{"id":134557,"date":"2026-08-07T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=134557"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:14:53","slug":"department-of-internal-medicine-promotions-and-new-hires-academic-year-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/08\/07\/department-of-internal-medicine-promotions-and-new-hires-academic-year-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and New Hires, Academic Year 2026-2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/UNMCemblemred-1024x683-2.jpg\" alt=\"UNMC red emblem logo\" class=\"wp-image-116175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/UNMCemblemred-1024x683-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/UNMCemblemred-1024x683-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/UNMCemblemred-1024x683-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the new faculty who recently joined the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructor<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zohaib Ahmed, Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zeinab Bakhshizarrinabadi, Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kate Bednarke, General Internal Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaci Griffin, General Internal Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathryn Kim, Hospital Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logan Spencer, General Internal Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assistant Professors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zachary Christensen, Hospital Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Cooke, Hospital Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Fagerland, Rheumatology and Immunology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simone Jacoby, Hospital Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Julian, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Akshaya Ramachandran, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Schmidt, General Internal Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elizabeth Wittrock, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ahmed Elkhouly, Cardiovascular Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramakrishna Sai Gorantla, Cardiovascular Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meagan Reif, Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawn Bodnar, Cardiovascular Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Associate Professors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saroj Neupane, Cardiovascular Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karina Bishop, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to our department\u2019s recent new hires or staff appointments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anthony Pendleton, Nephrology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sai Aligeri Venkata, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chi Wang, Cardiovascular Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venkateswara Rao Dagguabati, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George Crocker, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelley Baldwin, General Internal Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lily Hanna, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberto Esposito Valderrama, Rheumatology and Immunology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aimee Schreiner, Rheumatology and Immunology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant Holster, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marlette Grace Dulcinee Mabial-May, Infectious Diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caitlyn Dunn, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ligia Subitoni Antonio, Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several faculty members from the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine have achieved promotion or tenure, effective July 1, 2026. 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Instructor: Assistant Professors: Associate Professors: Welcome to our department\u2019s recent new hires or staff appointments: Several faculty members from the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine have achieved promotion or tenure, effective July 1, 2026. 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