Surgery
Former chief of the UNMC Division of Surgical Oncology was “consummate clinician and educator.”
Aug 9, 2021
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Implant shows extreme promise for regenerating bone
Experiments suggest design may outperform state-of-the-art counterparts.
Aug 4, 2021
![Jingwei Xie, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Xie021821.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Mark Hamill, MD
Dr. Hamill, a former EMT and police officer, is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery.
Aug 4, 2021
![Mark Hamill, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hamill080321.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Heidi Hon, MD
Dr. Hon is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Jul 30, 2021
![Heidi Hon, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hon073021.jpg)
UNMC history: The Bataan Death March
College of Medicine’s Merle “Jim” Musselman, MD, helped his comrades during the march and while in captivity.
Jul 19, 2021
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ACS accreditation a ‘crown jewel’ for UNMC
Story, video discuss accreditation in recognition of work advance simulation-based education.
Jul 14, 2021
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ENCOMPASS Omaha works to provide a new direction
New hospital-based intervention program aims to empower victims of violence by offering support services.
Jun 30, 2021
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Thirty-six new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine or will join on July 1.
Jun 25, 2021
![Katherine Maliszewski, MD, is a new faculty member in internal medicine-geriatrics/palliative medicine.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Maliszewski062521.jpg)
UNMC study shows need to re-examine organ transplant allocation
Nationally, more than 90,000 patients are on the waiting list for a kidney.
Jun 24, 2021
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This summer, UNMC residents, fellows and house officers enter the next phase of their medical career.
May 26, 2021
![Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, will complete her fellowship next month and remain at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Brittan052521.jpg)