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The following physicians have joined University Medical Associates, the physician group practice of UNMC. Overall, more than 400 UMA physicians provide primary and specialty care to patients at UNMC and NHS and in offices throughout the metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in more information about UMA, or a particular physician, should call Nebraska HealthSource at 559-2002. Names of new physicians will be publicized periodically in UNMC Today. Here are some of the physicians who joined UMA in the past year:<\/p>\n

\"picture Mary Jane Betterman, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Diagnostic radiology
\nMedical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine<\/p>\n

\"picture Ricardo Cardenas, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Anesthesiology
\nMedical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Columbia, South America<\/p>\n

\"pictureChristopher Erickson, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Pediatric eletrophysiology
\nMedical school: UNMC<\/p>\n

\"pictureGale Etherton, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Internal medicine
\nMedical school: Medical College of Wisconsin<\/p>\n

\"pictureJohn Halgren, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Ophthalmology
\nMedical school: Creighton University<\/p>\n

\"pictureEric Holbrook, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, rhinology\/sinus
\nMedical school: SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, N.Y.<\/p>\n

\"pictureTed Mikuls, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Internal medicine-rheumatology
\nMedical school: UNMC<\/p>\n

\"pictureDebra Mostek, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Geriatrics
\nMedical school: UNMC<\/p>\n

\"pictureMark Niebauer, M.D., Ph.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Cardiac electrophysiology
\nMedical school: Creighton University<\/p>\n

\"pictureRobert Olesh, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Obstetrics\/gynecology
\nMedical school: Creighton University<\/p>\n

\"pictureHoracio Plotkin, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Metabolic bone diseases
\nMedical school: University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Argentina<\/p>\n

\"pictureDebra Ann Reilly, M.D., FACS<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Plastic\/burn reconstructive surgery
\nMedical school: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas<\/p>\n

\"pictureSteven Remmenga, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Obstetrics\/gynecology
\nMedical school: UNMC <\/p>\n

\"pictureWilliam Rizzo, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Pediatrics-biochemical genetics
\nMedical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine<\/p>\n

\"pictureFedja Rochling, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Gastroenterology and hepatology
\nMedical school: Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n

\"pictureTodd Dale Sekundiak, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Orthopaedics
\nMedical school: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada<\/p>\n

\"pictureH. Steven Sims, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Otolaryngology\/professional voice care
\nMedical school: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.<\/p>\n

\"pictureSanjay Singh, M.D.<\/b>
\nSpecialty: Neurology\/epilepsy
\nMedical school: M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad, U.P., India<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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