Vinicius Ernani, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: Vinicius Ernani, M.D.
- Hometown: Lages-Santa Catarina, Brazil
- New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology
Professional interests:
- Small cell lung cancer
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Head and neck cancers
Research interests:
- Targeted therapy for lung cancer
- Genomic alterations in small cell lung cancer
How I fell in love with lung cancer treatment:
I had superb role models and mentorship within the thoracic department at Emory University that inspired me to pursue a lung cancer career.
Degrees
- M.D, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Internal medicine residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami
- Hematology/oncology fellowship, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta
Memberships:
- ASCO
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Three things people may not know about me:
- I enjoy listening to music.
- I enjoy traveling.
- I enjoy playing soccer.