Surgical Clerkships
Introduction
All medical students will spend assigned weeks on surgery under the supervision of an attending physician. During this experience, the student will be an integral part of the surgeon’s team.
Each rotation will have specific goals and objectives. At the closure of the rotation, students will be able to demonstrate:
- An appropriate surgical history and physical exam, develop a differential diagnosis and treatment plan for each patient while demonstrating effective clinical reasoning.
- Knowledge of the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, diagnostic/laboratory tests (with interpretation) and development of a treatment plan of each surgical topic presented in the Core Curriculum.
- Self-directed learning skills utilizing medical resources in the care of patients
- Effective communication with all members of the healthcare team and surgical patients.
- Honesty and integrity in performance of all student responsibilities.
- Awareness of comprehensive surgical care utilizing the team approach.
Marcus W. Balters, MD
- Clerkship Director, Surgery
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Paige A. Harwell, MD
- Assistant Clerkship Director, Surgery
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Trauma/ACS
On this rotation, medical students will be exposed to trauma resuscitation in the emergency room, operative management, and non-operative management of the trauma patient. Our team emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach for trauma patient care. Attending staff members, who supervise this service, provide trauma and general surgical expertise to the team.
- Dr. Eric Kuncir (Division Chief)
- Dr. Carlos Fernandez
- Dr. Viren Punja
- Dr. Kaily Ewing
- Dr. Neil Patel
- Dr. Ikenna Nweze
- Dr. Caitlyn McCall
- Dr. Greg Koval
Surgical Oncology/Colorectal
Patient care management is provided on this very busy service by general surgery residents and fellows in bariatric and colorectal surgery. Attending staff members, who supervise this service, provide expertise and clinical experience in bariatric, colorectal and oncologic surgery to the team on this rotation.
- Dr. Waddah Al-Refaie (Surgery Department Chair)
- Dr. Devi Mukkai-Krishnamurty
- Dr. Awinder Singh
- Dr. Gokul Subhas
- Dr. Andy Yang
- Dr. Kyle Cassling
Green Service – General Surgery
This rotation, located at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy and Lakeside Hospital, reflects the clinical experience and general surgery in a private hospital setting. In addition, students participate in the care of patients who are admitted under the care of the following physicians
- Dr. Michael McNamara
- Dr. Susanne Sasse
- Dr. Glenn Gardner
- Dr. Joseph Wolpert
Thoracic Surgery/Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
Located at the CHI CUMC Bergan Mercy campus, under the guidance of senior surgical residents and attending staff members, medical students learn basic surgical techniques in general, laparoscopic, surgical oncology, thoracic and esophageal surgery. Faculty on this service are:
- Dr. Erin Gillaspie (Division Chief)
- Dr. Marcus Balters
Immanuel - General Surgery
Located at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, medical students learn basic surgical techniques in general, laparoscopic, surgical oncology, thoracic and esophageal surgery under the guidance of senior surgical residents and attending staff members.
- Dr. Michael Hovey
- Dr. Devi Mukkai-Krishnamurty
- Dr. Gokul Subhas
- Dr. Awinder Singh
Head/Neck
- Dr. William Lydiatt
- Dr. Oleg Militsakh
- Dr. Robert Lindau
- Dr. Aru Panwar
- Dr. Andrew Coughlin
- Dr. Angela Osmolak
- Dr. Andrew Holcomb
Mercy
The rotation is located at CHI Health Mercy Medical Center in Iowa. It reflects the clinical experience and general surgery in a private practice setting. In addition, students participate in the care of patients who are admitted under the care of the following physicians:
- Dr. David Mortensen
- Dr. Erin Hale
VA
- Dr. Matthew Rivard
- Dr. Nicole deRosa
- Dr. Kimberly Hartnet
- Dr. John Roth
- Dr. Andy Yang
- Dr. Awinder Singh
Boystown
- Dr. Robert Cusick
- Dr. Megan Fuller
- Dr. Kathy Schall
- Dr. Melissa Suh
Urology
Located at CHI Health CUMC Bergan Mercy, students will work with residents and attendings to evaluate, diagnose and perform surgeries. Faculty include:
- Dr. Michael Feloney (Department Chair)
- Dr. Larry Siref
- Dr. Galen Meyer
- Dr. Joan Delto
- Dr. Taylor Soon-Sutton
Burns Service (St. Elizabeth Hospital)
- Dr. David Voigt
- Dr. Zijun Hao
- Dr. Edmundo Rivera
