College of Medicine

UNMC, UNK leaders speak to lawmakers on rural health

Committee is exploring increased UNMC-University of Nebraska at Kearney collaborations.

Oct 9, 2019

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Time out with T.O. – An act of piracy

Family medicine resident Zachary Wordekemper, M.D., put the “Arrr” in “rotation” with his Spirit Week costume.

Oct 4, 2019

Zachary Wordekemper, M.D.

Olson Center event to focus on breast cancer nutrition

Dietitians to speak at Oct. 15 event.

Oct 4, 2019

From left, Meghan McLarney, Samantha Nessetti and Karen Overman will speak at the next Olson Center Brown Bag.

Russian oncologists impressed with UNMC cancer facilities

Sen. Ben Nelson Fellows return to UNMC as part of the Open World program.

Oct 1, 2019

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., met with the visiting Ben Nelson Fellows. From left, Alexander Khilkov, Bruce Grogan, Artem Tarasov, Mariya Urezkova, Dr. Gold, Darya Dubovichenko, Ivan Kondrashin, Stanislav Volchenkov and Leonid Markushin.

Dr. Anderson named chief of cardiovascular medicine

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., had served more than a year as interim chief of the division.

Oct 1, 2019

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Governor marks 100th anniversary of MMI with proclamation

Sept. 16 was proclaimed “Munroe-Meyer Institute Day” in Nebraska.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Gov. Pete Ricketts, University of Nebraska Interim President Susan Fritz, Ph.D., and MMI Director of Community Engagement Melonie Welsh at the proclamation event on Sept. 16.

Grant targets staphylococcus infections

New $11.8 million grant brings National Institutes of Health grant total to $31 million for the research.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Vinai Thomas, Ph.D., Ken Bayles, Ph.D., Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and Paul Fey, Ph.D., are part of the research team.

New leaders named in pediatrics for UNMC, Children’s

Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to new roles.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to leadership roles at UNMC and Children's Hospital & Medical Center.

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named chief of Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Anderson joined UNMC in 2006 as an assistant professor and director of experimental immunology in the cardiovascular laboratory.

Sep 26, 2019

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Women’s Health & Wellness Conference set for Oct. 25

Conference theme is “Protecting Yourself: The Path to Improved Health; registration now open.

Sep 25, 2019

Athena Ramos, Ph.D., will be the breakfast keynote speaker at the event.