Standing Committees
Faculty Council committee membership lists include term expiration year, if applicable. An asterisk indicates the member is serving a second term and is not eligible for reappointment.
Continuing Medical Education
- Nancy Rogic, MD, chair
- Geetanjali Rathore, MD, vice chair
- Jennifer Adams, MD, 2025
- Susan K. Evans, MD, 2025*
- Shahbaz Malik, MD, 2026
- Mark Hamill, MD, 2026
- Laura A. Graeff-Armas, MD, 2024
- Kimberly S. Latacha, Ph.D., 2024*
- Jessica Maxwell, MD, 2025
- Lyudmila M. Muinov, MD, 2024*
- Frank L. Pietrantoni, MS, director, Office of Health Professions Education, Nebraska Medicine
- Kelly J. Caverzagie, MD, associate dean, Continuing Medical Education
- Heidi J. Keeler, Ph.D., RN, director, Continuing Interprofessional Development and Innovation, UNMC College of Nursing
Nonvoting Members: None
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Karen Gould, PhD, chair
- Olabisi Sheppard MD, vice-chair
- Raj Dave, MD, 2024
- Carrie Hoarty, MD, 2024
- Nathalie Khoury, MD, 2024
- Afsaneh Shirani, MD, 2024
- Lisa Rucks, PhD, 2025
- Andrew Dudley, PhD, 2025
- Harish Pulluru, MD, 2025
- Gurudutt Pendyala, MD, 2025
- Zahi Zeidan, MD, 2026
- Brian Armstrong, MD, 2026
- Shirley Delair, MD, associate dean, DEI
- Armando De Alba, assistant dean, DEI student programs
- Nada Fadul, MD. assistant dean, DEI education programs
- Liliana Bronner, PhD, director, medical pathway programs
- Alyssa Bursott, medical student, 2025
- Cruz Longoria, medical student, 2026
- Carment Ochoa Farho, medical student, 2024
- Rebekah Repoza, medical student, 2025
- Freddy Siller, MD, resident physician, 2024
- Gerson Manriquez Martinez, MD, resident physician, 2024
- Brianna Simmons, staff member, 2025
- Karle Olnes, staff member, 2025
Faculty Promotion and Tenure
- Teri J. Mauch, MD, PhD, chair
- Wally Thoreson, MD, vice chair
- Vimla Band, PhD, 2025
- Mark Carlson, MD, 2025
- Carol Casey, PhD, 2025
- Sheila Ellis, MD, 2025
- Paul Fey, PhD, 2025
- Whitney S. Goldner, MD, 2024
- Ming-Fong Lin, PhD, 2024
- Jared Marx, MD, 2024
- Rana Zabad, MD, 2024
- John Makari, 2026
- Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, 2024
- Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, 2024
- Erika Boesen, PhD, 2024
- Arika Hoffman, MD, 2024
- Justin Siebler, MD, 2027
- Kim Latacha, PhD, 2024
- Justin Mott, MD, PhD, 2024
- Steven Wengel, MD, 2025
- Peter F. Coccia, MD
- Steven J. Lisco, MD
Finance
- Carl Smith, MD, chair
- Mike Wadman, MD, 2026
- Jeff Harrison, MD, 2026
- Dave Mercer, MD, 2026
- Howard Gendelman, MD, 2026
- Deb Romberger, MD, 2025
- Joe Khoury, MD, 2025
- Vimla Band, PhD, 2025
- Chuck Enke, MD, 2025
- Mike McGlade, senior associate dean, Business & Finance
- Sheila Ellis, MD, vice chair, Faculty Council
Nonvoting Members: None
Graduate Medical Education
Program directors for all residency and fellowship programs make up the primary membership of this committee. Please contact the Office of Graduate Medical Education for a detailed list of membership, if desired.
Medical Student Admissions
- Amy Beethe, MD, chair
- G. Matthew Longo, MD, vice chair
- Elizabeth Bradford-Bell, MD, 2025
- Jonathan Cramer, MD, 2024
- Andrew Huang Pacheco, MD, 2026
- Rishi Batra, MD, 2026
- Benjamin Swanson, MD, 2026*
- Ketki Tendulkar, MD, 2024
- Bradley Fremming, MD, 2023
- Jennifer Medlin, MD, 2026*
- Jason Payne, MD, 2025
- Matt Vilburn, DC, 2024
- Alberto Marcelin, MD, assistant dean, admissions
- Wendy Grant, MD, associate dean, admissions and student affairs
- Kim Jarzynka, MD, assistant dean, admissions
- Alan Erickson, MD, assistant dean, student affairs
- Armando De Alba, MD, assistant dean, diversity, equity and inclusion
- Molly Antonson. medical student
- Caitlin Molczyk, PhD, medical student
- Nick Bohannon, medical student
- Carmen Ochoa, medical student
Medical Student Curriculum
- Abbey Fingeret, MD, chair
- Keely M. Cassidy, PhD, vice-chair
- Nathan M. Anderson, MD, 2026*
- Megan R. Arthur, MD, 2024
- Lindsay Blick, MD, 2026
- Matthew J. DeVries, MD, 2024*
- Bryan Hackfort, PhD, 2026
- Amie Hollard, MD, 2026
- Nathan S. Gollehon, MD, 2026*
- Amy M. Hellman, MD, 2025*
- Sarah Malik, MD, 2026
- Peter J. Oldenburg, PhD, 2025*
- James C. Padussis, MD, 2026*
- Steven C. Sansom, PhD, 2025*
- Erin Ramelb, MD, 2026
- Ryan Mullane, DO, Phase 1 co-director
- Kim Latacha, PhD, Phase 1 co-director
- Amy L. Cutright, MD, Phase 2 director
- David V. O’Dell, MD, Phase 3 director
- Regan M. Taylor, MD, director, clinical skills
- Geoffrey A. Talmon, MD, associate dean, medical education
- Nada Fadul, MD, assistant dean, DEI education programs
- Alexandra Fielder, MD, resident
- Pranav Renavikar, MD, resident
- Kiersten Preuss, class of 2027
- Amber Gowen, class of 2027
- Connor Aylor, class of 2026
- Binh Le, class of 2026
- Cole Homer, class of 2025
- Grace Kelly, class of 2025
- Nicole Kent, class of 2024
- Rajan Mediratta, class of 2024
- David Finkle, MD, volunteer faculty, 2026
- Melissa A. Diers, MEd, Information Technology
- Alan R. Erickson, MD, assistant dean, student affairs
- Wendy J. Grant, MD, associate dean, admissions and student affairs
- Teresa Hartman, MLS, McGoogan Library
- Kelly J. Caverzagie, MD, associate dean, educational strategy
- Benjamin B. Stobbe, RN, MBA, iEXCEL
- Shirley Delair, MD, associate dean, DEI
- Kirstie Bash, PhD, director, assessment
- Justin L. Mott, MD, PhD, immediate past chair
Medical Student Evaluation
- Jean A. Simonson, MD, chair
- Travis L. McCumber, PhD, vice chair
- Andrea Jones, MD, 2025*
- Miki Katzir, MD, 2025
- Trek C. Langenhan, MD, 2024*
- Jennifer A. Leinicke, MD, 2024*
- J. Scott Neumeister, MD, 2024
- Sachit A. Patel, MD, 2025*
- Amar B. Singh, PhD, 2024
- Bryan Hackfort, 2025
- Ishfaq Bhat, MD, 2026
- Katie Weaver, medical student, 2025*
- David S. Carver, PhD, ombudsperson
- Alan R. Erickson, MD assistant dean, student affairs
- Wendy J. Grant, MD, associate dean, admissions and student affairs
- Geoffrey A. Talmon, MD , associate dean, medical education
Research and Development
- Ann Anderson Berry, MD, 2026*
- Keely L. Buesing, MD, 2026*
- Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, 2024
- Leah M. Cook, PhD, 2024
- Jesse L. Cox, MD, PhD, 2026*
- Rebecca E. Deegan, PhD, 2025*
- John Dickinson, MD, PhD, 2025
- Brian D. Lowes, MD, 2024
- Roslyn B. Mannon, MD, 2026*
- Ashok Mudgapalli, PhD, 2026
- Chris Conrady, MD, PhD, 2026
- Bryant England, MD, 2026
- Kaushik Patel, PhD, 2026
- Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, 2026
- Howard S. Fox, MD, PhD, senior associate dean, research and development
- Chittibabu Guda, PhD
- Russell Mculloch, MD
- Kenneth W. Bayles, PhD