College of Medicine

New medical faculty, November 2023

Fourteen faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in September and October. They are: Professors Assistant professors Instructors

Nov 6, 2023

Zin Mar Htun, MD

Jasmine Marcelin, MD, honored by AAIM

Dr. Marcelin will receive the Alliance for Academic Medicine’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award in April.

Nov 6, 2023

Jasmine Marcelin, MD

A new angle on baseball pitchers and arm pain

UNMC’s Ed Fehringer, MD, brings deep personal experience and a physician’s expertise to addressing the growing problem of pitching injuries.

Nov 6, 2023

UNMC's Ed Fehringer, MD, works with Creighton Prep pitcher Davis Everett in a motion lab on the med center campus.

Research Leadership: John Davis, PhD

Dr. Davis is a professor and director of the Nebraska Center for Women’s Health Research.

Nov 6, 2023

John Davis, PhD

Dr. Garvin elected president-elect of American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kevin Garvin, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, will become president of ABOS in October 2024.

Nov 3, 2023

Kevin Garvin, MD

Research Leadership: Carol Casey, PhD

Dr. Casey is a professor in the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Nov 3, 2023

Carol Casey, PhD

Dr. Lisco steps away as chair of UNMC anesthesiology

Steven Lisco, MD, will dedicate more time to his roles with Nebraska Medicine and the UNMC College of Medicine. Dr. Shukry will serve as interim chair.

Nov 2, 2023

Steven Lisco, MD

Distinguished Scientist: St. Patrick Reid, PhD

Dr. Reid is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology.

Nov 2, 2023

St. Patrick Reid, PhD

UNMC leaders break ground on CORE Building

Construction on the ‘game changer’ of a facility at the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Street should take until early 2026.

Nov 1, 2023

From left, Rebekah Gundry, PhD, director, UNMC Center for Heart and Vascular Research; Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research at UNMC; and Michael Dixon, PhD, president and CEO of UNeMed Corporation, break ground on the CORE (Campus Operations and Research Excellence) Building, which will serve as a cornerstone of UNMC’s new Saddle Creek Campus at the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Street.

New faculty spotlight: Sias Scherger, MD

Dr. Scherger is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases

Nov 1, 2023

Sias Scherger, MD