Welcome to the new faculty who recently joined the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.
Instructor:
- Zohaib Ahmed, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Zeinab Bakhshizarrinabadi, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Kate Bednarke, General Internal Medicine
- Kaci Griffin, General Internal Medicine
- Kathryn Kim, Hospital Medicine
- Logan Spencer, General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professors:
- Zachary Christensen, Hospital Medicine
- Erin Cooke, Hospital Medicine
- James Fagerland, Rheumatology and Immunology
- Simone Jacoby, Hospital Medicine
- Morgan Julian, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
- Akshaya Ramachandran, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Emma Schmidt, General Internal Medicine
- Elizabeth Wittrock, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Ahmed Elkhouly, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Ramakrishna Sai Gorantla, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Meagan Reif, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Dawn Bodnar, Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professors:
- Saroj Neupane, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Karina Bishop, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
Welcome to our department’s recent new hires or staff appointments:
- Anthony Pendleton, Nephrology
- Sai Aligeri Venkata, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Chi Wang, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Venkateswara Rao Dagguabati, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- George Crocker, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
- Shelley Baldwin, General Internal Medicine
- Lily Hanna, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
- Alberto Esposito Valderrama, Rheumatology and Immunology
- Aimee Schreiner, Rheumatology and Immunology
- Grant Holster, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
- Marlette Grace Dulcinee Mabial-May, Infectious Diseases
- Caitlyn Dunn, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
- Ligia Subitoni Antonio, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Several faculty members from the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine have achieved promotion or tenure, effective July 1, 2026. The promotions recognize achievements in teaching, scholarship and service and contributions to the mission of UNMC.
Promoted to Associate Professor:
Kathryn Hutchins, MD
Rachel Johnson, MD
Brianna Johnson-Rabbet, MD
Prabagaran Narayanasamy, PhD
Jason Payne, MBBS
Cory Rohlfsen, MD
John Schleifer, MD
Rae Witt, MD
Promoted to Professor:
Micah Beachy, DO
Ishfaq Bhat, MD
Bin Duan, PhD
Tanya Wildes, MD
Promoted to Professor with Tenure:
Nada Fadul, MBBS
Marco Olivera-Martinez, MD