Our Team
The Liver and Pancreas Institute at Research Medical Center is proud to be the home of world-class experts!
Physicians
- Joe A. Cates, MD, Hepatobiliary/General & Vascular Surgery
- Michael John Connor, MD, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Dion DePaolis, MD, Interventional Radiologist
- Bradley L. Freilich, MD, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- B. William Ginsberg, MD, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Stephanie Graff, MD, Medical Oncology, Breast Specialist
- Edward Higgins, Jr., MD, Hepatobiliary/General & Vascular Surgery
- Syed Faisal Jafri, MD, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Meya Kindred, MD, Pathology
- Timothy M. McCashland, MD, Transplant Hepatology (UNMC) – Affiliate
- Iqbal Mussafar, MD, Medical Oncology
- Jay Robinow, MD Radiation Oncology
- David Shaeffer, MD, Radiation Oncology
- John M. Sheldon, MD, Radiation Oncology
- Jaswinder Singh, MD, Medical Oncology
- Thomas Patrick Sweeney, MD, Interventional Radiology
Our Staff
- Sandra Cox, ANP, Nurse Practitioner
- Chris Duncan, RN, BSN, CHPN, Palliative Care Clinician
- Jennifer Feeback, Clinical Research Manager
- Peggy McGinnis, MWCC, Social Worker
- May Kellam, MSN, FNP-C, AOCN
- Janay Kissinger, ANP, Nurse Practitioner
- Lenna Levitch, CGC, Genetics Counselor
- Molly Lund, CGC, Genetics Counselor
- Pamela McCann, RN, Clinical Research Nurse
- Andrea Pointer, RN, BSN, OCN, Nurse Clinician & Liver Pancreas Coordinator
- Laura Textor, ACNS-BC, RNC, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Management
Affiliations
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Liver Transplant
- St. Luke’s Medical Center, Liver Transplant

