{"id":63372,"date":"2018-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/11\/02\/new-faculty-spotlight-tara-burleigh-m-d\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:56:30","slug":"new-faculty-spotlight-tara-burleigh-m-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/11\/02\/new-faculty-spotlight-tara-burleigh-m-d\/","title":{"rendered":"New faculty spotlight: Tara Burleigh, M.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Tara Burleigh, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name:<\/b> Tara Burleigh, M.D.\n<li><b>Hometown:<\/b> Omaha\n<li><b>Title and department at UNMC:<\/b> Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Family Medicine<\/ul>\n<p><b>Research\/ professional interests:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preventative medicine;\n<li>Inpatient medicine;\n<li>Women&#8217;s health; and\n<li>Chronic disease management.<\/ul>\n<p><b>How I fell in love with family medicine:<\/b><br \/>\nI enjoy taking care of patients of all ages and providing comprehensive health care. My education and training in family medicine has allowed me to take care of a wide range of medical issues in many different settings, i.e., clinic, urgent care, emergency department and hospital. However, the most rewarding part of my job is developing relationships with my patients and families. I gain a deeper understanding of who they are and all the factors that contribute to their overall health. This enables me to treat the whole person and not just the disease.<\/p>\n<p><b>Degrees:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.S., chemistry, University of Nebraska at Omaha\n<li>M.D., UNMC\n<li>Residency, family medicine primary care program, UNMC<\/ul>\n<p><b>Memberships:<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Academy of Family Physicians<\/ul>\n<p><b>Three things people may not know about me:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I like to run marathons and love being active.\n<li>I am the oldest of eight children &#8212; six boys, two girls.\n<li>I have two beautiful daughters.<\/ul>\n<p><b>Clinic location:<\/b> Bellevue Medical Center Family Medicine Clinic<\/p>\n<p><b>For appointments and referrals:<\/b> 402-595-2275<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Burleigh is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family 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