Two faculty members at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently were named to new positions. Gerald Groggel, M.D., associate professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, has been named section chief of nephrology.
Nephrology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the kidney.
Michael Hammeke, M.D., an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, has been named medical director of the Nebraska Health System dialysis program. As section chief, Dr. Groggel intends to build UNMC's research program in nephrology. Currently, there are four faculty members in the section. I want our nephrology division to continue to provide outstanding care to patients both in Omaha and all of Nebraska. We should be on the cutting edge of nephrology care and be viewed as a place which can solve problems which others may not be able to solve.