Pediatrics

Pediatric Spanish immersion program graduates first student

Fellow Brooklyn Leitch, MD, is first graduate of the COM pediatric department’s innovative longitudinal individualized Spanish program

Jun 30, 2023

Brooklyn Leitch, MD, second from right, celebrates her completion of the ¡SÍ! program with, from left, Katherine MacKrell, MD, peds hospitalist; Brooke Seaton, pediatric hospital medicine fellowship program coordinator; Aleisha Nabower, MD, associate program director; Sheilah Snyder, MD, the program director for pediatric hospital medicine; and Shirley Delair, MD, director of the Pediatric Residency Global Health Track

COM research highlights, July 2023

The college received grant and funding awards representing more than $3 million in new funding in May.

Jun 30, 2023

Kelsey Klute, MD

New medical faculty, July 2023

Two new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in May.

Jun 30, 2023

Julie Youngs, MD

CHRI Pediatric Research Forum set for May 11-12

Events will be held at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, with some available virtually.

May 2, 2023

CHRI helps identify improved care for opioid-exposed infants

The Child Health Research Institute is one of 26 sites participating in the study, being published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

May 1, 2023

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, and Sarah Newman, DNP

UNMC for the record, April 28, 2023

Items on a pediatric cancer e-Learning module and a wellness initiative at the UNMC College of Public Health.

Apr 28, 2023

Dr. Rathore awarded national patient advocate of the year

Geetanjali Rathore, MD, is the first pediatric neurologist to receive the AAN’s advocate award.

Apr 27, 2023

Geetanjali Rathore, MD

Pediatrics faculty appointed to new roles at Children’s Hospital

Kari Neemann, MD, and Suzanne Haney, MD, have been named to medical director roles.

Apr 25, 2023

Kari Neemann, MD, and Suzanne Haney, MD

Arthur James, MD, to address equity as visiting scholar

Dr. James has dedicated his career to improving the health and wellbeing of mothers and their babies.

Apr 10, 2023

Arthur James, MD

Resident of the month, March 2023

Dr. Nguyen holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering.

Feb 20, 2023

From left, Andrew Nguyen, DO, and Bryndis Grissom, DO