Newswise — EL PASO, Texas — Seven distinguished researchers from Texas Tech Health El Paso have been recognized on Stanford University/Elsevier’s prestigious World’s Top 2% of Scientists List. This global accolade, which highlights the most influential scientists across all fields based on rigorous citation metrics, celebrates individual excellence and emphasizes our institution’s commitment to fostering groundbreaking research that resonates worldwide. The following world-class scientists, who are training our next generation of health care professionals, were recognized:• Stephen Borron, M.
D., M.S.
, FACEP, FACMT, Professor and Division Chief of Medical Toxicology• Deborah Clegg, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Professor of Internal Medicine• Richard Lange, M.
D., M.B.
A., Texas Tech Health El Paso President, Dean of the Foster School of Medicine• Richard McCallum, M.D.
, FRACP, Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Gastroenterology, also recognized by Avante Garde Health as an All-Star in the Top 3% of GI Research• Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., M.
S., Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine• Attilio Orazi, M.D.
, FRCPATH, Professor and Chair of Pathology• Biff F. Palmer, M.D.
, FACP, FASN, Professor, Department of Medical Education Scientific Contributions Changing the World Dr. Mukherjee became fascinated by cardiovascular disease and the ability to impact the disease with appr.