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Founding Editor-in-Chief

Photo of Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, MBA, FRCS, FACS

Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, MBA, FRCS, FACS
Jerald L and Carolyn J. Varner Professor of Surgical Oncology and Global Health
Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education (DIO)
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery
CEO of Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons (GFCS), Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Associate Editor

Premila Leiphrakpam, MBBS, DGO, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
Research & Education Program Manager
Graduate Medical Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Editorial Board

Christie Barnes, MD, MS
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Russell S. Berman, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY, USA

Hannah Christiansen, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Christopher Deibert, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Urologic Surgery
Program Director, Urologic Surgery Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Suryanarayana S. V. Deo, MBBS, MS (Surgery), MCh, FACS
Senior Consultant Surgical Oncology and Group Lead, Oncology
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
New Delhi, Delhi, India

Amy Hellman, MD, FAAN
Associate Professor, Division of Movement Disorders
Department of Neurological Sciences
Director, Huntington's Disease Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Kimberly Jarzynka, MD, FAAFP
Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology,
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA

Edward O’Leary, MD, MBA, MHCM
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Subodh Lele, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs and Development
Program Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program
Director, AI Applications for Pathology
Omaha, NE, USA

T. Jason Meredith, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Family Medicine
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Jyotsna Sreenivas Ranga, MD
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Vice Chair, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Creighton University
Omaha, NE, USA

T. Subramanyeshwar Rao, MBBS, MS (Surgery), MCh
Director & Head of Surgical Oncology
Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute
Hyderabad, Telangana, India

James Reingold, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medicine
Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Lois Starr, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG
Chief, Division of Genetics
Professor, Division of Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Ranjan Sudan, MD
Professor of Surgery
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC, USA

Geoffrey Talmon, MD, Med, FASCP, FACP
Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education, College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Jon Thompson, MD, FACS
Shackelford-Marichal Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery, MIS & Bariatric Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Jonathan Thompson, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Chad Vokoun, MD, FSHM, FACP
Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine
Division Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Tammy Wichman, MD
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Statistical Consultant

Lynette Smith, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Director, Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety/Quality Improvement/Disparities Collaborative
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Publishing Advisor

Heather Brown, MA
Associate Professor, McGoogan Health Sciences Library
Scholarly Communications Librarian
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA