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Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery |
| Graduate: | Brown University School of Medicine |
| Residency: |
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco |
| Fellowship: |
Thoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Assist Devices, Duke University School of Medicine |
| Board Certification: |
American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
| Academic Appointment: | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Other Appointments: | Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs |
| Sub-Specialty: |
Heart Transplantation |
| Research Interests: | |
Dr. Um is a graduate from Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco, CA. Dr. Um also completed a fellowship in Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC.
Dr. Um is Board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Um practices adult cardiac surgery at the Nebraska Medical Center. His interests are heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, surgical therapies for heart failure, and coronary and valvular heart disease. He is an assistant professor in the division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr. Um and his wife reside in Omaha with their three children.
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