- Acute Care
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Faculty
- David B. Berkheim, MD
- Anthony W. Castleberry, MD, MMCi
- Brett F. Duncan, MD, MS
- Kim F. Duncan, MD
- Ali Ibrahimiye, MD
- Rudy P. Lackner, MD
- Michael J. Moulton, MD, FACS
- Aleem Siddique, MBBS, FACS, FACC
- John Y. Um, MD, FACS
- Marian Urban MD, PhD
- Camille L. Hancock Friesen, M.D.
- Fellowship Program
- Support Staff
- Aortic Program
- LVAD Program
- Tobacco Dependence Clinic
- Maps
- Program for Thoracic Organ Preservation and Rejuvenation
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- General Surgery, MIS, and Bariatric Surgery
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Transplant
- Urologic Surgery
- Vascular
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Associate Professor, Department of Surgery Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs University of Nebraska Medical Center 982315 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-2315 Phone: 402-559-4424 Fax: 402-559-6913 Curriculum Vitae |
| Graduate: | Brown University School of Medicine |
| Residency: | Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco General Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Fellowship: | Thoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Assist Devices, Duke University School of Medicine |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Thoracic Surgery American Board of Surgery |
| Academic Appointment: | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Other Appointments: | Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs |
| Sub-Specialty: | Heart Transplantation |
| Research Interests: |
Dr. Um is a graduate from Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco, CA. Dr. Um also completed a fellowship in Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC.
Dr. Um is Board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Um practices adult cardiac surgery at the Nebraska Medical Center. His interests are heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, surgical therapies for heart failure, and coronary and valvular heart disease. He is an assistant professor in the division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr. Um and his wife reside in Omaha with their three children.
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- Acute Care
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Faculty
- David B. Berkheim, MD
- Anthony W. Castleberry, MD, MMCi
- Brett F. Duncan, MD, MS
- Kim F. Duncan, MD
- Ali Ibrahimiye, MD
- Rudy P. Lackner, MD
- Michael J. Moulton, MD, FACS
- Aleem Siddique, MBBS, FACS, FACC
- John Y. Um, MD, FACS
- Marian Urban MD, PhD
- Camille L. Hancock Friesen, M.D.
- Fellowship Program
- Support Staff
- Aortic Program
- LVAD Program
- Tobacco Dependence Clinic
- Maps
- Program for Thoracic Organ Preservation and Rejuvenation
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- General Surgery, MIS, and Bariatric Surgery
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Transplant
- Urologic Surgery
- Vascular