A total of 281 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians, including 151 full and part-time faculty, have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America.
The Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 35,000 physicians in the United States in more than 40 specialties, or the top 3 percent to 5 percent of specialists in the country
"Our UNMC faculty are truly outstanding clinicians. The Best Doctors recognition once again reaffirms that our patient care and teaching facility is world-class,” said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D.
UNMC College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., agreed. "Quality patient care is a top priority," he said. "As an academic health sciences center, our faculty stay abreast of the latest medical advances and are involved in discovering new therapies. Our patients receive exceptional care and our students train with, and learn from, the best."
The UNMC physicians practice at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
Physicians are selected on the basis of the question: "If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?" A peer-review survey by thousands of doctors determines the doctors included in the database. Only those doctors who earn the consensus support of their peers are included and only physicians in the Best Doctors database are allowed to receive the survey, nominate others and vote.
Two renowned physicians affiliated with Harvard Medical School founded Best Doctors in 1989. Today, it is among the leading resources for more than 10 million people in 30 countries who are seeking expert medical resources and guidance to treat illnesses and injuries of all kinds.
Grouped below, by specialty, are the UNMC physicians featured in the Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 database:
Full and part-time faculty
Hurlbert, Barbara – Anesthesiology
Tinker, John – Anesthesiology
Caudill, Christopher – Cardiovascular Disease
Easley, Arthur – Cardiovascular Disease
Niebauer, Mark – Cardiovascular Disease
Porter, Thomas – Cardiovascular Disease
Windle, John – Cardiovascular Disease
Hayes, Kristie –Dermatology
Muelleman, Robert – Emergency Medicine
DeSouza, Cyrus – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Goldner, Whitney – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lane, James – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Larsen, Jennifer – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mack-Shipman, Lynn – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Neumeister, Amy –Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fruehling, Richard –Family Medicine
Halm, Daniel –Family Medicine
Harrison, Jeffrey – Family Medicine
Mathews, Monty – Family Medicine
Mostek, Debra – Family Medicine
Nasir, Laeth – Family Medicine
Paulman, Paul – Family Medicine
Paulman, Audrey – Family Medicine
Sitorius, Michael – Family Medicine
Smith, John – Family Medicine
Wheatley, Douglas – Family Medicine
Gollan, John – Gastroenterology
Mailliard, Mark – Gastroenterology
McCashland, Timothy – Gastroenterology
Mukherjee, Sandeep – Gastroenterology
Schafer , Daniel –Gastroenterology
Sorrell, Michael – Gastroenterology
Zetterman, Rowen – Gastroenterology
Eberle, Catherine – Geriatric Medicine
Keller, Brenda – Geriatric Medicine
Lyons, William – Geriatric Medicine
Malloy, Timothy – Geriatric Medicine
Potter, Jane – Geriatric Medicine
Vandenberg, Edward – Geriatric Medicine/Family Medicine
Nystrom, Nils – Hand Surgery
Kalil, Andre – Infectious Disease
Preheim, Laurel – Infectious Disease
Rupp, Mark – Infectious Disease
Bessmer, Joel – Internal Med (general)
Neumeister, J. Scott – Internal Med (general)
O’Dell, David V. – Internal Med (general)
Shehan, Joseph – Internal Med (general)
Tape, Thomas – Internal Med (general)
Wigton, Robert – Internal Med (general)
Buehler, Bruce – Medical Genetics
Schaefer, G. Bradley, Medical Genetics
Armitage, James – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Bierman, Philip – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Cowan, Kenneth – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Haire, William – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hauke, Ralph – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Kessinger, Margaret – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Reed, Elizabeth – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Vose, Julie – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Follett, Kenneth – Neurological Surgery
Hellbusch, Leslie – Neurological Surgery
Lennarson, Peter – Neurological Surgery
Long, Douglas – Neurological Surgery
Fayad, Pierre – Neurology
Larsen, Paul – Neurology, Child
Berg, Teresa – OB/GYN
Martin, Thomas – OB/GYN
Smith, Carl – OB/GYN
Camras, Carl – Ophthalmology
Gigantelli, James — Ophthalmology
Esposito, Paul – Orthopaedic Surgery
Fehringer, Edward – Orthopaedic Surgery
Garvin, Kevin – Orthopaedic Surgery
Ginsburg, Glen –Orthopaedic Surgery
Hasley, Brian – Orthopaedic Surgery
Mormino, Matthew – Orthopaedic Surgery
Scherl, Susan – Orthopaedic Surgery
Leopold, Donald – Otolaryngology
Lydiatt, William – Otolaryngology
Lydiatt, Daniel – Otolaryngology
Bridge, Julia – Pathology
Chan, Wing C. (John) – Pathology
Cohen, Samuel –Pathology
Greiner, Timothy – Pathology
Hans, Christine – Pathology
Hinrichs, Steven – Pathology
Johansson, Sonny – Pathology
Lazenby, Audrey — Pathology
Lele, Subodh – Pathology
Markin, Rodney – Pathology
McComb, Rodney – Pathology
Pirruccello, Samuel – Pathology
Weisenburger, Dennis –Pathology
Wisecarver, James – Pathology
Antonson, Dean – Pediatric Specialist
Peter Coccia — Pediatric Specialist
Colombo, John – Pediatric Specialist
Corley, Kevin – Pediatric Specialist
Danford, David – Pediatric Specialist
Erickson, Christopher – Pediatric Specialist
Gordon, Bruce – Pediatric Specialist
Gumbiner, Carl – Pediatric Specialist
Kugler, John – Pediatric Specialist
Rizzo, William – Pediatric Specialist
Romero, Jose – Pediatric Specialist
Sammut , Paul –Pediatric Specialist
Warkentin, Phyllis – Pediatric Specialist/Pathology
Finken, David – Pediatrics (general)
Lacroix, Amy – Pediatrics (general)
Lutz, Richard – Pediatrics (general)
Pitner, Sheryl – Pediatrics (general)
Seivert, Patricia – Pediatrics (general)
Snyder, Sheilah – Pediatrics (general)
Stoolman, Sharon – Pediatrics (general)
Walburn, John – Pediatrics (general)
Bandla, Hari – Pediatrics/Family Medicine
Johnson, Perry – Plastic Surgery
Boust, Susan – Psychiatry
Burke, William – Psychiatry
Fleisher, Mark – Psychiatry
Greiner, Carl – Psychiatry
Kratochvil, Christopher – Psychiatry
Roccaforte, William – Psychiatry
Stull, Todd – Psychiatry
Wengel, Steven – Psychiatry
Rennard, Stephen – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Romberger, Debra – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Sisson, Joseph H. – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Smith, Stephen – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Von Essen, Susanna – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Enke, Charles – Radiation Oncology
Zhen, Weining (Ken) – Radiation Oncology
Anderson, Joseph – Radiology
Apker, Kimberly – Radiology
Gurney, Jud – Radiology
Imray, Thomas – Radiology
Moore, Timothy – Radiology
Walker, Craig – Radiology
Klassen, Lynell – Rheumatology
Mikuls, Ted – Rheumatology
O’Dell, James – Rheumatology
Barkoukis, Teri – Sleep Medicine
Baxter, B. Timothy – Surgery
Langnas, Alan – Surgery
Lynch, Thomas – Surgery
Shaw, Jr., Byers –Surgery
Sudan, Debra – Surgery
Smith, Russell – Surgery/Otolaryngology
Edney, James – Surgical Oncology
Duncan, Kim – Thoracic Surgery
Lackner, Rud – Thoracic Surgery
Quader, Mohammed – Thoracic Surgery
UNMC volunteer faculty
Hopp, Russell – Allergy and Immunology
Kettelhut, Brett – Allergy and Immunology
Nilsson, Thomas – Allergy and Immunology
Tracy, James – Allergy and Immunology
Hutton, Kent – Anesthesiology
Kugler, Jane A. – Anesthesiology
Gard, Joseph – Cardiovascular Disease
Spry, Leslie – Clinical Pharmacology, Nephrology
Blatchford, Garnet – Colon and Rectal Surgery
Pitsch, Jr., Richard – Colon and Rectal Surgery
Basler, Rodney – Dermatology
Braddock, Suzanne – Dermatology
Huerter, Christopher J. –Dermatology
Sutton, Margaret – Dermatology
Wahl, Timothy – Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fitzgibbons, William – Family Medicine
Haeberle, John – Family Medicine
Hoelting, David – Family Medicine
Knerl, Jeffrey – Family Medicine
McCoy, Michael – Family Medicine
Settje, Gary – Family Medicine
Zink, Dorothy – Family Medicine
Dyke, David – Gastroenterology
Schafer II, Edwin – Gastroenterology
Scholer, Susan – Geriatric Medicine
Michels, Dale – Geriatric Medicine, Family Medicine
Cochran, Robert – Hand Surgery
Bittner, Marvin – Infectious Disease
Gorby, Gary – Infectious Disease
Bailey, Steven – Internal Med (general)
Bohart, Andrew – Internal Med (general)
Cannella, John – Internal Med (general)
Hoesing, John – Internal Med (general)
Holmes, T.J. – Internal Med (general)
Hranac, Richard – Internal Med (general)
Olson, David – Internal Med (general)
Osterholm, Richard – Internal Med (general)
Policky, David – Internal Med (general)
Shiffermiller, William – Internal Med (general)
Stivrins, Timothy – Internal Med (general)
Schmidt, Michael – Medical Genetics/Pediatrics (general)
Block, Margaret – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Commers, James – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Copur, M. Sitki – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hutchins, Mark – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Moravec, Jr., Daniel – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Silberstein, Peter – Medical Oncology and Hematology
Verdirame, Joseph– Medical Oncology and Hematology
Gelber, Benjamin – Neurological Surgery
Greene, George – Neurological Surgery
Pierson, Eric – Neurological Surgery
Bertoni, John – Neurology
Birkmann, Lewiston – Neurology
Bobenhouse, James – Neurology
Frankel, Harris – Neurology
Pattee, Gary – Neurology
Bassett, Craig – OB/GYN
Buckley, Krynn – OB/GYN
Gibbens, Donald – OB/GYN
Knolla, Michelle – OB/GYN
Legino, Lonny – OB/GYN
Schulte, Raymond – OB/GYN
Westcott, Susan – OB/GYN
Halsted, Michael – Ophthalmology
Sutton, Gregory – Ophthalmology
Troia, Robert – Ophthalmology
Troia, Sebastian – Ophthalmology
Whitted, Peter – Ophthalmology
Brown, David – Orthopaedic Surgery
Burt, Charles – Orthopaedic Surgery
Canedy, James – Orthopaedic Surgery
Fitzgibbons, Timothy – Orthopaedic Surgery
Goebel, Mark – Orthopaedic Surgery
Hutton, Kirk – Orthopaedic Surgery
McMullen, Scott – Orthopaedic Surgery
Emanuel, Jane – Otolaryngology
Goble, Richard – Otolaryngology
Goebel, Debora – Otolaryngology
Lusk, Rodney – Otolaryngology
Nabity, Thomas – Otolaryngology
Nissen, Alan – Otolaryngology
Quinlan, Trent – Otolaryngology
Mysore, Mohan – Pediatric Specialist
Reynolds, George – Pediatric Specialist
Vanderhoof, Jon – Pediatric Specialist
Wilson, Mark – Pediatric Specialist/Allergy & Immunology
Bleicher, Stacie – Pediatrics (general)
Brabec, Bradford – Pediatrics (general)
Brown, Larry – Pediatrics (general)
Domet , Mark – Pediatrics (general)
Ebers, Douglas – Pediatrics (general)
Gasseling, Philip – Pediatrics (general)
Germer, Michael – Pediatrics (general)
Harrison, Francis – Pediatrics (general)
Higgins, Karen – Pediatrics (general)
Kaufman, David – Pediatrics (general)
Kinberg, Jo Ann – Pediatrics (general)
Koch, Robert – Pediatrics (general)
Krenzer, Kari –Pediatrics (general)
Kronberg, Kent – Pediatrics (general)
Lerner , Gary – Pediatrics (general)
Mikuls, Mary Jane Fitzgibbons – Pediatrics (general)
Moore, John – Pediatrics (general)
Nelson, Paul – Pediatrics (general)
Nielsen, Laura – Pediatrics (general)
Severson, Gregory – Pediatrics (general)
Shaffer, Kenton – Pediatrics (general)
Stephenson, Betsy – Pediatrics (general)
Straley, Joseph – Pediatrics (general)
Swisher, William – Pediatrics (general)
Willman, Brent – Pediatrics (general)
Woodford, Robert – Pediatrics (general)
Edney, John – Plastic Surgery
Heieck, John – Plastic Surgery
Stice, R. Coleen – Plastic Surgery
Bhatia, Shashi – Psychiatry
Chu, Chung-Chou – Psychiatry
Malin, Paula Jo – Psychiatry
Marcil, William – Psychiatry
Wilson, Daniel – Psychiatry
Floreani, Anthony – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Nelson, Nick – Radiology
Palmer, William – Rheumatology
Cole, Timothy – Surgery
Kingston, Timothy – Surgery
Raynor, Stephen – Surgery
Voigt, David – Surgery
Waltke, Eugene – Surgery
Thorson, Alan – Surgical Oncology/Colon & Rectal Surgery
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.