College of Medicine

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Dec 2, 2016

Joseph Vetro, Ph.D., was presented the College of Pharmacy's highest teaching honor by P4 class president Beau Ehlers.

UNMC Alumni Association honors six individuals

Honorees recognized for their contributions to medicine, nursing, graduate studies

Dec 2, 2016

Barbara Hurlbert, M.D., a 1971 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Medicine Alumni Engagement Council.

Cancer center gains international partner

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Hubei Cancer Hospital in Central China become sister institutions.

Dec 1, 2016

Scott Cancer Research Tower sign shines brightly

Campus, community leaders gathered to mark event.

Dec 1, 2016

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center gains international partner

Sister institution agreement with Hubei Cancer Hospital is 2nd one with Chinese hospital

Dec 1, 2016

Attendees at the Nov. 14 signing ceremony included: Front row (left-right) - UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. and Shaozhong Wei, M.D., Ph.D., president of Hubei Cancer Hospital; Back row - Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; Deb Thomas, vice chancellor for business and finance; Huiting Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Jun-qui Yue, M.D., Ph.D., Hubei Cancer Hospital; Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Ph.D., associate dean for academic programs, UNMC College of Nursing; Li-Wu Chen, Ph.D., professor and chair, UNMC College of Public Health Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Steven Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology; and Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., director of UNMC Office of International Relations.

New faculty spotlight: Abdulrahman Morad, M.D.

Dr. Morad is an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine.

Nov 30, 2016

Abdulrahman Morad, M.D.

Dr. Varghese seeks to minimize ventilator usage

Joby Varghese, M.B.B.S., and team recently had a study published in the journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Nov 28, 2016

New faculty spotlight: Megan Fuller, M.D.

Dr. Fuller: “I feel immensely privileged to do work I love that can impact the entire trajectory of a child’s life.”

Nov 28, 2016

Megan Fuller, M.D.

UNMC to partner on Air Force contract

UNMC’s Keely Buesing, M.D., will collaborate with researchers in Lincoln and Boulder, Colo.

Nov 23, 2016

New faculty spotlight: Aishwarya Patil, M.D.

A visit to a veterans’ center led Dr. Patil to physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Nov 23, 2016

Aishwarya Patil, M.D.