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Colorado physician named chair of neurosurgery department

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D., joins UNMC effective July 1 from the University of Colorado.

Nov 15, 2018

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinic aims to improve care of heart failure patients

The Nebraska Medicine Heart Failure Optimize Clinic is located inside the Heart and Vascular Center in the Durham Outpatient Center.

Nov 13, 2018

The Heart Failure Optimize team, seen here, met often during the planning stages of the clinic and continues to meet monthly to discuss how operations are going.

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.

iEXCEL’s Holographic Diamond arrives on campus

Device previews simulation and visualization technologies that will be showcased at the Davis Global Center.

Nov 9, 2018

Dr. Patterson, Executive Vice Chair, to Depart in December  

Andrew Patterson, M.D., Ph.D., will become chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Emory University in Atlanta.

Nov 8, 2018

UNMC physician to receive award from ACP

J. Scott Neumeister, M.D., to be honored at American College of Physicians annual convocation ceremony in Philadelphia.

Nov 7, 2018

J. Scott Neumeister, 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.

Dr. Gold named priority candidate for UNO chancellor position

President Bounds: Dr. Gold’s continued leadership of UNO, UNMC through 2021-22 brings opportunities ‘to grow our impact.’

Nov 6, 2018

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., has been named the priority candidate for the position of UNO chancellor. He has been serving as interim chancellor, as well as chancellor of UNMC, since 2017.