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Anesthesiology

New medical faculty, June 2025

Five new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine since May.

Jun 18, 2025

Mohammad Zaidi, PhD

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

Rachel Quandahl, MD

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

Ellen Brightweiser, CRNA; Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD; Ann Donnelly-Haasch, CRNA; Chad Williams, CRNA; Michelle Iverson, DO; and Tiffany Olson, CRNA

In the spotlight: Andrea Hudson

Andrea Hudson is a new GME program coordinator with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Jun 10, 2025

Andrea Hudson

Congratulations to Bryan College SRNA Class of 2025

Nine student registered nurse anesthetists were awarded Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degrees from Bryan College of Health Sciences in May.

Jun 10, 2025

SRNA class of 2025

Department of anesthesiology appoints new leadership for pain medicine fellowship

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology’s pain medicine fellowship program will soon welcome new leadership. Effective July 1, Kimberley Haynes-Henson, MD, will become the program director, while Marshall Ladd, MD, will serve as assistant program director.

Jun 10, 2025

Kimberley Haynes-Henson, MD, and Marshall Ladd, MD.

UNMC Department of Anesthesiology Celebrates Graduating Class of 2025

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology celebrates the hard work, perseverance and accomplishments of the 2025 resident class and graduating fellows.

Jun 10, 2025

Resident class of 2025: Brett Guthmiller, DO; Paul Harding, MD; Blair Benton Mack, MD; Elizabeth Ternet-Rech, DO; Lauren Costello, MD; Jane Goodson, MD; Zachary Schell, MD; Jeremy Payne, MD; Gary LaCroix, MD; Taylor Ziegler, MD; Nathan Goergen, MD, PhD.

Dr. Wang named anesthesiology’s vice chair of research

Hanjun Wang, MD, envisions a future focused on translational science, where discovery meets impact.

May 16, 2025

Hanjun Wang, MD, and staff photographed in his lab in Durham Research Center.

UNMC faculty play key role in shaping the future of anesthesiology through ABA involvement

Faculty from the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology are shaping the future of the specialty through their work for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and other national organizations.

May 7, 2025

Jessica Buell, CRNA, named Extraordinary Nurse

CRNA Jessica Buell, who is employed by both UNMC and Nebraska Medicine, was nominated by her peers and selected by department leaders as Extraordinary Nurse, which is awarded annually by Nebraska Medicine during National Nurses Week.

May 7, 2025