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Dr. George Greene and his father Dr. John Greene, who recently was named Legend by The Nebraska Medical Center. |
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Dr. John Feagler and Dr. Bill Carter, a Legend at The Nebraska Medical Center. |
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Dr. Edward Malashock, who recently received a Legend Award from The Nebraska Medical Center, and his brother, Robert Malashock. |
The Legends award recipients were selected by a committee of fellow doctors and had to
- Provide high quality care to patients;
- Contribute to the growth of the hospital;
- Display excellent character; and
- Treat nurses and other health care professionals with respect and dignity.
The 2009 Legends were:
- Warren Harland Pearse, M.D., who joined UNMC as instructor in obstetrics and gynecology in 1959 and later served as professor and chairman of the department. He was honored with the Distinguished Service to Medicine Award in 1971. During his career, Dr. Pearse also was dean of the School of Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University and executive director of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
- William Carter, M.D., who retired from medical practice in 1994 after nearly 30 years as an ear, nose and throat surgeon at Clarkson Hospital. His experimentation with innovative surgical techniques and technology led to new and improved procedures and treatments for the inner ear.
- Edward Malashock, M.D., who retired in 1989 after 36 years in the private practice of urology. In 1965, he was the urologic surgeon on the team that performed Nebraska’s first two kidney transplants. He became a UNMC faculty member that year and served as clinical professor of surgery in the section of urology until his retirement.
- Randolph Ferlic, M.D., who built an impressive career as a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon at University and then Clarkson Hospital. He averaged approximately 300 open heart surgeries and other cardiac related procedures annually. He also performed the first heart transplant in Nebraska.
- Peyton Pratt, M.D., was one of the first hematologists in the region and he helped advance the state’s shift toward medical sub specialization. In the course of his practice, Dr. Pratt obtained one of the first drugs used to treat acute leukemia. This marked the beginning of the use of chemotherapy to treat malignancies.
- John Greene, M.D., was an accomplished neurosurgeon who began practice at Clarkson Hospital in 1969. He is credited with development of the hospital’s neurosurgery program. He is known among his colleagues for his technical expertise and his ability to embrace technology and new techniques in order to advance the field of neurology.