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Department profile – Department of Radiology

The department includes a total of 79 and is chaired by Craig Walker, M.D., FACR, and recently announced several new clinical sites.

Jun 30, 2016

News briefs

Jennifer Parker, M.D., associate professor, internal medicine and pediatrics, was awarded the Hirschmann Golden Apple for clinical faculty at the College of Medicine Hooding Ceremony on May 6. Dr. Parker has become known as the “Fun Friday” lecturer on the internal medicine clerkship.

Jun 30, 2016

Internal Medicine honors researchers

Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., receives Career Research Award at ceremony.

Jun 30, 2016

Ted Mikuls, M.D. (center), vice chair for research in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, is flanked by four award winners (from left) Javen Wunschel, D.O., Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., Diana Florescu, M.D., and Arthur Heires.

Coming events

The Owl Ride, Omaha’s nighttime urban cycling event will begin at 10 p.m. July 16 at Lewis and Clark Landing on Omaha’s riverfront. Register online by visiting  www.owlride.org.

Jun 30, 2016

Research highlights

UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 14 grant awards representing more than $1.8 million in new funding during the month of April, including an award of more than $300,000 to Jessica Snowden, M.D., pediatrics – infectious diseases.

Jun 30, 2016

COM student of the month

Meet Catherine Tran, third-year medical student from Omaha, who loves being outside and trying new things — including learning to do the splits.

Jun 30, 2016

Signing is final step in creating Nebraska Medicine

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., calls signing a “historic day.”

Jun 29, 2016

From left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chair of the Nebraska Medicine board, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen and Bruce Lauritzen, member of the Clarkson Regional Health Services Board, sign the governance documents.

UNMC seeks patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy for cannabidiol study

Legislative bill passed in 2015 provides $500,000 in state funding

Jun 29, 2016

Broc Bartenhagen (left), a 14-year-old from Gretna, Neb., with drug-resistant epilepsy, is a potential candidate for the cannabidiol study being conducted at UNMC. He's seen here with his father, Mike Bartenhagen.

Time out with T.O. – A most thoughtful man

Retirement celebration for Carl Greiner, M.D., set for Wednesday.

Jun 28, 2016

Carl Greiner, M.D.

Retirement party Tuesday for Peter Coccia, M.D.

The Ittner Professor and vice chairman of the Department of Pediatrics will retire at the end of this month.

Jun 27, 2016

Peter Coccia, M.D.