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Mitchell Hervert, DO, internal medicine/hospitalist, has joined Inpatient Physician Associates, 402-481-8566. In 2017, Dr. Hervert earned his Doctor of Osteopathy from Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed an internal medicine residency at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2020. Dr. Hervert is Board certified in internal medicine.
Madeline Jones-Ryan, DO, endocrinology and internal
medicine, has joined Complete Endocrinology, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-405-0500. Dr. Jones-Ryan earned her medical degree from the A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Mesa, Arizona, in 2015. She completed her residency in internal medicine with HCA HealthONE at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Parker, Colorado, in 2018 and a fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, in 2020. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Natraj Katta, MD, interventional cardiology, has joined Bryan Heart, 402-483-3333. Dr. Katta graduated from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India, in 2002. He completed an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, then a residency in cardiovascular disease at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, and in 2020 he completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Dr. Katta is Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Heather Kleeman, DO, family medicine,
has joined Bluestem Health, practicing at Health 360, 402-476-1455.
Dr. Kleeman received an undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She earned her doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri, in 2013.
She completed the Lincoln Family Medicine Residency Program in 2016. Dr. Kleeman is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Meggan Linck, MD, obstetrics and gynecology, has joined New Life Obstetrics & Gynecology, 402-486-4800. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she attended Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, graduating in 2010. She then completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita. After residency, she practiced in Casper, Wyoming for several years before moving back to Lincoln. She is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Ryne Marshall, MD, surgical critical care/general surgery/
trauma, has joined Bryan Trauma, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-481-5860.
Dr. Marshall earned his medical degree from Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, in 2014. He completed a residency in general surgery at the Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, and a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 2020.
Matthew Maslonka, MD, pulmonary & critical care, has joined Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties, 402-483-8600.
Dr. Maslonka earned his medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2014 and completed a residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. In 2020, he completed a pulmonary/critical care fellowship at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. During his fellowship, Dr. Maslonka became interested in lung cancer with a focus on bronchoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of lung lesions in addition to providing a full spectrum of care for pulmonary and sleep disorders.
Minh Yen Mays, MD, pathology, has joined Pathology Medical Services, 402-465-1900. Dr. Mays is certified by the American Board of Pathology. In 2015, she earned her medical degree from the Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, where she also completed a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, in 2020.
Adam Rasmussen, MD, family medicine,
has joined Southeast Lincoln Family Medicine & Internal Medicine, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-483-8500.
Dr. Rasmussen graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2014 and completed the Lincoln Family Medicine Residency Program in 2017.
He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Ryan Santin, MD, psychiatry, has joined Bryan Heartland Psychiatry, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-483-8555.
Dr. Santin earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2014. He completed his residency at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, in 2018.
He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Andrew Shahan, MD, family medicine,
has joined Bluestem Health Piedmont Clinic, 402-480-7380.
Dr. Shahan earned his medical degree in 2008 from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, and completed a residency in 2015 at Lincoln Family Medicine Education Partnership.
Dr. Shahan is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Robert Szalewski, MD, internal medicine, has joined Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates, 402-464-5969.
Dr. Szalewski graduated from the University of NebraskaLincoln, where he studied biology, then earned a medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2015. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, where in 2020 he also completed an allergy/immunology fellowship. Dr. Szalewski is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Anthony Tabatabai, DO, general surgery/bariatric/weight
loss surgery, has joined Surgical Associates, PC, 402-441-4760. Dr. Tabatabai earned his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Missouri in 2014. He completed a general surgery residency at the Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan. in 2019, and a fellowship in advanced gastrointestinal/minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2020. Dr. Tabatabai is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
Tyler Teichmeier, MD, surgical pathology, has joined Pathology Medical Services, 402-465-1900.
In 2015, Dr. Teichmeier graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, where he also completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and a fellowship in 2020 in surgical pathology. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology.
Samuel Thomsen, MD, internal medicine and ophthalmology,
has joined Eye Surgical Associates, 402-484-9000.
Dr. Thomsen completed his undergraduate degree at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2015 and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the Mason Eye Institute at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a fellowship in 2020 at the
Dean McGee Eye Institute-Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City. Dr. Thomsen specializes in glaucoma, cataracts and laser vision correction. He is a member of the American Glaucoma Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Kimberly White, MD, pediatrics, has joined Complete Children’s Health Northwoods, 402-465-5600.
Dr. White earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, in 2016 and completed her residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, in 2020.
These advanced practice providers and independent practitioners are working at Bryan Medical Center:
Jeffrey Austin, APRN-NP, Bryan Heartland Psychiatry, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Katherine Barnard, APRN-NP, Nebraska HematologyOncology
Emma Edwards, PA-C, Innovative Pain and Spine Specialists
Sebastian Edwards, CRNA, Associated Anesthesiologists
Katelyn Espinoza, PA-C, Bryan Trauma, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Kylee Fitch, APRN-NP, Gastroenterology Specialties
Nicholas Genrich, APRN-NP, Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties
Kimberly Hill, PA-C, Southeast Lincoln Family Medicine & Internal Medicine, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Duong Hoang, CRNA, Associated Anesthesiolgists
Lacey Hutcheson, APRN-NP, Bryan Heart Vascular Surgery
Eric Johnson, CRNA, Associated Anesthesiologists
Rhonda Keyes, APRN-NP, Heartland Neonatology Associates, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Thien Kieu, APRN-NP, Bryan Heart
Nicole Loseke, APRN-NP, Bryan Women’s Care Physicians, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Lauren Meeker, PA-C, Bryan Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery
Breann Miller, APRN-NP, Bryan Trauma, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Baylee Mink, DDS, Lincoln Pediatric Dentistry
Kirby Staroscik, CRNA, Associated Anesthesiologists
Zachary Strohm PA-C, Bryan Trauma, part of the Bryan Physician Network
Remembering our colleagues Bryan medical community notes four physicians’ passing
Heart surgeon Robert Buchman, MD, of Lincoln died August 4, 2020. He was 91.
Born in Paola, Kansas, Dr. Buchman earned his medical degree from the Creighton University School of Medicine and completed an internship at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. He served as a general practitioner in Spaulding and was the first general surgery resident at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln. He received additional training at William Beaumont Army Hospital, Texas.
While training in cardiovascularthoracic surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, he consulted with heart transplant pioneers Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley.
While in medical school, Dr. Buchman joined the Naval Reserve. He served on active duty in the U.S. Medical Corps, first in the Air Force and then in the Army. This included a tour in Vietnam as an Evac Hospital Commander in Qui Nohn. The Army honored him with its highest noncombative award, the Soldier’s Medal, for risking his life to remove a live grenade from an enemy soldier. After 36 years of active and reserve duty, Dr. Buchman retired with the rank of full colonel.
In 1972 he came to Lincoln and worked as a cardiovascular-thoracic surgeon at Lincoln General Hospital until 1989.
The son of an agronomist, Dr. Buchman planted trees and flowers across the United States and in Vietnam. He and his wife, Claire, were generous supporters of Creighton University, the University of Nebraska, Madonna Rehabilitation Foundation and many other organizations.
John Schrekinger Campbell, MD, of Lincoln, died on September 19, 2020. He was 74.
Dr. Campbell was a family physician for 26 years, 23 of them in Lincoln. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in 1973
and completed a pediatric preceptorship at Guys Hospital, London. He was a Pediatric Resident at Boston City Hospital (now Boston Medical Center) and the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center in Portland. Dr. Campbell also served as a Commissioned Officer with the rank of Surgeon with the U.S. Public Health Service. In 1979, Dr. Campbell joined the staff of Bryan Hospital when he began working at Health Central in downtown Lincoln. Board certified in Pediatrics and Family Medicine, he added obstetrics in 1986. Dr. Campbell served as a member of the board of several organizations including the Childbirth and Parent Education Association, the Rape Spouse Abuse Crisis Center (now Voices of Hope) and the Lincoln Chapter of the American Heart Association, where he was President from 1985 to 1987. Governor Robert Kerrey appointed him to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council in 1984.
In 2002, Dr. Campbell was diagnosed with a severe chronic illness which forced him to retire. Following his diagnosis, he did extensive research and spoke to several professional and private groups on the subjects of chronic illnesses, grieving and learning to live with illness. In 2006, he published the book, A Journey: Creative Grieving and Healing.
Dr. Campbell is survived by Meredith, his wife of 47 years, two sons, two grandsons and a brother.
Orin (Bob) Hayes, MD, of Walton died October 11, 2020. He was 95.
Born in Trinidad, Colorado, Dr. Hayes grew up in York, Nebraska. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, Dr. Hayes pursued his education at the University of Nebraska and in 1952, he graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School (UNMC). He completed his internship at Lincoln General Hospital and set up a family practice in Kearney, Nebraska.
In 1963 he entered the residency program of pathology at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, and in 1967 he joined Pathology Medical Services in Lincoln. During his tenure, he served on the Board of Trustees and as Chief of Staff at Bryan Memorial Hospital. He retired in 1992.
Dr. Hayes enjoyed his 28 years of retirement. He and Helen, his wife, traveled extensively to visit family and friends and he was finally able to indulge his childhood passion for hunting and fishing.
Dr. Hayes remained active in his community and church. He was chairman of the Overland Trails Council and Boy Scouts of America and volunteered with the School Backpack Program and Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach.
In appreciation for his commitment and leadership support of UNMC, Dr. Hayes was recently inducted into the prestigious Edward A. Holyoke Society.
Dr. Hayes is survived by Helen, his wife of 72 years, and a large extended family.
John McGreer III, MD, of Lincoln, died on April 21. He was 86.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Dr. McGreer attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and earned his medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha. He completed his residency in pathology and radiology at the University of Michigan, then moved to Texas where he served as a captain in the U.S. Army. When Dr. McGreer returned to Nebraska he joined Radiology Associates (now Advanced Medical Imaging) in Lincoln. He was the president of the practice for several years.
In 1965, he joined the staff of Lincoln General Hospital (now Bryan West Campus) and was its chief of staff in 1978-79. In 1970 he joined the staff of Bryan Memorial Hospital (now Bryan East Campus) and was a member of the medical staff until his retirement in 2000.
Dr. McGreer believed in the importance of preparing the next generation of physicians for professional success and mentored many radiology students. He was a dedicated leader in the Boy Scouts and a life-long supporter of his fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. He received multiple awards for his service to the community.
Dr. McGreer is survived by a large extended family, including daughters and sons-in-law Jane and John Sinovic of Omaha; Julie and Mike Sullivan of Lincoln; Mary and Craig Schmidt of Tennessee; daughter-in-law Connie (Redding) McGreer.
His wife of 64 years, Marilyn (Brewster) McGreer, passed away on June 11.
