New faculty spotlight: Vanessa Voss, MD

Vanessa Voss, MD

Vanessa Voss, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Vanessa Voss, MD
  • Hometown: Santa Rosa, California
  • Current positions: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Dermatology; dermatologist, Nebraska Medicine

Education

  • Medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  • Internship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York
  • Residency in dermatology at SUNY Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York
  • Fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri

Professional and medical interests:

  • Early detection of skin cancer
  • Prevention and treatment of skin cancer
  • Mohs surgery
  • Facial reconstruction.  

How I fell in love with health care: I became a doctor because I loved connecting with patients and helping them through difficult times. Skin cancer runs in my family, so dermatology was a natural fit. I also enjoyed the combination of both surgery and medicine that is used to help patients with skin diseases.

Professional memberships:

  • American College of Mohs Surgery
  • American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
  • American Academy of Dermatology

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I’m a certified yoga instructor.
  • I lived in New Orleans for two years before moving to Omaha.
  • My husband also is a physician.

Clinic locations: Lauritzen Outpatient Center and Village Pointe Health Center

For appointments and referrals: 402-552-7928 

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