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UNMC leaders discuss budget restrictions at campus forum

Dr. Davies’ monthly forum also gave updates on the employee engagement survey and new paid parental leave policy.

Jul 17, 2025

Interim Chancellor H&period; Dele Davies, MD, Anne Barnes and Linda Cunningham

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to visit UNMC

Dr. Adams served as the nation’s surgeon general from 2017 to 2021, helping guide the country through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 16, 2025

Dr&period; Jerome Adams (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

New faculty spotlight: Wesley Burdiek, MD

Wesley Burdiek, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

Jul 15, 2025

David Pinaula brings precision-guided education to the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology

David Pinaula joined the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology in June as an instructor and collaborator on the department’s education innovation efforts. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Pinaula brings a rare combination of technical expertise, a passion for education and career experience that runs from medieval literature to cutting-edge AI.

Jul 15, 2025

Education, Patient Care

Rachel Quandahl, MD, named director of liver transplant fellowship

Dr. Quandahl joined the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology as faculty in 2023.

Jul 8, 2025

Rachel Quandahl, MD, named director of liver transplant fellowship

“Patients receiving a liver transplant are truly some of the sickest and most complicated patients to take care of,” Dr. Quandahl said. “What excites me most about this role is shaping a program that prepares fellows to not only meet but thrive in that challenge.”

Jun 17, 2025

Anesthesiology team gives back at Food Bank for the Heartland

A group of faculty and CRNAs from the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology volunteered their time at Food Bank for the Heartland, sorting and packing food to help fight hunger in Nebraska.

Jun 17, 2025