{"id":102942,"date":"2023-09-18T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=102942"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:46:24","slug":"dr-santamaria-named-young-physician-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/18\/dr-santamaria-named-young-physician-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Santamaria named Young Physician of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>UNMC\u2019s Juan Santamaria, MD, received the Nebraska Medical Association\u2019s Young Physician of the Year Award for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Santamaria is an assistant professor of surgery in the UNMC&nbsp;Division of Surgical Oncology and program director for the Nebraska Breast Health Navigation Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNMC College of Medicine representatives received three of the NMA\u2019s six annual awards during the organization\u2019s annual membership meeting and awards luncheon, held Aug. 18 in Lincoln at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also recognized were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kristie Hayes, MD, emeritus professor of dermatology and director of diversity for the&nbsp;UNMC&nbsp;Department of Dermatology, who received the Distinguished Service to Medicine Award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wyatt Lanik, a fourth-year medical student, who received the Student Advocate of the Year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Santamaria said he is deeply honored to receive the award and thanked the Nebraska Medical Association. He credited two UNMC faculty members who received the award in previous years \u2013 Jordan Warchol, MD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, who was honored in 2019, and Al\u00ebna Balasanova, MD, associate professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, who was honored in 2021\u00a0\u2013 for inspiring him to become involved with the Nebraska Medical Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Said Dr. Santamaria, \u201cMy greatest passion is to diminish disparities in cancer health care among minority populations. 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