Surgery

Dr. Abbey Fingeret named UNMC’s Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Fingeret will be honored today as a ‘visionary educator, a dedicated mentor and a nationally respected leader in surgical education.’

Mar 6, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD

International College of Surgeons section to meet in Omaha

UNMC’s Joshua Mammen, MD, PhD, is president of the ICS-U.S. Section and will serve as host for the Omaha event.

Mar 6, 2026

Joshua Mammen, MD, PhD

New trauma medical director announced

Starting March 1, Emily Cantrell, MD, will be the new trauma medical director for Nebraska Medicine.

Feb 24, 2026

Emily Cantrell, MD

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Fingeret, an associate professor of surgical oncology who joined UNMC in 2016, called the recognition an extraordinary honor.

Feb 4, 2026

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD

Medical research highlights, January 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing $7.1 million in new funding.

Jan 21, 2026

Matthew Lunning, DO

UNMC fellows shine at AASLD meeting

Nadera Altork, MD, and Ismail Elkhattib, MD, UNMC transplant hepatology fellows, won the annual academic debate at the meeting.

Dec 15, 2025

Mentor Shaheed Merani, MD, at left, with debate winners Nadera Altork, MD, and Ismail Elkhattib, MD.

New faculty spotlight: Jacqueline Dauch, MD

Dr. Dauch is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Transplant Surgery.

Dec 4, 2025

Jacqueline Dauch, MD

New faculty spotlight: Kimberly Helseth, MD

Dr. Helseth is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology.

Dec 1, 2025

Kimberly Helseth, MD

New faculty spotlight: Jordan Broekhuis, MD

Dr. Broekhuis is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology.

Oct 27, 2025

Jordan Broekhuis, MD

Tuesday event will celebrate transplant program teams

The celebration of these colleagues’ impact also will include a short documentary.

Oct 20, 2025

A short documentary, highlighting the coordinated care of organ donation, will be shown at the event.