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Rhett Butler, MD, MS

President / Dreamer / Idea Guy

Rhett is a physician, performing artist, author, film-maker, keynote speaker and basketball coach.  He is married to Nicole and has two sons, Owen and Clark.

Rhett was accepted into medical school at 44-years-old after his brother, Ashley died of cancer.  The Butler family moved to Lubbock in 2021 when he joined the Internal Medicine Residency Program at TTUHSC. He is now a Fellow in the TTUHSC Hematology/Oncology Program.

​Rhett has performed his unique style of guitar throughout the United States and Europe over a 20-year career and has millions of views on YouTube. His documentary, "Chasing Miracles", was selected for the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival.

​Rhett's alter-ego, Coach Butler, has become well-known in the Lubbock area for his intense and booming voice that echoes in basketball gyms on weekends.  Love him or not, chances are you have heard him before.

Rhett Butler, MD, MS

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