New faculty spotlight: Gina Lamb, MD

Gina Lamb, MD

Gina Lamb, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Gina Lamb, MD
  • Title: Assistant professor, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, UNMC College of Medicine; acute care surgeon, Nebraska Medicine
  • Hometown: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Specialties:

  • General surgery
  • Trauma and surgical critical care

Research interests:

  • Prehospital treatment of trauma and outcomes
  • Incorporation and use of videogames/simulation in surgical education

Clinical interests:

  • Emergency general surgery
  • Elective surgery
  • Trauma surgery
  • Critical care

What I love most about patient care: Helping people in their time of need, not only surgically, but also being able to help them navigate stressful situations in a compassionate way. Being Hispanic, I also am able to help the Hispanic population navigate complex medical and surgical decisions in their own language.

Education:

  • Medical degree, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, 2010
  • Residency in general surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic School of Medicine, 2019
  • Fellowship in surgical critical care, Medical University of South Carolina, 2023

Professional societies and memberships:

  • Honduran Medical Society
  • Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I’m a big nerd – I love video games, computers, Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons.
  • I love to paint and draw.
  • I love to travel.

Clinic location: Lauritzen Outpatient Center