Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Research Scientist, UNMC
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Phone: 402-559-8348
Fax: 402-559-7750
Graduate:
Oregon State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship:
University of California, Davis
Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Research Scientist
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology (1992-1998)
Technology Interests:
Surgical Robots/Artificial Intelligence
Apheresis
Research Interests:
Surgical Robots - Development and preclinical testing of Artificial Intelligence for minimally invasive single-incision surgical robots. Developing AI, telestration and telesurgery capabilities to enable remote telesurgery in remote environments with limited connectivity.
Apheresis - Novel applications for apheresis including lipid management.
Most Recent Publications:
- Rana, G., Armijo, P.R., Khan, S., Bills, N., Morien, M., Zhang, J., et al. Outcomes and impact of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair versus open inguinal hernia repair on healthcare spending and employee absenteeism. Surg Endosc. 34(2):821-828. 2020 February. Abstract
- Reichenbach, M., Frederick, T., Cubrich, L., Bircher, W., Bills, N., Morien, M., et al. Telesurgery with miniature robots to leverage surgical expertise in distributed expeditionary environments. Mil Med. 182(S1):316-321. 2017 March. Abstract
- Lomelin, D., Smith, A., Bills, N., Chiruvella, A., Crawford, C., Krause, C., et al. Long-term effectiveness of strattice in the laparoscopic closure of paraesophageal hernias. Surg Innov. 24(3):259-263. 2017 June. Abstract
- Pracht, A., Bills, N., Oleynikov, D., & Terry, BS Telestrative and telesurgical application for a generic surgical robot. J Med Device. 10(3):030916. 2016 August. Abstract
- Molacek, J., Dehghani, H., Bills, N., Oleynikov, D., & Terry, B. S. Telestration system for a remote controlled laparoscopic robot. J Med Device. 9(3): 030928. 2015 September. Abstract
- Simorov, A., Bills, N., Shostrom, V., Boilesen, E., & Oleynikov, D. Can surgical performance benchmarking be generalized across multiple outcomes databases: A comparison of university Health System consortium and national surgical quality improvement program. Am J Surg. 208(6):942-8. 2014 December. Abstract
- Bills, N.D., Hinrichs, S.H., Aden, T.A., Wickert, R.S., & Iwen, P.C. Molecular identification of mycobacterium chimaera as a cause of infection in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 63(3):292-5. 2009 March. Abstract
- Ebeler, S.E., Clifford, A.J., Ebeler, J.D., Bills, N.D., & Hinrichs, S.H. An in vivo experimental protocol for identifying and evaluating dietary factors that delay tumor onset: Effect of red wine solids. ACS Symposium Series. 661: 215-229. 1997 March. Abstract
- Bills, N.D., Hinrichs, S.H., & Morse, J.W. Direct detection of Epstein-Barr viral antigen in nasopharyngeal swabs from patients with infections mononucleosis. Acad Emerg Med. 3(8): 776-781. 1996 August. Abstract
- Bills, N.D., Hinrichs, S.H., Perini, F., & Mountjoy, K.P. Folate analysis by capillary electrophoresis. FASEB Journal. 10(3): A801. 1996. Abstract
- Clifford, A.J., Ebeler, S.E., Ebeler, J.D., Bills, N.D., Hinrichs, S.H., Teissedre, P. et al. Delayed tumor onset in transgenic mice fed an amino acid-based diet supplemented with red wine solids. Am J Clin Nutr. 64(5):748-56. 1996 November. Abstract
- Müller, H., Facer, M.R., Bills, N.D., & Clifford, A.J. Statistical interaction model for exchangeability of food folates in a rat growth bioassay. J Nutr. 126(10), 2585-2592. 1996 October. Abstract
- Fontes, J.D., Strawhecker, J.M., Bills, N.D., Lewis, R.E., & Hinrichs, S.H. Phorbol esters modulate the phosphorylation of human T-cell leukemia virus type I tax. J Virol. 67(7), 4436-4441. 1993 July. Abstract
- Clifford, A.J., Bills, N.D., Peerson, J.M., Muller, H., Burk, G.E., & Rich, K.D. A depletion-repletion folate bioassay based on growth and tissue folate concentrations of rats. J Nutr. 123(5), 926-932. 1993 May. Abstract
- Bills, N.D., Hinrichs, S.H., Morgan, R., & Clifford, A.J. Delayed tumor onset in transgenic mice fed a low-folate diet. J Natl Cancer Inst. 84(5), 332-337. 1992 March. Abstract
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