University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Obiaara Ukah, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine

Obiaara Ukah

Obiarra Ukah, MD, PhD, is a graduate of Lincoln University in Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She obtained her PhD and medical degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She then completed her residency in emergency medicine here at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and then followed with the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship also here, at UNMC. She chose Emergency Medicine due to its variety, unpredictability, and the opportunity to make an immediate difference for patients from all walks of life. 

Dr. Ukah serves as the COM POCUS COIL Director and will be leading our medical student POCUS education. 

 

  • BS, Biology, Minor in Chemistry, LInocln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
  • PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
  • MD, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Fellowship, Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • American College of Emergency Physicians