InterCOM

Search committee formed for internal medicine chair

The search committee for the new chair of the department of internal medicine has been announced by Bradley Britigan, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine.

Feb 18, 2014

Carl Smith, M.D.

Dr. Cannella one of first to use musculoskeletal ultrasound

Amy Cannella, M.D., internal medicine-rheumatology, is one of the first people in the U.S. to use musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) for the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic disease. She was in the first cohort to take the certification exam and received her certification in May 2013.

Feb 18, 2014

Amy Cannella, M.D.

UNMC opens low vision clinic in Lincoln

The Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is now operating a low vision clinic in Lincoln.

Feb 18, 2014

John Shepherd, M.D

Med student joins program to provide surgical care to poor countries

Eric Nagengast, a UNMC medical student, is working in the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School. The program works to provide surgical care for low income countries.

Jan 24, 2014

Eric Nagengast

News briefs

The Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation raised nearly $1.14 million in 2013 thanks in large part to combined events, new donors and increased momentum for the organization.

Jan 24, 2014

New clinical enterprise leadership announced

Clinical enterprise president Bradley Britigan, M.D., and CEO Bill Dinsmoor announced the new executive leadership structure for the organization during a series of forums earlier this month. Both said the new leadership structure is built for the future of health care reform.

Jan 23, 2014

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Construction update; style guide available

Excavation work is well under way and the footprint of the new Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is starting to take shape.

The following notifications will be posted as changes occur, and we ask that you mention these updates to your colleagues.

Jan 23, 2014

Research highlights

Javeed Iqbal, Ph.D., pathology and microbiology, received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to study somatic mutations and epimutations in peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Jan 23, 2014

Industry-sponsored grants

Uriel Sandkovsky, M.D., internal medicine – infectious diseases, for a study comparing the safety and effectiveness of a new antiviral single dose combination given once daily with conventional antiviral combination therapies in HIV-1, ART naïve women. Dr. Sandkovsky will lead the sole Nebraska site for this study which is currently recruiting participants.

Jan 23, 2014

Uriel Sandkovsky, M.D.

UNMC study results encouraging for women with recurrent ovarian cancer

A new study by UNMC and Roswell Park Cancer Institute shows that a combination treatment strategy may provide a new option for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

Jan 23, 2014

Adam Karpf, Ph.D.