians have a long history of taking care of their own, and passing their knowledge and skills along to future physicians. Practicing medicine in a rural or remote area can be very different and present unique challenges when compared to the typical urban setting where access to virtually any service is abundant. The best way to get future physicians interested in working in these areas is to directly expose them to these settings. The students assigned to the Eastern NM RAC will have opportunities for more direct involvement, one-on-one teaching, and hands-on experiences that students often lose out on when there is a hierarchy of multiple trainees at large academic centers. At our facility, we expect students to gain robust exposure to standard of care medicine with the unique challenges of being in a rural setting. Instead of having a surgeon who only does hernias, and another who only does bariatrics, students will see the same attending perform a myriad of services, and also get exposure to critical thinking that is unique to rural areas.”