New faculty spotlight: Arthur Kornitsky, D.O.

Arthur Kornitsky, D.O., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Arthur Kornitsky, D.O.
• Hometown: Great Neck, N.Y.
• Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine

Research/professional interests:

• Hospital medicine/hospitalist (admitting and caring for inpatients)
• LGBT health
• HIV medicine

How I fell in love with hospital medicine:
Hospital medicine is stimulating, allows for continued learning and is personally fulfilling. In this complicated health care system, it gives me great pride to serve as a guide for our patients and their families.

Degrees:

• D.O., New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, N.Y.
• Residency, internal medicine, Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore

Memberships:

• Society of Hospital Medicine
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• American College of Physicians
• Society of Hospital Medicine

Three things people may not know about me:

• I own two dogs — a 140-pound Newfie and a Husky mix — and they are awesome.
• I am a vegetarian.
• I love to travel and am always excited to hear about any great places to visit.