Internal Medicine Newsletter
Introducing new internal medicine chief residents
Internal Medicine announced the department's four new chief residents in July. Cory Rohlfsen, MD, has been named Chief Resident for the Department of Internal Medicine. Tesia Winter, DO, has been named the Ambulatory Chief Resident. Karisa Hajek, MD, is the VA Chief Resident, and Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, is VA Patient Safety and Quality Chief Resident. […]
Jul 12, 2018
Internal Medicine Research and Non-Research Awards – Second Quarter 2018
From 04/01/2018 – 06/30/2018 Proposal Title, ID#, Sponsor, Dates, Direct Cost, Indirect Cost, Total Cost Chatzizisis, Ioannis S, Study of Access site for Enhancing PCI in STEMI for Seniors, 21288, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 04/13/18-04/12/20, $0, $2,940, $2,940 Study of Access site for Enhancing PCI in STEMI for Seniors, 21288, Duke Clinical Research Institute, […]
Jul 10, 2018
Internal Medicine Faculty Publications – Second Quarter 2018
From 04/01/2018 – 06/30/2018 Authors, Title, Source title, Volume, Issue, Year, Page start, Page end, Document Type, DOI, Link Guerrero M., Urena M., Himbert D., Wang D.D., Eleid M., Kodali S., George I., Chakravarty T., Mathur M., Holzhey D., Pershad A., Fang H.K., O'Hair D., Jones N., Mahadevan V.S., Dumonteil N., Rodés-Cabau J., Piazza […]
Jul 10, 2018
June was a month with important celebrations in the life of the department. We recognized residents finishing their training with us, two long-time faculty retiring and achieving emeritus professor status (Drs. Kessinger and Schafer), and the amazing leadership of Dr. Jane Potter for 36 years as division chief for the geriatrics/gerontology division. July brings many […]
Jul 5, 2018
Internal Medicine hosts resident banquet
The Internal Medicine Resident Banquet was held on June 1. This annual celebration recognizes the contributions and accomplishments of the department's residents. Award recipients are as follows: Preliminary Resident Award – Brent Deibert This award is presented to a preliminary resident who demonstrated outstanding dedication and performance in their intern year. Rookie of the Year […]
Jul 3, 2018
Faculty wins resident-faculty golf match
Internal Medicine residents and faculty gathered at Eagle Hills Golf Course in Papillion, NE for a golf outing on June 2 with pairs of residents playing against faculty pairs. Educational administrator Erin Maxwell Snow, chief resident Tyler Brinkman, program director Jim O’Dell, and department chair Deb Romberger led the effort to bring back the once […]
Jul 3, 2018
Tele-Rheumatology clinic now open at the VA
A new tele-rheumatology clinic within the VA Rheumatology Clinic started in June. Amy Cannella, MD, associate professor, Ted Mikuls, MD, professor, and Bryant England, MD, assistant professor, all from the division of rheumatology and immunology, saw the need for the tele-health clinic because there aren’t any VA rheumatologists in Nebraska except for those practicing in […]
Jul 3, 2018
We are all grateful spring has arrived and with it comes many special events. Residents and fellows will present research posters and clinical vignettes on May 24th. We will recognize our department research award winners at Grand Rounds on June 1st (award winner Dr. Jim Campbell was part of an Omaha World-Herald front page article […]
May 8, 2018
Dr. Florescu leads medical service trip to Nicaragua
Over spring break, Diana Florescu, MD, associate professor division of infectious disease, volunteered with UNMC pharmacy, medicine and physical therapy students at the Los Chavalitos Clinic in Managua, Nicaragua. The students went into the neighborhoods served by the clinic to provide immunization, vitamin A, anti-parasite pills and fluoride treatments. The services being offered were advertised […]
May 8, 2018
Faculty Publications – First Quarter 2018
Authors, Title, Source title, Volume, Issue, Year, Page start, Page end, Document Type, DOI, Link Xiankun Zhang; Jun Shen; Dan Hu; Bin Duan; Chunmin Wang, A rapid approach to manufacture superhydrophobic coating on magnesium alloy by one-step method, Surface and Coatings Technology, 334, null, 2018, 90-97, SciVal Asawaeer M, Sayyed S, Chatzizisis YS, […]
May 8, 2018