Anesthesiology
Omaha’s great apes in caring hands
A partnership between UNMC and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium brings preventive, specialized health care – such as echocardiograms – to Omaha’s gorillas.
Sep 25, 2024

Omaha’s great apes in caring hands
A partnership between UNMC and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium brings preventative, specialized health care – such as echocardiograms – to Omaha’s gorillas.
Sep 25, 2024

Innovative therapy targets heart nerves in new study
UNMC researchers will study a promising new approach that targets the nerves controlling heart function, potentially transforming the way chronic heart disease is treated. Hanjun Wang, MD, a cardiopulmonary researcher in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, and Irving H. Zucker, PhD, in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, received a $3 million National Institutes […]
Sep 23, 2024

Anesthesiology Department Family Day a success
The department family day was held in September at the Davis Global Center.
Sep 23, 2024

New medical faculty, September 2024
Thirty-two new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in July and August.
Sep 4, 2024

Dr. Lisco gift creates distinguished anesthesiology professorship
The Steven J. Lisco, MD, Distinguished Professor in Anesthesiology professorship will honor a deserving faculty member and support global health.
Aug 13, 2024

Medical research highlights, August 2024
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $3 million in new funding in June.
Aug 9, 2024

New Faculty Spotlight: Peter Ricci Pellegrino, MD, PhD
Dr. Pellegrino is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.
Aug 5, 2024

New faculty spotlight: Peter Ricci Pellegrino, MD, PhD
Peter Ricci Pellegrino, MD, PhD, is a new faculty member at UNMC. Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology What drew me to anesthesiology: Anesthesiology is an amazing discipline with diverse subspecialties that span the breadth of patient care with a particular emphasis on providing critical care and […]
Jul 30, 2024

Medical student joins department of anesthesiology as research fellow
Elizabeth Puthumana is spending eight weeks this summer with the Nebraska Outcomes Research Laboratory as a visiting scholar from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Throughout the summer, Puthumana will be working on two projects under the mentorship of Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, professor, vice chair of research and Lieberman Chair in the UNMC Department […]
Jul 30, 2024
