Surgery

New Investigator: Keely Buesing, M.D.

Dr. Buesing’s research deals with oxygenated microbubbles.

Jan 24, 2018

Keely Buesing, M.D.

New Investigator: Jason MacTaggart, M.D.

Dr. MacTaggart’s research focus is on vascular disease and bleeding.

Jan 17, 2018

Jason MacTaggart, M.D.

Med center verified as only Level 1 trauma center in state

Nebraska Medical Center started process more than three years ago to achieve gold standard of care.

Nov 29, 2017

Dr. Suh named emerging inventor at Innovation Awards

Technology developed by co-inventors Mark Carlson, M.D., Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., and Shixuan Chen, Ph.D., named Most Promising New Invention.

Nov 15, 2017

Nanofiber sutures may prevent surgical site infections

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide.

Oct 27, 2017

Youth violence prevention program to expand

A $315,000 grant enables the innovative program to expand to eight weeks.

Oct 25, 2017

Exhibit on African American surgeons opens today

Hassan Tetteh, M.D., will speak on campus later this month in conjunction with McGoogan Library’s presentation of “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons.”

Sep 14, 2017

New inpatient trauma unit now open

Renovation work has finished on Clarkson Tower’s 9th floor and the new 9Trauma unit there is now open.

Aug 22, 2017

New faculty spotlight: Nitin Garg, M.B.B.S.

Dr. Garg joins surgery as an associate professor.

Aug 11, 2017

Nitin Garg, M.B.B.S.

Retirements announced

Fourteen retirements announced between May and September, including Sherry Cherek of the College of Public Health.

Jun 30, 2017

Sherry Cherek