Rhett Butler, MD, MS

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.