College of Medicine

UNMC leading national study to test drug to treat life-threatening illness

Will test in patients after stem cell transplants who develop graft-versus-host disease

Nov 13, 2018

UNMC researchers part of largest bariatric surgery study

Gastric bypass associated with greater weight loss than other procedures.

Nov 12, 2018

From left, Corrigan McBride, M.D., and James McClay, M.D.

Nebraska Medicine partners with new local blood supplier

Last month, Nebraska Medicine and Methodist Health System began a new partnership with Nebraska Community Blood Bank.

Nov 12, 2018

Nebraska Medicine leaders pose with Nebraska Community Blood Bank leadership at the opening event of the new center near 120th & Pacific streets.

National study finds gastric bypass most effective weight loss surgery

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine physicians participate in study

Nov 9, 2018

Corrigan McBride, M.D.

New faculty spotlight: Xiaowei Li, Ph.D.

Xiaowei Li, Ph.D., is a new faculty member in neurological sciences.

Nov 7, 2018

Xiaowei Li, Ph.D.

Postpartum depression is topic of Nov. 13 Omaha Science Cafe

Reproductive mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder also will be explored.

Nov 7, 2018

Sharon Hammer, M.D.

New members join Interprofessional Academy of Educators

New members were inducted earlier this fall.

Nov 6, 2018

The 2018 inductees into the Interprofessional Academy of Educators include: Back row, from left, Sandra Sasse, Judith Neville, Sara Bills, Cathleen Peterson-Layne, Keely Cassidy, Julie Gregg and Travis McCumber. Front row, from left, Karen Gould, Yun Saksena, Ana Yuil-Valdes, Annie Wildermuth, Cheryl Bagley Thompson and Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler.

New faculty spotlight: Kevin Kemp, M.D.

Dr. Kemp is an assistant professor is the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery.

Nov 5, 2018

Kevin Kemp, M.D.

UNMC physician to receive award from American College of Physicians

J. Scott Neumeister, M.D., to be honored in Philadelphia

Nov 2, 2018

Graduate Medical Research Symposium is well received

Turnout high for first-year event.

Nov 1, 2018

Participants in the inaugural Graduate Medical Education (GME) Research Symposium included (left-right) Chandra Are, M.B.B.S., associate dean for graduate medical education; Paul Aylward, M.D., fourth-year resident in general surgery; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.; and Ujwal Yanala, M.D., a third-year resident in general surgery. Dr. Aylward was a first-place winner in the oral presentations, while Dr. Yanala took home runner-up honors in the oral presentations.