New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Leinicke, M.D.

Jennifer Leinicke, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Jennifer Leinicke, M.D.
• Hometown: Miami, Fla.
• Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal/Minimally Invasive Surgery

Research/professional interests:

• Clinical interests:
  • Colon cancer
  • Rectal cancer
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Advanced minimally invasive surgery
• Research interests:
  • Patient safety
  • Quality improvement
  • Resident education
  • Health disparities

How I fell in love with colon and rectal surgery:
I love the variety of my practice. I get to take care of a wide range of patients and conditions of varying complexity: young and older patients, benign and malignant disease, complex abdominopelvic and anorectal procedures and colonoscopy. I like that I get to work closely and collaborate with physicians from other specialties, both in and out of the OR. I enjoy performing minimally invasive approaches to treat cancers and IBD, reoperative pelvic surgery and common anorectal procedures for hemorrhoids, fistulae and prolapse.

Degrees:

• M.D., Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
• M.P.H.S. (Master of Population Health Science), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
• Residency, general surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
• Fellowship, colon and rectal surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve, Cleveland

Memberships:

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• Association of Women Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons

Four things people may not know about me:

• My hobbies:
  • reading;
  • quilting;
  • gardening; and
  • cooking.