Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and New Hires, Academic Year 2025-2026

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Welcome to the new faculty who recently joined the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.

Instructor:

  • Jason Barbaretta, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Gabe Garbin, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Gigi Green, DO, Internal Medicine
  • Omar Khan, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Nate Leonardi, DO, nephrology
  • Landon Withrow, MD, Internal Medicine

Assistant Professors:

  • Margaret Craig, MD, hospital medicine
  • Jalpa Devi, MBBS, gastroenterology and hepatology
  • Moataz Ellithi, MBChB, oncology and hematology
  • Collin Gilmore, MD, hospital medicine
  • Jon Hall, MD, nephrology
  • Joshua Lallman, MD, general internal medicine
  • Priyanjali Pulipati, MBBS, rheumatology
  • Austin Lowe, MD, hospital medicine
  • RemyGrace Sass, MD, hospital medicine
  • Lindsey Schindler, MD, geriatrics, gerontology and palliative medicine
  • Evan Symons, DO, hospital medicine
  • Corinna Warren, MD, general internal medicine
  • Austin Wilson, MD, hospital medicine
  • Gunjan Arora, MBBS, diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism
  • Domenic DiSanti, DO, diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism
  • Emily Kahlandt, MD, general internal medicine
  • Abby Murphy, MD, hospital medicine
  • Elizabeth Mahal, MD, geriatrics, gerontology and palliative medicine

Associate Professors:

  • Venkat Subramanian, MD, cardiology
  • Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD, infectious diseases

Professors:

  • Hwi Young Kim, MD, PhD, gastroenterology and hepatology
  • Marvin Eng, MD, cardiology

Post-Doctorates:

  • Yu Wen Chen, Post-Doc, Cardiology
  • Nithya Ramesh, Post-Doc, Cardiology

Welcome to our department’s recent new hires or staff appointments:

  • Hong Hao, Cardiology
  • Barbara Hoover-Schultz, CV CRO
  • Grace Lord, DEM
  • DaNeja Menyweather, ID
  • Lucy Mulert, DEM
  • Camila Pacheco, FPBCC
  • Zach Slocum, Geriatrics
  • Jaycee Wallace, Geriatrics
  • Alyssa White, Geriatrics
  • Jarod Phillips, CV CRO
  • Ja’Sia Ward, ID
  • Bailey Fisher, Cardiology
  • Deepanjali Bhale, FPBCC
  • Jane Manganaro, FPBCC
  • Alberto Esposito Valderrama, Rheumatology
  • Yiran Li, Cardiology
  • Katherine (Kate) Kough, ID
  • Cooper Morris, Geriatrics
  • Jason Holmes, Geriatrics
  • Noah Wilson, Geriatrics
  • Shivabalan Kathavarayan Ramu, Cardiology
  • Belle Scheef, Cardiology
  • Tabbatha Somers, GI
  • Cierra Gengler, CV CRO
  • Sheryl Vu, PCCMS
  • Anita Amao, PCCMS
  • Megan Gibilisco, Oncology/Hematology
  • Megan Hoesing, Cardiology

Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine faculty who achieved promotion or tenure, effective July 1, 2025:

Promoted to Associate Professor:

  • Nicolas Cortes-Penfield, MD
  • Michael Feely, MD
  • Anupam Kotwal, MD
  • Jennifer Medlin, MD
  • Ryan Mullane, MD
  • Joel Van De Graaff, MD

Promoted to Professor:

  • Matthew Lunning, DO
  • Devin Nickol, MD

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