Spotlight on new faculty – meet Ali Khoynezhad, M.D.

Ali Khoynezhad, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, is among the many new faculty members on the UNMC campus.

picture disc.Name: Ali Khoynezhad, M.D.

Title: Assistant professor, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UNMC Department of Surgery

Specialty: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Medical degree: University of Cologne College of Medicine, Koeln, Germany, 1996.

Residency: General surgery, North Shore University-Long Island Jewish Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Residency: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Montefiore Medical Center Affiliated Hospitals, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

Fellowship: Endovascular and vascular surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California Medical Center, Torrance, Calif.

Memberships: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Cardiology, International Society of Endovascular Specialists, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association.

Certification: American Board of Surgery, 2004.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointments: Durham Outpatient Center, Level 2. Contact 559-4424 to schedule appointments. To contact Dr. Khoynezhad’s nurse, call Terrie Urban at 559-2202.

UNMC departments are encouraged to send information on new faculty members to UNMC Today at today@unmc.edu. Using the above format, please include the person’s title, specialty, previous position(s), medical degree, residency, fellowships and memberships. Also include their clinic hours and a phone number for patients interested in making an appointment. Faculty photos are welcome.