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Internal Medicine

An Interview with Lydia Kang, MD

Part of the mission of the Internal Medicine Office of Belonging and Community Engagement is to promote cultural awareness. Its monthly newsletter, Engaged, features an inspirational person who identifies with the culture being celebrated that month. In recognition of Korean American Heritage Day on January 13, we are talking with Lydia Kang, MD, associate professor […]

Dec 19, 2025

Lydia Kang, MD

Message from the Interim Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine

As 2025 draws to a close, I offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to members of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine for a job well-done!  A year of delivering compassionate care, excellent training and teaching, and answers to scientific questions.  Throughout the year, the department demonstrated resilience and dedication.  We suffered the loss of […]

Dec 16, 2025

Mark Rupp, MD

New grant strengthens street medicine efforts

New $1.4 million grant will allow UNMC, HEAL Omaha collaboration to serve more unhoused people with HIV.

Dec 15, 2025

The Specialty Care Center-HEAL Omaha street medicine collaboration team includes: Front row from left, Sara Bares, MD, and Jenn Davis, MD, both of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine; Melissa Neuenfeldt, COO, HEAL Omaha; project director Nada Fadul, MD, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine; Samantha Jones, UNMC; Jennifer O’Neill, UNMC; Deanna Hansen, UNMC. Back row from left, Lance Burwell, UNMC; Dalton Nelsen, MD, CEO, HEAL Omaha and UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, Emmanuel Essam Nkodo, MD, UNMC. Renae Furl, UNMC, Agustin Delgado Jimenez, UNMC. Not pictured are: Dan Cramer, UNMC; Nikki Regan, UNMC; Landon Schneider, UNMC; and UNMC student volunteers Jordan Ryner and Olivia Youngblood.

Katie Hutchins, MD, elected ACG governor

Dr. Hutchins will represent Nebraska in the American College of Gastroenterology.

Dec 15, 2025

Katie Hutchins, MD

Postdocs honored at annual education event

Mena Krishnan, PhD, and Neha Dhyani, PhD, were among those recognized at November’s annual event.

Dec 15, 2025

Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jane Meza, PhD, presented awards to Mena Krishnan, PhD, at left, and Neha Dhyani, PhD, at the UNMC Office of Postdoctoral Education's annual event.

Dr. Lunning named Armitage Chair in Hematological Malignancies

Matthew Lunning, DO, and James Armitage, MD, were honored at an event last Thursday.

Dec 15, 2025

A dinner was held to celebrate the James O. Armitage, MD, Chair of Hematological Malignancies. From left are Dr. Armitage, Mark Rupp, MD, and Matthew Lunning, DO.

New faculty spotlight: Simran Elder, MD

Dr. Elder is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Oncology and Hematology.

Dec 8, 2025

Simran Elder, MD

UNMC packaged 21,000 meals for local food pantries

UNMC volunteers partnered with Meals from the Heartland and Food Bank for the Heartland.

Nov 26, 2025

More than 100 volunteers helped package the meals .

Hemant Roy, MD, announced as internal medicine chair

Dr. Roy, currently at Ben Taub Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, is a former UNMC faculty member with demonstrated expertise.

Nov 14, 2025

Hemant Roy, MD

New faculty spotlight: Marvin Eng, MD

Dr. Eng is a professor in the UNMC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Nov 11, 2025

Marvin Eng, MD