New faculty spotlight: Jordan Broekhuis, MD

Jordan Broekhuis, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Jordan Broekhuis, MD
• Title and departments at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine: Assistant professor, UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology; surgical oncology physician, Nebraska Medicine and Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
• Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Education:

• Medical degree, UNMC
• Residency in general surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School 
• Fellowship in endocrine surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital 

Medical interests: 

• Surgical treatment of issues related to the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands.  

How I fell in love with medicine and my specialty:

Endocrine surgery allows me the opportunity to think critically about the pathophysiology of the endocrine organs and problem solve with each individual patient. I enjoy working with patients to decide on a treatment plan together.  

Professional memberships:

• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• American Thyroid Association
• Association for Academic Surgery  

Things people might not know about me:

• I was a music major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• I have an 11-year-old lab named Leo.
• I enjoy running and traveling.

Clinical locations:

• Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Bellevue Health Center
• Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Village Pointe Health Center
• Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Nebraska Medical Center

For appointments and referrals: 402-559-5600