Best Doctor List


Grouped below, by specialty, are the UNMC physicians featured in the Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 database:


Full and part-time faculty


Hurlbert, Barbara - Anesthesiology
Tinker, John - Anesthesiology


Caudill, Christopher - Cardiovascular Disease
Easley, Arthur - Cardiovascular Disease
Niebauer, Mark - Cardiovascular Disease
Porter, Thomas - Cardiovascular Disease
Windle, John - Cardiovascular Disease


Hayes, Kristie - Dermatology

Muelleman, Robert - Emergency Medicine


DeSouza, Cyrus - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Goldner, Whitney - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lane, James - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Larsen, Jennifer - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mack-Shipman, Lynn - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Neumeister, Amy -Endocrinology & Metabolism


Fruehling, Richard - Family Medicine
Halm, Daniel - Family Medicine
Harrison, Jeffrey - Family Medicine
Mathews, Monty - Family Medicine
Mostek, Debra - Family Medicine
Nasir, Laeth - Family Medicine
Paulman, Paul - Family Medicine
Paulman, Audrey - Family Medicine
Sitorius, Michael - Family Medicine
Smith, John - Family Medicine
Wheatley, Douglas - Family Medicine


Gollan, John - Gastroenterology
Mailliard, Mark - Gastroenterology
McCashland, Timothy - Gastroenterology
Mukherjee, Sandeep - Gastroenterology
Schafer, Daniel - Gastroenterology
Sorrell, Michael - Gastroenterology
Zetterman, Rowen - Gastroenterology


Eberle, Catherine - Geriatric Medicine
Keller, Brenda - Geriatric Medicine
Lyons, William - Geriatric Medicine
Malloy, Timothy - Geriatric Medicine
Potter, Jane - Geriatric Medicine


Vandenberg, Edward - Geriatric Medicine/Family Medicine


Nystrom, Nils - Hand Surgery


Kalil, Andre - Infectious Disease
Preheim, Laurel - Infectious Disease
Rupp, Mark - Infectious Disease


Bessmer, Joel - Internal Med (general)
Neumeister, J. Scott - Internal Med (general)
O'Dell, David - Internal Med (general)
Shehan, Joseph - Internal Med (general)
Tape, Thomas - Internal Med (general)
Wigton, Robert - Internal Med (general)


Buehler, Bruce - Medical Genetics
Schaefer, G. Bradley, Medical Genetics


Armitage, James - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Bierman, Philip - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Cowan, Kenneth - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Haire, William - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hauke, Ralph - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Kessinger, Margaret Anne - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Reed, Elizabeth - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Vose, Julie - Medical Oncology and Hematology


Follett, Kenneth - Neurological Surgery
Hellbusch, Leslie - Neurological Surgery
Lennarson, Peter - Neurological Surgery
Long, Douglas - Neurological Surgery


Fayad, Pierre - Neurology


Larsen, Paul - Neurology, Child


Berg, Teresa - OB/GYN
Martin, Thomas - OB/GYN
Smith, Carl - OB/GYN


Camras, Carl - Ophthalmology
Gigantelli, James - Ophthalmology


Esposito, Paul - Orthopaedic Surgery
Fehringer, Edward - Orthopaedic Surgery
Garvin, Kevin - Orthopaedic Surgery
Ginsburg, Glen -Orthopaedic Surgery
Hasley, Brian - Orthopaedic Surgery
Mormino, Matthew - Orthopaedic Surgery
Scherl, Susan - Orthopaedic Surgery


Leopold, Donald - Otolaryngology
Lydiatt, Daniel - Otolaryngology
Lydiatt, William - Otolaryngology


Bridge, Julia - Pathology
Chan, Wing C. (John) - Pathology
Cohen, Samuel - Pathology
Greiner, Timothy - Pathology
Hans, Christine - Pathology
Hinrichs, Steven - Pathology
Johansson, Sonny - Pathology
Lele, Subodh - Pathology
Markin, Rodney - Pathology
McComb, Rodney - Pathology
Pirruccello, Samuel - Pathology
Weisenburger, Dennis - Pathology
Wisecarver, James - Pathology


Antonson, Dean - Pediatric Specialist
Coccia, Peter - Pediatric Specialist
Colombo, John - Pediatric Specialist
Corley, Kevin - Pediatric Specialist
Danford, David - Pediatric Specialist
Erickson, Christopher - Pediatric Specialist
Gordon, Bruce - Pediatric Specialist
Gumbiner, Carl - Pediatric Specialist
Kugler, John - Pediatric Specialist
Rizzo, William - Pediatric Specialist
Romero, Jose - Pediatric Specialist
Sammut, Paul - Pediatric Specialist
Warkentin, Phyllis - Pediatric Specialist/Pathology


Finken, David - Pediatrics (general)
Lacroix, Amy - Pediatrics (general)
Lutz, Richard - Pediatrics (general)
Pitner, Sheryl - Pediatrics (general)
Seivert, Patricia - Pediatrics (general)
Snyder, Sheilah - Pediatrics (general)
Stoolman, Sharon - Pediatrics (general)
Walburn, John - Pediatrics (general)


Bandla, Hari - Pediatrics/Family Medicine


Johnson, Perry - Plastic Surgery

Boust, Susan - Psychiatry
Burke, William - Psychiatry
Fleisher, Mark - Psychiatry
Greiner, Carl - Psychiatry
Kratochvil, Christopher - Psychiatry
Roccaforte, William - Psychiatry
Stull, Todd - Psychiatry
Wengel, Steven - Psychiatry


Rennard, Stephen - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Romberger, Debra - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Sisson, Joseph - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Smith, Stephen - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Von Essen, Susanna - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine


Enke, Charles - Radiation Oncology
Zhen, Weining (Ken) - Radiation Oncology


Anderson, Joseph -Radiology
Apker, Kimberly - Radiology
Gurney, Jud - Radiology
Imray, Thomas - Radiology
Moore, Timothy - Radiology
Walker, Craig - Radiology


Klassen, Lynell - Rheumatology
Mikuls, Ted - Rheumatology
O'Dell, James - Rheumatology


Barkoukis, Teri - Sleep Medicine


Baxter, B. Timothy - Surgery
Langnas, Alan - Surgery
Lynch, Thomas - Surgery
Shaw, Jr., Byers - Surgery
Sudan, Debra - Surgery


Smith, Russell - Surgery/Otolaryngology


Edney, James - Surgical Oncology


Duncan, Kim - Thoracic Surgery
Lackner, Rudy - Thoracic Surgery
Quader, Mohammed - Thoracic Surgery


UNMC volunteer faculty


Hopp, Russell - Allergy and Immunology
Kettelhut, Brett - Allergy and Immunology
Nilsson, Thomas - Allergy and Immunology
Tracy, James - Allergy and Immunology


Hutton, Kent - Anesthesiology
Kugler, Jane - Anesthesiology


Gard, Joseph - Cardiovascular Disease


Spry, Leslie - Clinical Pharmacology, Nephrology


Blatchford, Garnet - Colon and Rectal Surgery
Pitsch, Jr., Richard - Colon and Rectal Surgery


Basler, Rodney - Dermatology
Braddock, Suzanne - Dermatology
Huerter, Christopher J. - Dermatology
Sutton, Margaret - Dermatology


Wahl, Timothy - Endocrinology & Metabolism


Fitzgibbons, William - Family Medicine
Haeberle, John - Family Medicine
Hoelting, David - Family Medicine
Knerl, Jeffrey - Family Medicine
McCoy, Michael - Family Medicine
Settje, Gary - Family Medicine
Zink, Dorothy - Family Medicine


Dyke, David - Gastroenterology
Schafer II, Edwin - Gastroenterology


Scholer, Susan - Geriatric Medicine


Michels, Dale - Geriatric Medicine, Family Medicine


Cochran, Robert - Hand Surgery


Bittner, Marvin - Infectious Disease
Gorby, Gary - Infectious Disease


Bailey, Steven - Internal Med (general)
Bohart, Andrew - Internal Med (general)
Cannella, John - Internal Med (general)
Hoesing, John - Internal Med (general)
Holmes, T.J. - Internal Med (general)
Hranac, Richard - Internal Med (general)
Olson, David - Internal Med (general)
Osterholm, Richard - Internal Med (general)
Policky, David - Internal Med (general)
Shiffermiller, William - Internal Med (general)
Stivrins, Timothy - Internal Med (general)


Schmidt, Michael - Medical Genetics/Pediatrics (general)


Block, Margaret - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Commers, James - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Copur, M. Sitki - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hutchins, Mark - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Moravec, Jr., Daniel - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Silberstein, Peter - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Verdirame, Joseph- Medical Oncology and Hematology


Gelber, Benjamin - Neurological Surgery
Greene, George - Neurological Surgery
Pierson, Eric - Neurological Surgery


Bertoni, John - Neurology
Birkmann, Lewiston - Neurology
Bobenhouse, James - Neurology
Frankel, Harris - Neurology
Pattee, Gary - Neurology


Bassett, Craig - OB/GYN
Buckley, Krynn - OB/GYN
Gibbens, Donald - OB/GYN
Knolla, Michelle - OB/GYN
Legino, Lonny - OB/GYN
Schulte, Raymond - OB/GYN
Westcott, Susan - OB/GYN


Halsted, Michael - Ophthalmology
Sutton, Gregory - Ophthalmology
Troia, Robert - Ophthalmology
Troia, Sebastian - Ophthalmology
Whitted, Peter - Ophthalmology


Brown, David - Orthopaedic Surgery
Burt, Charles - Orthopaedic Surgery
Canedy, James - Orthopaedic Surgery
Fitzgibbons, Timothy - Orthopaedic Surgery
Goebel, Mark - Orthopaedic Surgery
Hutton, Kirk - Orthopaedic Surgery
McMullen, Scott - Orthopaedic Surgery


Emanuel, Jane - Otolaryngology
Goble, Richard - Otolaryngology
Goebel, Debora - Otolaryngology
Lusk, Rodney - Otolaryngology
Nabity, Thomas - Otolaryngology
Nissen, Alan - Otolaryngology
Quinlan, Trent - Otolaryngology


Mysore, Mohan - Pediatric Specialist
Reynolds, George - Pediatric Specialist
Vanderhoof, Jon - Pediatric Specialist


Wilson, Mark - Pediatric Specialist/Allergy & Immunology


Bleicher, Stacie - Pediatrics (general)
Brabec, Bradford - Pediatrics (general)
Brown, Larry - Pediatrics (general)
Domet , Mark - Pediatrics (general)
Ebers, Douglas - Pediatrics (general)
Gasseling, Philip - Pediatrics (general)
Germer, Michael - Pediatrics (general)
Harrison, Francis - Pediatrics (general)
Higgins, Karen - Pediatrics (general)
Kaufman, David - Pediatrics (general)
Kinberg, Jo Ann - Pediatrics (general)
Koch, Robert - Pediatrics (general)
Krenzer, Kari - Pediatrics (general)
Kronberg, Kent - Pediatrics (general)
Lerner , Gary - Pediatrics (general)
Mikuls, Mary Jane - Pediatrics (general)
Moore, John - Pediatrics (general)
Nelson, Paul - Pediatrics (general)
Nielsen, Laura - Pediatrics (general)
Severson, Gregory - Pediatrics (general)
Shaffer, Kenton - Pediatrics (general)
Stephenson, Betsy - Pediatrics (general)
Straley, Joseph - Pediatrics (general)
Swisher, William - Pediatrics (general)
Willman, Brent - Pediatrics (general)
Woodford, Robert - Pediatrics (general)


Edney, John - Plastic Surgery
Heieck, John - Plastic Surgery
Stice, R. Coleen - Plastic Surgery


Bhatia, Shashi - Psychiatry
Chu, Chung-Chou - Psychiatry
Malin, Paula Jo - Psychiatry
Marcil, William - Psychiatry
Wilson, Daniel - Psychiatry


Floreani, Anthony - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine


Nelson, Nick - Radiology


Palmer, William - Rheumatology


Cole, Timothy - Surgery
Kingston, Timothy - Surgery
Raynor, Stephen - Surgery
Voigt, David - Surgery
Waltke, Eugene - Surgery


Thorson, Alan - Surgical Oncology/Colon & Rectal Surgery