New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Leinicke, M.D.

Jennifer Leinicke, M.D.

Jennifer Leinicke, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Jennifer Leinicke, M.D.
  • Hometown: Miami, Fla.
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal/Minimally Invasive Surgery

Research/professional interests:

  • Clinical interests:
    • Colon cancer
    • Rectal cancer
    • Crohn’s disease
    • Ulcerative colitis
    • Advanced minimally invasive surgery
  • Research interests:
    • Patient safety
    • Quality improvement
    • Resident education
    • Health disparities

How I fell in love with colon and rectal surgery:
I love the variety of my practice. I get to take care of a wide range of patients and conditions of varying complexity: young and older patients, benign and malignant disease, complex abdominopelvic and anorectal procedures and colonoscopy. I like that I get to work closely and collaborate with physicians from other specialties, both in and out of the OR. I enjoy performing minimally invasive approaches to treat cancers and IBD, reoperative pelvic surgery and common anorectal procedures for hemorrhoids, fistulae and prolapse.

Degrees:

  • M.D., Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
  • M.P.H.S. (Master of Population Health Science), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
  • Residency, general surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
  • Fellowship, colon and rectal surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve, Cleveland

Memberships:

  • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Association of Women Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons

Four things people may not know about me:

  • My hobbies:
    • reading;
    • quilting;
    • gardening; and
    • cooking.

1 comment

  1. Ellen Kramer says:

    Dr Leineke is a fantastic surgeon!!!

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