New faculty spotlight: Martin Tremwel, MD

Martin Tremwel, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Martin Tremwel, MD
• Hometown: Van Buren, Arkansas
• Title and department at UNMC: Ultrasound Fellow and staff physician, UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine

Research/professional interests:

• Ultrasound
• Critical care
• Medical education

How I fell in love with clinical ultrasound: Second year of residency: I diagnosed my first case of cardiac tamponade in a pulseless patient that achieved ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation) when I then performed my first pericardiocentesis.

Education:

• MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

Memberships:

• Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• Emergency Medicine Residents Association

Three things people may not know about me:

• Before college, I spent a summer backpacking in Central America.
• I enjoy reading history in my spare time.
• I follow the sport of Olympic weightlifting.