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Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery |
| Graduate: | University of Michigan Medical School |
| Residency: | Thoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics General Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Fellowship: |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Ontario Canada Hospital for Sick Children |
| Board Certification: |
American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Subspecialty: Congenital Heart Surgery |
| Academic Appointment: | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Other Appointments: | Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery |
| Sub-Specialty: |
Pediatric Cardio Thoracic Surgery |
| Research Interests: |
Dr. Hammel is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and a Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City; after which he completed a fellowship in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also accomplished research fellowships in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery and Transplant Surgery.
View a sampling of Dr. Hammel's publications
Dr. Hammel practices pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at both Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha and The Nebraska Medical Center. He is Board certified in General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Congenital Heart Surgery with the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons. His clinics are held at Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hammel is also assistant professor of Surgery, in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, at UNMC.
Dr. Hammel has authored more than a dozen manuscripts that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he has made numerous presentations in the United States and Canada. The previous recipient of two research awards, he is an active transplant researcher.
Dr. Hammel and his wife, Dawn, are the parents of two young children.
