New faculty spotlight: Eric Langewisch, M.D.

Eric Langewisch, M.D.

Eric Langewisch, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Eric Langewisch, M.D.
  • Hometowns: St. Michael, Minn., Van Horne, Iowa, and Iowa City.
  • Title and department at UNMC: Associate professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Research/professional interests:

  • Histocompatibility
  • Immunogenetics

How I fell in love with transplant nephrology:
I did not plan on being a transplant nephrologist. However, whenever I rotated on the transplant service, I found interesting cases, cool science (“cool” being a relative term), and happy patients. It’s where work wasn’t work.

Degrees

  • M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City
  • Residency, internal medicine, UT Southwestern, Dallas
  • Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Memberships:

  • American Society of Transplantation
  • American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I am the father of three boys (age 14, 12 and 9) who are great playmates.
  • I am an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan.
  • I believe civilization peaked with the invention of coffee-flavored ice cream.