New faculty spotlight: Amanda Kistler, MD

Amanda Kistler, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Amanda Kistler, MD
• Hometown: Lordstown, Ohio
• Current positions: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery; vascular surgeon, Nebraska Medicine

Education: 

• Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine
• Integrated vascular surgery residency: Albany Medical Center

Professional and medical interests:

• Peripheral vascular disease of the lower and upper extremities
• Dialysis access
• Aneurysmal disease
• Aortoiliac occlusive disease
• Carotid artery stenosis/occlusion
•  Venous disease and treatment of varicosities

Professional memberships

• Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
• Society for Vascular Surgery
• New England Society for Vascular Surgery

How I fell in love with my specialty: I fell in love with vascular surgery based on the complex pathophysiology of the disease process, as well as the treatment both clinically and operatively. I value my interactions with patients and guiding them in minimization of their risk factors. 

Three things people may not know about me:

• I have an identical twin.
• I love to cook.
• I like to stay active with volleyball, yoga and Orange Theory.

Clinic locations: Heart and Vascular Center at Durham Outpatient Center and the pulmonary clinic at Village Pointe Health Center

For appointments and referrals:  402-559-7300