Updates 4/23/2025

  • You can self-nominate yourself for the Vice-President/President-Elect or Secretary/Treasurer position for a limited time here.

  • As of the 2025 Annual Meeting, Dr. Viren Punja, is the current ACS Nebraska Chapter President.

  • Please continue to complete our chapter membership dues form, even as a resident/medical student. It is important that we have member engagement, especially from residents and medical students. You can look more into membership here.

2025 Creighton-CHI Health Equity in Rural Surgery Symposium

The symposium will focus on "Building a Sustainable Rural Workforce" and will take place on May 30, 2025, from 12:00–4:30 PM at Creighton University’s Harper Center. Click here to learn more.

LifeBridge Nebraska

LifeBridge Nebraska is a confidential, peer-to-peer physician wellness program designed to support physicians and residents across the state in managing the unique challenges of their profession. By providing access to trained physician coaches, wellness resources, and professional development opportunities, LifeBridge Nebraska helps physicians navigate stress, prevent burnout, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. The program is free for all Nebraska physicians and prioritizes connection, support, and well-being to ensure they can continue providing exceptional care to their patients. Learn more at LifeBridgeNebraska.org. View informational flyers here.

2025 Annual Meeting

The Nebraska ACS Annual Meeting was held on Friday, April 4, 2025, 3pm-8pm, at the Omaha Marriott (Regency Circle). View highlights here!

2024 Clinical Congress Nebraska new initiates:

  • John Tierney, MD, General Surgery, Elkhorn, NE

  • Jared Dietze, MD, General Surgery, Hastings, NE

  • Rishi Batra, MD, Colon-Rectal Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Edward Fehringer, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Hernan Hernandez, MD, Colon-Rectal Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • How Yee Heidi Hon, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Andrew Kamien, MD, General Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Austin Person, MD, Colon-Rectal Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Melissa Suh, MD, Pediatric Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • James Vargo, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Omaha, NE

  • Kai Yang, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Omaha, NE