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News from the Department of Internal Medicine - July 2023

Debra Romberger, MD, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, shares a message with important updates for all faculty and staff.

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Internal Medicine forms Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence, appoints Dr. Marcelin Vice Chair

Jasmine Marcelin, MD, has been selected as the inaugural vice chair of equity and inclusive excellence for the Department of Internal Medicine.

The announcement was made by Debra Romberger, MD, professor and chair of internal medicine, who said she was excited and grateful for Dr. Marcelin’s enthusiasm and willingness to take on this role.

“Dr. Marcelin has been a leader in the justice, equity, diversity and inclusion space at UNMC since she started here,” said Dr. Romberger. “She created a task force for our residency program and will now expand her attention more broadly across our department.”

The new role comes with the formation of a new office of equity and inclusive excellence.

“I am looking forward to collaborating with amazing people within the department and across the UNMC campus to get the work done,” she said. “I am especially excited about the prospect of creating new opportunities for our faculty, staff, trainees and community members to be uplifted and recognized.”

Shane Tsai, MD, named Cardiovascular Division Chief

Shane Tsai, MD, has been named chief of the UNMC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, part of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, effective July 1.

Dr. Tsai succeeds Dan Anderson, MD, PhD, who is stepping down after five years as division chief to return to being a UNMC clinician-investigator.

The announcement was made by Debra Romberger, MD, professor and chair of internal medicine.

Dr. Tsai has been section chief of electrophysiology in the cardiovascular medicine division and vice chair for specialty clinical care for the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine. He has served as medical director of cardiac implantable electronic devices and the electrophysiology laboratory. As division chief, Dr. Tsai also will be a part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

“He has proven himself in his current leadership roles, and I look forward to the next phase of our important cardiovascular medicine legacy under his guidance,” Dr. Romberger said. “Dr. Tsai is an outstanding clinician with education expertise and strong research interests, and he is committed to the continued success of the division.”

Internal Medicine faculty members complete iLEAD program

Thirty-two UNMC faculty members graduated from UNMC’s intensive, nine-month Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence and Academic Development (iLEAD) program on June 8.

The iLEAD program is designed to help faculty explore and refine their own leadership, collaborate with other rising leaders across campus and examine leadership topics such as change management, budgeting, communication and conflict resolution.

Congratulations to the 2023 Internal Medicine graduates of the iLEAD program: Bryant England, MD, PhD, Carrie Hoarty, MD, and Faris Khan, MD, MS.

Internal Medicine's Daniel Hershberger, MD, awarded Hirschmann Prize

Daniel Hershberger, MD, associate professor in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, is a 2023 recipient of the Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence, awarded by the UNMC College of Medicine’s 2023 graduating class. The prize was given to Dr. Hershberger for clinical teaching.

“I was honored to receive the Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence,” Dr. Hershberger said. “When I found out, it was a surreal moment. Teaching the next generation of physicians is the most consistently rewarding part of my career.”

Infectious Diseases C-STARS program develops new biocontainment unit

The Negatively Pressurized Conex unit, or NPC, recently arrived on campus. The retrofitted shipping container is redesigned into a clinical space for high-level-isolation patient movement on military aircraft. Its arrival at UNMC is just the latest collaboration between UNMC and its C-STARS program and the U.S. Department of Defense, and a sign of how highly regarded UNMC, the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and the Omaha Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) are by the U.S Air Force and the Department of Defense.

“This is a tremendous recognition of our critical partnership with UNMC experts and the expertise that our team is building,” said USAF Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, director of C-STARS Omaha. “We’re the only site with Air Force team members embedded at a biocontainment unit that has the subject matter knowledge and experience from training with the teams here. There is no other site like that, not just in the Air Force, but across the DOD.”

Medical Center secures $15 million match for pancreatic cancer research

Private funds have been raised to match a state allocation of $15 million to bolster research into pancreatic cancer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Two prominent Omaha families who lost loved ones to the deadly cancer were among the leading donors of the $15 million private match for UNMC’s Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence led by Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD.

“Our goal is a cure for pancreatic cancer, and this support sets us strongly on that path,” said Dr. Jeffrey Gold, the chancellor of UNMC.

Lung clinics recognized by Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

The Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic located in the Durham Outpatient Center and run by Daniel Hershberger, MD, is in its first year as a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center. A typical day for patients includes pre-visit tests with pulmonary function testing, six-minute walk distance, echocardiography, and/or CT scanning. Providers review all testing with the patient and their families and develop a comprehensive plan on how to proceed with treatment. Diagnostically challenging cases often require a multidisciplinary evaluation, which includes review with Radiology, Pathology, and Rheumatology at a monthly conference.

Another ILD clinic led by Said Chaaban, MD, will be opening at Village Pointe.

The Autoimmune Lung Clinic located at Durham Outpatient Center offers a unique opportunity for patients with connective tissue related interstitial lung disease to get care from pulmonary and rheumatology simultaneously and allows the patient to leave with a clear plan moving forward. The clinics actively enroll in multiple clinical trials for both idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Learn more

Bulldozing cancer in central Nebraska with state-of-the-art facility

Leaders unveiled plans for the Nebraska Medicine Kearney Cancer Center with a reception on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. This new center is an expansion of the partnership between Nebraska Medicine and Heartland Hematology and Oncology, which began in December 2021. The expanded cancer center will build upon the years of expertise and trust that Heartland Hematology and Oncology has built with its patients and community, led by Cynthia Lewis, MD, and Nick Hartl, MD.

“Our name is Nebraska Medicine, not Omaha Medicine,” said Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD. “Which is why we partnered with Dr. Lewis and her colleagues at Heartland Hematology and Oncology to grow cancer care in Nebraska, and that’s exactly what this new facility will be.”

Research News & Updates

Content prepared by Toni Goeser, Internal Medicine Research Program Associate

2023 Internal Medicine SURP and SUARP update

The Summer Undergraduate Research and Summer Undergraduate Alcohol Research Program (SURP and SUARP) students were busy this summer with their research projects since the start of the programs on June 5. During weekly Scientific Skills Sessions, Internal Medicine SURP and SUARP students also learned skills that will prove helpful in their future research careers. Some of the topics covered in these sessions include designing rigorous experiments, basic analysis of scientific data, and designing and presenting a scientific poster. Along with the Scientific Skills sessions, SUARP students attended weekly SUARP Seminars, where they learned about the effects of alcohol on different organ systems, as well as weekly Journal Club sessions. Both programs culminated in a poster session on August 10, giving the 22 Internal Medicine students a chance to showcase their projects.

If you are interested in becoming a SURP or SUARP mentor or want to learn more about these programs, please contact Toni Goeser.

Publication of the Quarter Recognition

Karim El-Kersh, MD, has been awarded Publication of the Quarter for the Second Quarter of 2023 for his article "Derivation of a Risk Score (REVEAL-ECHO) Based on Echocardiographic Parameters of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension" in Chest (2023 May;163(5):1232-1244).

UNMC COM Grant and Funding Awards

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $3 million in new funding in May and more than $7.7 million in new funding in June.

Kelsey Klute, MD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received a grant of $367,440 from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for Precision Promise.

Jairam Krishnamurthy, MD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received a grant of $42,868 from the Big Ten Cancer Consortium for a study of Alpelisib (BYL719) in combination with continued endocrine therapy following progression on endocrine therapy in hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative, PIK3CA mutant metastatic breast cancer.

Andrew Vasey, MD, internal medicine-general medicine, received a grant of $28,596 from the University of Mississippi Medical Center for a study of Immulina as an antiviral immune modulator for patients with PASC and persistent inflammation.

Sara Bares, MD, internal medicine-infectious diseases, received a grant of $17,005 from Massachusetts General Hospital for 1/2 REPRIEVE extension for trial completion.

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received a grant of $540,742 from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for “Murine Clinical Trials for the Evaluation of High Priority Therapeutic Targets for Precision Promise.” Dr. Hingorani also received a grant of $327,186 from DHHS/NIH/NCI for investigating the metastatic drive in pancreas cancer, and a grant of $322,913 from DHHS/NIH/NCI for a study on overcoming stromal barriers to therapeutics in pancreas cancer.

Paul Thomes, PhD internal medicine-GI, received a grant of $500,255 from the DHHS/NIH/NIAAA for a study on the role of intestinal autophagy in the pathogenesis of alcohol associated liver disease.

Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, internal medicine-DEM, received a grant of $93,703 from VA Medical Center-Omaha for the VA IMPACT project.

Benjamin Tepley, MD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received a grant of $91,456 from Johns Hopkins University for a study comparing sequential high-dose testosterone and Enzalutamide to Enzalutamide alone in asymptomatic men with castration resistant metastatic prostate cancer, study arms A and B. Dr. Tepley also received a grant of $51,732 from Johns Hopkins for study arm C.

Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received a grant of $65,000 from the Nebraska DHHS for a study of novel approaches to targeting metabolic pathways in osteosarcoma.

Industry-sponsored grants and contracts:

Douglas Stoller, MD, PhD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding for a study to evaluate Mavacamten in adults with symptomatic non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Natalia Castillo Almeida, MD, internal medicine-infectious diseases, received funding for a phase 3 master protocol to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F subunit vaccine in adults at high risk of severe RSV disease.

Jason Payne, MD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding for the Abbott atrial fibrillation post-approval study; also for an assessment of implantable CCM in the heart failure group with higher ejection fraction.

Jairam Krishnamurthy, MD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received funding for a study comparing Gedatolisib in combination with Palbociclib and Fulvestrant to standard-of-care therapies in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer previously treated.

Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received funding for a study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and efficacy of Modakafusp Alfa in combination with Daratumumab subcutaneous in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding for a study of AZD3427 in participants with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease.

Vijaya Bhatt, MBBS, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received funding for a study of off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cells (SAR445419) in participants with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R) AML (TED17749).

Matthew Lunning, DO, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received funding for a study to Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose, Assess the Safety and Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Efficacy of Iberdomide (CC220 Iberdomide).

Scott Westphal, MD, internal medicine-nephrology, received funding for a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Siplizumab in combination with Belatacept and MPA compared to standard of care immunosuppression in de novo renal transplant recipients.

Shane Manatsathit, MD, internal medicine-GI, received funding for a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Elafibranor in adult participants with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Derrick Eichele, MD, internal medicine-GI, received funding for a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ABX464 once daily for the induction treatment in subjects with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

In the News or From Social Media

Angela Hewlett, MD, discusses the growth of UNMC's unique biocontainment unit at the opening of the biopreparedness exhibit at the Wigton Heritage center.

In a guest editorial for the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), UNMC’s Andre Kalil, MD, and Carlos Gomez, MD, validate the importance of clinical trials in a pandemic. Read more

John Dickinson, MD, PhD, talks with WOWT news about how many hospitalized COVID survivors are living with chronic lung damage. Read more

A study by Tate Johnson, MD, on aortic stenosis risk in rheumatoid arthritis was published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Lynn Mack, MD, participated in a webinar on “Pharmacologic & Exercise Approaches to Managing Bone Loss” presented by Olson Center for Women’s Health and UNMC College of Nursing

on Aug. 8.

Expert panelists, including Matthew Lunning, DO, review recent updates on OncLive in the management of relapsed/ refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and consider how they have impacted the real-world treatment landscape and clinical practice. Watch the discussions

Education News

Content prepared by Stephanie Hooten, Internal Medicine Educational Programs Administrator

Best Intern & Supervisor Resident Teacher and Mentor Awards

Each quarter, the M3 students have an opportunity to choose which of the residents were the best teachers and mentors during that quarter. There are separate categories for interns and supervisory residents. Here are the awardees for Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 of the 2022-23 year:

Best Supervisor Resident Teacher and Mentor Award

James Fagerland
Blake Kooima
Sean McNitt
Spencer Robinson

Best Intern Resident Teacher and Mentor Award

Caleb Parry
Ben Fletcher
Kathy Fletcher
AJ Lowe
Tyler Larson
Alex Fiedler

2023-2024 Internal Medicine Chief Residents:

Alex Sorrick, MD

UNMC Chief Resident

James Fagerland, MD

VA Chief Resident

Noel Bruner, MD

Ambulatory Chief Resident

John Gallagher, MD

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Chief Resident

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Resident Banquet Awards

The annual resident awards banquet was held in June. Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Best Teaching Division Award – Nephrology

This award is presented to a division in recognition of the time dedicated to resident education.

Preliminary Resident Award – Kathleen Fletcher, MD

This award is presented to a preliminary resident who demonstrated outstanding dedication and performance in their intern year.

Rookie of the Year Award – Landon Withrow, MD

This award is presented to a first year house officer in recognition of hard work, positive attitude, and promise as a resident in Internal Medicine.

Senior Seminar Award - Scott Mawer, DO

This award is presented to a senior resident whose Senior Seminar presentation was recognized as the best presentation of the year.

Resident Educator Award – Domenic DiSanti, DO

This award is presented to a resident in recognition of time dedicated to the education of other house officers and students.

Outpatient Care Award – Noel Bruner, MD

This award is presented to a senior resident in recognition of excellence in outpatient care at UNMC.

Most Valuable Player Award – Matthew Schmitt, MD

This award is presented to a house officer who is the best team player.

Residents’ Fellow of the Year Award – Kathleen Borghoff, MD (Nephrology Fellow)

This award is presented by the residents to the fellow that embodies an ideal consultant and has contributed the most to resident education.

Professionalism Award – Dustin Herring, MD

This award is presented to a resident who was the exemplar of professionalism in the UNMC Internal Medicine Program.

Senior Resident JEDI Award, endowed – Rees Adomako, DO

This award is presented to the senior resident who has been an outstanding role model and demonstrated commitment to values of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout his/her training.

Senior Resident Award, endowed – John (Jack) Gallagher, MD

This award is presented to a senior resident in recognition of excellence in patient care, education and academics at UNMC.

Resident Internist Award, endowed – Rees Adomako, DO

This award is presented to a senior resident who is a model internist for his or her fellow house officers.

The Caring Physician Award, endowed – Elizabeth Blowers, MD & Bridgette O’Neill, MD

This award is presented to a senior resident who demonstrates a caring and kind attitude toward all of his or her patients.

Osler Award – Felipe Naranjo, MD (Nephrology)

Given to a faculty member who has contributed the most to resident education in the past academic year.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Content prepared by Vice Chair of Equity and Inclusive Excellence Jasmine Marcelin, MD

July was Disability Pride Month, celebrating the month where the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law (July 26, 1990), intended to provide protection of the rights of people with disabilities. There is a growing body of data highlighting that despite disabilities being prevalent in the general population, people with disabilities in healthcare professions often do not disclose and/or may not receive the accommodations necessary for their success. The Docs With Disabilities Initiative has developed a wealth of information to identify and combat bias experienced by healthcare professionals with disabilities. Learn more about this by listening to the Docs with Disabilities podcast.

Check out upcoming events for the month of August on the UNMC Diversity & Inclusion Events Calendar .

Cultural Awareness Video Series: This is a video series from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, where Moderator Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, and panelists Darrell McBride II, DO, Robert Pitts, MD, and Jen Balkus, PhD, MPH, discuss how members of the LGBTQIA+ community face challenges unique to their identities and how to emerge on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion includes important considerations for practitioners, physicians, administrators and policymakers to help advance health equity.

Faculty Education

Content prepared by Zach Slocum, Internal Medicine Instructional Designer

“This month we focus on Summative and Formative Assessment. We explore how the residency program and clinical learning environment allow faculty to utilize both these assessment types in unique ways. Additionally, we look at several ways to support learners through the process and how we can help keep our learners in a growth mindset. In collaboration with Dr. Andrea Zimmer, Dr. Bill Lyons, Dr. Cory Rohlfsen, Dr. Kelly Caverzagie, Dr. Trek Langenhan, and our Instructional Designer, Zach.

Click here to view the Summative and Formative Assessment module. To log in, remember, first click the red NetID “Sign In.” Next, it will prompt you to log in using your UNMC credentials. Lastly, check out the other modules and resources on our faculty intranet.

Faculty Development

Dr. Justin Birge will present "Your One Chart (Epic) Experience: Improvement through Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose" on Sept. 7, at 12 pm CST. Click here to join via Zoom.

Contact Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development Dr. Andrea Zimmer for information on our department's New Faculty Orientation or a copy of the materials.

New Faces, Promotions or

Committee Involvement

Welcome to the following new faculty!

Jacques Izard

Samia Asif

Ariana Bauer

Brian Benes

Kathleen Borghoff

Diana Bosworth

Noel Bruner

Ryan Burkholder

Maureen Choman

Cason Christensen

Amy Dreessen

James Fagerland

Lindsay Gage

John Gallagher

Michael Haddadin

Farzad Hayati

Mackenzie Keintz

Meghana Kesireddy

Brent Luedders

Hannah Luksa

Kate Muir

Amal Musa

Bridgette O'Neill

Keith Ozanne

Jaeda Pitlick

Juan Teran Plasencia

Jonathan Ryder

Matthew Schmitt

Sias Scherger

Alex Sorrick

Kaleb Veit

Austin Wilson

Jennifer Davis

Kaveh Bookani

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Click to see a list of the newest faculty in the College of Medicine, including Kathleen Borghoff, MD, Brian Benes, DO, Brent Luedders, MD and Michael Haddadin, MBBS.

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Abbey Klein

John Glassman

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Allison Lewis

Lisa Chudomelka

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Awards and Honors

Dr. Bill Lyons was awarded the 2023 Internal Medicine Clinical Education and Mentoring Award. Dr. Lyons was recognized by the committee for the selflessness of his mentoring style, his consistent and supportive nature, and the sheer number of faculty careers that he has shaped. The award will be officially presented at Grand Rounds on Sept. 8.

Dr. Nora Kovar was awarded the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards (GACA) grant, a four-year grant, beginning July 1. Dr. Kovar will be using part of this award to teach interprofessional healthcare workers about care for older adults at the Nebraska Medicine Geriatrics Clinic and OneWorld Clinic. She will also be giving didactic lectures about caring for older adults to learners on geriatrics rotations.

Dr. Jasmine Marcelin received the Society for Hospital Epidemiology’s “Best Session” Award for her opening plenary address on addressing inequities in healthcare epidemiology delivered at the 2023 SHEA Annual Meeting! Listen to her presentation here.

In Senate special committee testimony, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts credited the UNMC Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program (ICAP) led by Dr. Salman Ashraf for its critical role in Nebraska’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to learn more.

Dr. Harshraj Leuva has been selected for the third cohort of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA).

Announcements

John Lof, research manager in the division of cardiovascular medicine, retired after 36 years at UNMC. His last day was August 14. “I have worked with John for 25 years and have witnessed his tireless work," said Feng Xie, MD, professor in cardiovascular medicine. "Over the years, we have completed nearly 30 grants and published hundreds of academic papers. These achievements would not have been possible without his full support. I will miss his diligence, noble character, and the spirit of helping others. He is a true unsung hero! “

Continuing Education Opportunities

The Microbiome Mini Research Summit on Sept. 6, 8 am to 1 pm at UNMC's Michael Sorrell Center will include a presentation by Jacques Izard, PhD. Get more information about the summit or get the conference flyer here.

The 2023 Protection of Human Subjects Conference will be hosted by the IRB on Sept. 15 in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center. Click here for more information and to register.

The 2023 Heart and Vascular Conference: State of the Heart will be held Sept. 29 and 30 at Hilton Omaha. Adam Burdorf, DO, is a conference director. Click here for more information and to register or get the conference flyer here.

The Diabetes and Endocrine Symposium will be held Oct. 13 from 7:15 am to 4:30 pm at the UNMC Truhlsen Campus Events Center. Sydney Blount, MD, Clifton Davis, MD, Andjela Drincic, MD, and Anupam Kotwal, MD, will speak at the event. Tickets for UNMC/NM Medical employees are $90/person and $35 for students/residents/fellows. This event will count as 7.0 CTE credit. Click here to learn more and register.

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