Sarah Hankin UNMC strategic communications

Recognizing leadership during National CRNA Week

Each year, National CRNA Week recognizes certified registered nurse anesthetists and the invaluable service they provide to patients. The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology is celebrating the more than 60 certified registered nurse anesthetists during National CRNA Week and recognizing the dedication of Melissa Smith, Ann Donnelly-Haasch, and Jolynn Carlson, the associate directors of nurse anesthesia at Fritch Surgery Center, Village Pointe Health Center and Bellevue Medical Center.

Jan 19, 2024

Happy CRNA Week to the CRNAs in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Congratulations SRNA graduates

Six student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) who trained alongside UNMC Department of Anesthesiology CRNAs recently completed their program’s clinical requirements and were awarded Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) degrees from Clarkson College. Beatrice Pradhan completed the program’s clinical requirements at Nebraska Medicine and will join the Department of Anesthesiology as a CRNA in February. […]

Jan 3, 2024

Christopher Duff, Aaron Egelkraut, Brent Hannah, Jamie Jensen, Beatrice Pradhan, Seedy Sarr

Dr. Gundry receives top proteomics award

The Human Proteome Organization gave Rebekah Gundry, PhD, its Clinical and Translational Proteomics Award.

Dec 29, 2023

Rebekah Gundry, PhD

UNMC researchers awarded RO1 funding to study maternal opioid use disorder

Dr. Pendyala is collaborating with Lynda Harris, PhD, on multi-PI research project grant that runs through July 2026.

Dec 18, 2023

Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, and Lynda Harris, PhD

25 years of service and going strong

Leaders and colleagues in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology offered congratulations to Richard Holcomb, MD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, as he celebrated his 25-year service anniversary with Nebraska Medicine and UNMC on Dec. 1. The anniversary is only one more milestone in a long and storied career, as Dr. Holcomb marked […]

Dec 18, 2023

Nebraska Medical Orchestra and Choir to perform

Annual Winter Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13.

Dec 8, 2023

Matthew Brooks, DMA, director of the Nebraska Medical Orchestra

Kyle Johnson, MD, named procedural services chief at Bellevue Medical Center

Kyle Johnson, MD, will oversee operations for perioperative services, one of the main service lines, at Bellevue Medical Center.

Nov 28, 2023

Kyle Johnson, MD

Dr. Bartels receives James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award

The award recognizes early career physician-scientists in anesthesiology who stand out as researchers, faculty and clinicians.

Nov 10, 2023

Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD

President’s Advisory Council experiences UNMC’s ‘vision of excellence’

The council serves in an advisory capacity to University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter.

Nov 8, 2023

President's Advisory Council members Dori Bush, at left, and Jane Schuchardt, at right, see a simulation manikin during their tour of iEXCEL and the Davis Global Center.

UNMC Department of Anesthesiology’s Global Health efforts in Zambia

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology sent two teams of faculty, residents and fellows to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, as part of the Global Academic Anesthesia Consortium. The group provided clinical training to the residents of UTH, while learning more about the challenges and opportunities in Zambia’s health care system.

Oct 19, 2023

Michael Dancer, MD, Michaela Randall, MD, Logan Harrold, MD, Megan Chacon, MD, and Lucas Deschenes, MD