Colon and Rectal Surgery Program Faculty
Program faculty for Colon Rectal Surgery Fellowship.
Learn more about our faculty below.
Charles A. Ternent MD, FACS
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- Undergraduate School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Surgery Training: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 1996-2020
- MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
- Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha
Maniamparampil Shashidharan MD, FACS
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- Undergraduate School: Railway Degree College, Hyderabad, India
- Medical School: Osmania University, Ghandi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
- Surgery Training: Ghandi Hospital, Hyderabad, India, India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 2001-2020
- MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
- Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha
Hernan Hernandez MD, FACS
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- Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Surgery Training: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2021
- Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha
Austin D Person MD, FACS
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- Undergraduate School: North Park University, Chicago, IL
- Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
- Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
- Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2021
- Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha
Zachary H. Torgersen MD, FACS
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- Undergraduate School: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
- Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery-Board Eligible
- Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 2017-2020
- MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
- Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha
Contact Us
Director
Zachary Torgersen, MD
Program Coordinator
Loretta Melichar
402.354.1821
LorettaMelichar@creighton.edu
Creighton University School of Medicine Colon and Rectal Surgery
9850 Nicholas St.
Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
Ph: 402.354.1810
Fax: 402.343.1177
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
