Psychiatry
Residency Program experiences another successful Match Day
The UNMC Department of Psychiatry Residency Program keeps growing. On March 21, 2025, six future psychiatrists matched with the program, bringing the number of psychiatrists training in the department to a program-high 21. Sadie Keesler (Creighton University Medical School), Andrew Leavitt (UNMC), Hannah Manoj (UNMC), Hitesh Rai (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine), Nikhil Rajulapati […]
Apr 8, 2025
Dr. Howard Liu named fellow at American College of Psychiatry
UNMC Department of Psychiatry Chair Howard Liu, MD, MBA, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists (ACP) in February 2025. The American College of Psychiatrists is a society of 600 psychiatrists who have demonstrated excellence in the field. Fellows need to demonstrate substantial contributions to the field of psychiatry through research, […]
Apr 8, 2025
Dr. Ashley Walters looks to bring Integrative Medicine to the Psychiatry Department
UNMC Adult Psychiatrist Ashley Walters, MD, looks to bring integrative medicine to the Psychiatry Department. Dr. Walters graduated from the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona in February. Dr. Walters calls integrative medicine, “a new area of medicine where the goal is to integrate Western medicine with evidence-based complementary treatment modalities.” “Integrative […]
Apr 7, 2025
Dr. Matthew Egbert set to retire from Department of Psychiatry
Matthew Egbert, MD, will retire on June 30, 2025, after more than 30 years in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry. When Dr. Egbert started his residency, he didn’t envision a long career in psychiatry. Before realizing that psychiatry was a good fit, he tried anesthesia and internal medicine. “During medical school, my favorite rotation was […]
Apr 7, 2025
Department hands out annual awards
The Department of Psychiatry began 2025 by honoring those who went above and beyond in 2024. The Department and Educational awards were handed out on January 24 at Poynter Hall. In all, 27 different people won an award. David Taylor, MD, PhD; Claudia Moore, MD; and Zoe Feilner, PA-C, won multiple awards. The Douglas County […]
Feb 4, 2025
PES celebrates four years of growth
The Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) celebrated its fourth anniversary on Wednesday, December 18. 2024. The PES unit features a calm, compassionate environment away from the main Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department. The PES’s goal is to stabilize patients and swiftly refer them to community partners for appropriate treatment while avoiding unnecessary inpatient admissions. Since it opened […]
Feb 4, 2025
SPOTLIGHT: Leticia Tran
Administrative Finance/Contracts Associate Leticia was born and raised in Omaha. She attended the University of Nebraska Omaha and received a BS in Business Administration. Before joining the Department of Psychiatry, she worked in support roles related to accounting, executive assistant, and human resources. She is also not a stranger to UNMC. In 2011, she worked in the Pharmacology […]
Feb 4, 2025
Dr. Kindred accepts leadership position in PES
Erin Kindred, MD, will become the Assistant PES Medical Director on July 1, 2025. Claudia Moore, MD, is the current Assistant PES Medical Director and will remain in the role through June. She will be stepping down to focus her time on graduate medical education projects for the Department of Psychiatry and the department’s Addiction […]
Feb 4, 2025
Residency Program picks two new leaders
The Department of Psychiatry residency program elected two residents to lead next year’s record group. Jake Givens, MD, currently a third-year resident, and Charlotte Ritchie, a second-year resident, have been chosen to lead next year’s group, which is set to have more than 20 residents. Dr. Givens will be chief resident, and Dr. Ritchie will […]
Feb 4, 2025
Psychiatry Department honors faculty and staff members who served in the Armed Forces
On Veterans Day and throughout the year, the Department of Psychiatry is proud to highlight many current and former U.S. military members making a difference at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. Jacob Dines, MD, is a first-year psychiatry resident, and served as a flight surgeon in U.S. Navy before arriving at UNMC. He said working in […]
Nov 8, 2024
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- Residency Program experiences another successful Match Day
- Dr. Howard Liu named fellow at American College of Psychiatry
- Dr. Ashley Walters looks to bring Integrative Medicine to the Psychiatry Department
- Dr. Matthew Egbert set to retire from Department of Psychiatry
- Department hands out annual awards
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