Anesthesiology

Former UNMC anesthesiology chair, John Tinker, M.D., dies at age 74

John Tinker, M.D., professor and chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology from 1997-2008, died Feb. 17 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was 74. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home, 1418 Fawcett Parkway, in Nevada, […]

Feb 19, 2016

John Tinker, M.D.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Feb 12, 2016

New NSSNA board members are West Nebraska Division's (left to right) Marion Techentien, Calene Mulcahy, Niesha Ginn and Valerie Beraun.

New Investigator: Sasha Shillcutt, M.D.

Research awards ceremony will be held Feb. 11.

Jan 21, 2016

Sasha Shillcutt, M.D.

Substance abuse research center holds symposium

Nebraska Center for Substance Abuse Research takes aim at addiction.

Nov 4, 2015

Shilpa Buch, Ph.D.,

Research Leadership: Joe Sisson, M.D.

Dr. Sisson’s research examines effects of alcohol, smoking, dust and aging on cilia function in the lungs.

Jan 28, 2015

Joe Sisson, M.D.

Thinking outside the box on Ebola testing

UNMC team publishes guidance on safe testing of Ebola virus specimens.

Nov 26, 2014

Pete Iwen, M.D.

Ask UNMC: How are back problems with pain diagnosed?

Featuring Thomas Brooks, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine

Nov 19, 2014

Noted anesthesiologist to speak Wednesday

Jean-Francois Pittet, M.D., is editor-in-chief of the journal “Anesthesia & Analgesia.”

Oct 21, 2014

Anesthesiology department announces new divisions

Tara Brakke, M.D., will lead Divison of Cardiac Anesthesiology, and Daniel Johnson, M.D., will lead Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care.

Jul 23, 2014

Chancellor meets with key supporter in Shanghai

Xiaoming Shen, M.D., instrumental in helping UNMC partner with Tongji University.

Nov 8, 2013

Xiaoming Shen, party secretary of Pudong Special District, Shanghai, left, meets with UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., right, and his wife, Beverly.