Rebecca Wester, M.D., assistant professor of geriatrics, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Name: Rebecca Wester, M.D.
Title: Assistant professor
Specialty: Geriatrics — family medicine
Previous position: Attending physician, Matrix Health Network, New York
Residency: UNMC Family Medicine Residency, Omaha
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Geriatrics
Interests: House calls program, rehabilitation and long term care of seniors; inpatient geriatric consultation, palliative care, primary care for seniors older than 85.
Description of duties: Dr. Wester’s main focus is to educate resident/staff physicians and the community about senior health issues and methods to improve their quality of life. Dr. Wester strives to deliver interdisciplinary care to patients directly where they live; be it through house calls or their long-term care facilities. In addition to patient care, Dr. Wester provides medical direction of long-term care facilities and community support services.
Clinic: Durham clinic, Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.
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