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UNMC receives $3.7 million grant to address shortage of geriatricians

By 2025, an estimated deficit of 27,000 geriatricians will affect baby boomers.

Jul 23, 2019

Study shows oral drug promising for type 2 diabetes, kidney failure

Cyrus Desouza, M.B.B.S., was senior author of the study.

Jul 22, 2019

Cyrus DeSouza, M.B.B.S.

Wellness lounge for residents will open soon

Opening ceremony set for July 23 for House Officers Wellness Lounge.

Jul 18, 2019

An artist's rendering of the resident's lounge

Study findings may impact glaucoma treatment

Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., and team’s work is detailed in the journal “Discovery.”

Jul 18, 2019

From left, Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., Pooja Teotia, Ph.D., and Matthew Van Hook, Ph.D.

New faculty

A total of 58 new faculty members have joined the College of Medicine. The new faculty members include one professor/department chair, two associate professors, 30 assistant professors and 25 instructors.

Jul 17, 2019

Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, is  professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery.

UNMC to test tailored heart stents to prevent recurring blockage

Researchers receive $4 million grant.

Jul 17, 2019

Team members trying to design better stents include: Front row (left to right) Alireza Karimi, Ph.D., Julia lee, Yiannis Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., and Natalia Georgantzoglou, M.D. Back row - Shijia Zhao, Ph.D., Mohammed Riaz Ur Rehman, Martin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and Wei Wu, Ph.D.

Coming events

Opening ceremony for the House Officers Wellness Lounge on July 23 will mark major enhancement of clinical learning environment at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine.

Jul 17, 2019

The UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus is invited to attend the opening ceremony for the House Officers Wellness Lounge at 5 p.m. on July 23 in the Yanney Conference Room on the first floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

News briefs

Dr. Harris Frankel honored by national publication, while other UNMC faculty gaining notoriety this month include Drs. Kelly Caverzagie, Sharon Hammer and Jasmine Marcelin.

Jul 17, 2019

Harris Frankel, MD, was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Becker's Hospital Review in its top 100 hospital and health system chief medical officers.

Symposium provides update on diagnosis of MS

More than 60 health professionals attend UNMC’s first Multiple Sclerosis Symposium on June 8.

Jul 17, 2019

Rana Zabad, M.D., speaks at the June Multiple Sclerosis Symposium.
From left, Channabasavaiah (Guru) Gurumurthy, Ph.D., Justin Grassmeyer, Ph.D., and Wallace Thoreson, Ph.D.