College of Medicine

UNMC leading national study to test drug to treat life-threatening illness

Will test in patients after stem cell transplants who develop graft-versus-host disease

Nov 13, 2018

State Sen. Mike Moser tours UNMC

Newly elected legislator visited the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Nov 13, 2018

Newly elected State Sen. Mike Moser, left, speaks with Ben Stobbe, assistant vice chancellor for clinical simulation, iEXCEL, during his tour of the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Clinic aims to improve care of heart failure patients

The Nebraska Medicine Heart Failure Optimize Clinic is located inside the Heart and Vascular Center in the Durham Outpatient Center.

Nov 13, 2018

The Heart Failure Optimize team, seen here, met often during the planning stages of the clinic and continues to meet monthly to discuss how operations are going.

UNMC researchers part of largest bariatric surgery study

Gastric bypass associated with greater weight loss than other procedures.

Nov 12, 2018

From left, Corrigan McBride, M.D., and James McClay, M.D.

Nebraska Medicine partners with new local blood supplier

Last month, Nebraska Medicine and Methodist Health System began a new partnership with Nebraska Community Blood Bank.

Nov 12, 2018

Nebraska Medicine leaders pose with Nebraska Community Blood Bank leadership at the opening event of the new center near 120th & Pacific streets.

National study finds gastric bypass most effective weight loss surgery

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine physicians participate in study

Nov 9, 2018

Corrigan McBride, M.D.

New faculty spotlight: Xiaowei Li, Ph.D.

Xiaowei Li, Ph.D., is a new faculty member in neurological sciences.

Nov 7, 2018

Xiaowei Li, Ph.D.

Postpartum depression is topic of Nov. 13 Omaha Science Cafe

Reproductive mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder also will be explored.

Nov 7, 2018

Sharon Hammer, M.D.

New members join Interprofessional Academy of Educators

New members were inducted earlier this fall.

Nov 6, 2018

The 2018 inductees into the Interprofessional Academy of Educators include: Back row, from left, Sandra Sasse, Judith Neville, Sara Bills, Cathleen Peterson-Layne, Keely Cassidy, Julie Gregg and Travis McCumber. Front row, from left, Karen Gould, Yun Saksena, Ana Yuil-Valdes, Annie Wildermuth, Cheryl Bagley Thompson and Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler.

New faculty spotlight: Kevin Kemp, M.D.

Dr. Kemp is an assistant professor is the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery.

Nov 5, 2018

Kevin Kemp, M.D.