New faculty spotlight: Chelsea Navarrette, M.D

Chelsea Navarrette, M.D.

Chelsea Navarrette, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Chelsea Navarrette, M.D.
  • Hometown: Fremont, Neb.
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, general internal medicine

Research/professional interests:
Health screening and disease prevention

How I fell in love with medicine:
When I was on a rural rotation to David City, Neb., I loved talking to the patients and practicing medicine inside a renovated little house in Shelby, Neb. My preceptor, Gerald Luckey, M.D., was the best example of humanistic medicine.

Education:

  • M.D., UNMC
  • Residency, internal medicine, UNMC

Memberships:

  • American Medical Association
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society

Three things people may not know about me:

  • My first college major was elementary education.
  • I earned varsity letters in high school track, tennis and softball. My dad was my summer softball coach, and we made it to the national tournament.
  • I am the first generation of my family to earn a bachelor’s degree and the only health care professional.

5 comments

  1. Lisa Chudomelka says:

    Congratulations Chelsea!

  2. Susan Burbach says:

    Congratulations Chelsea!!

  3. Julie Navarrette says:

    Very nice recognition. We are so proud of all your accomplishments. Cute picture, too. Julie

  4. Rich Sandberg says:

    Congratulations Chelsea!

  5. Melissa Hernandez says:

    Great little article about my friend Chelsea! Congratulations ☺️

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