Surgery

New acute care surgery leadership named

P.J. Schenarts, M.D., will step down as chief of acute care surgery; Brett Waibel, M.D., named interim chief.

Feb 28, 2019

P.J. Schenarts, M.D.

Three join Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors

Mark Rupp, M.D., David W. Mercer, M.D., and Eric Keen of HDR to join board.

Jan 3, 2019

New board members include, from left: David W. Mercer, M.D., Eric Keen and Mark Rupp, M.D.

Student research fair slated for Jan. 9

Registration for event closes on Dec. 21.

Dec 6, 2018

Organizers of the student research fair include (left-right): Cassie Liu, Pauline Xu, Constance Mietus, Laura Flores, and Stephen Haller. All five students are seeking MD/PhD degrees.

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.

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.

New faculty spotlight: David Berkheim, M.D.

Dr. Berkheim is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Oct 24, 2018

David Berkheim, M.D.

Legislative candidate Winkler tours UNMC

Candidate calls university system one of state’s biggest assets.

Oct 23, 2018

Scott Winkler, right, with Ben Stobbe, executive director of clinical simulation, toured the iEXCEL Visualization Hub during his visit to UNMC.

Drs. Kang, Shaw to read from work on campus

Thursday’s event is free and will be held at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Oct 2, 2018

From left, Byers "Bud" Shaw, M.D., and Lydia Kang, M.D.

Dr. Langenfeld named chief of colorectal surgery

Sean Langenfeld, M.D., says goals include UNMC becoming established as a Center of Excellence for rectal cancer.

Sep 12, 2018

Sean Langenfeld, M.D.

New faculty spotlight: Jonathan Thompson, M.D.

Dr. Thompson is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery.

Sep 5, 2018

Jonathan Thompson, M.D.