2021 Annual Membership Meeting

Friday, September 17, 2021 Embassy Suites La Vista, Nebraska

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Welcome to our 2021 Nebraska Medical strengthen much needed medical services to Association Annual Membership Meeting, the Omaha tribe in the Walthill community. where we will be celebrating our 153rd year Over this past year, we have also learned that Advocating for Physicians and the Health of we don’t have to look far to find awe-inspiring all Nebraskans and laying the groundwork physicians. We are excited to present our for future achievements. This past year has first ever Inspire Medicine Speaker Series. been a test of our resilience, endurance, and Our fellow physicians will give 5 minute/20 innovation. Our continuing accomplishments slide presentations that are sure to engage, demonstrate the power of organized energize, and INSPIRE you. These motivating medicine and our ability to continuously talks will be followed by our NMA Business improve our profession and how we serve Meeting, House of Delegates (NMA Members the people of our state. Meeting), cocktail reception, and an inaugural Our luncheon speaker will include Joe banquet with installation of 2021-2022 Starita, author of “A Warrior of the People,” President Dr. David Watts that you won’t want the remarkable story of Susan LaFlesche to miss. Picotte, MD, who grew up on the Omaha It has been an honor and privilege to be Reservation and overcame racial and your NMA President this challenging year. gender inequity to become America’s first Our NMA staff has worked tirelessly to Native American physician. We recognize overcome obstacles and bolster the health Dr. Picotte’s incredible achievements and of our physicians and our communities. It has significant role in Nebraska become clearer than ever that we all have medicine. As we strive a voice and can tackle challenges together; towards promoting the ability to advocate is a gift we should all the health of all make the most of. Together, we can continue Nebraskans, we ask to stand up for our patients’ needs. We each you to thoughtfully have our area of expertise where we can consider make the most progress. Not only do we supporting our need to continue to advocate for our own endeavors to groups, but we can also gain great rewards by advocating for others. Recognizing the greatness in people around you and utilizing the strengths you find in others while putting differences aside can lead us all to a better future. Thank you.

Michelle G. Walsh, MD NMA President 3 Schedule of Events

10:45-11:15 a.m. Registration/Vendor Booths Joann Schaefer, MD 11:15-12:30 p.m. Welcome Luncheon & Keynote Gift of Life Through Death Speaker unexpected gifts from Joe Starita, author of A Warrior of the People, delivers unexpected places the compelling story of Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, who grew up on the Omaha Reservation and overcame racial and gender inequity to become America’s first Native American physician. The NMA Michael Schooff, MD celebrates Dr. Picotte and invites you to hear about the significant role she played in Nebraska’s medical You Are Not the Problem history and support the restoration efforts to bring physician burnout: protecting much-needed services to the Omaha tribe in the ourselves Walthill community.

12:30-12:45 p.m. Break/Vendor Booths Britt Thedinger, MD

12:45-2:45 p.m. Inspire Medicine Speaker Series Physicians as Philanthropists *2.0 CME Pending it’s not all about the money! Fellow members will use 5 gutsy minutes and 20 slides (which auto-advance every 15 seconds!) to deliver a talk that is sure to engage, energize, Jordan Warchol, MD and INSPIRE attendees. Listen Up! listening to understand versus confronting to convince Alex Dworak, MD Physician, Heal Thyself medicine and advocacy as wounded healers David Watts, MD What Trees Teach Us resiliency, growth & connection Joshua Mammen, MD 80% of Success is Showing Up great followers become Kenneth Zoucha, MD great leaders I Wish I Would Have Known Then What I Understand Now a personal story of substance John Massey, MD use disorder and mental illness There Is No Place Like Nebraska life enrichment through community stewardship 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break/Vendor Booths

Schedule of Events (continued)

3:00-3:45 p.m. NMA Business Meeting He’s received numerous awards and accolades Welcome – State of the NMA and he’s a proud University of Nebraska alumnus earning his degree in psychology. Michelle G. Walsh, MD, 2020-21 President Aaron and his wife, Brooke, reside in Nebraska with their two sons and daughter. 3:45-4:00 p.m. Break/Vendor Booths > Scholarship Recipients Recognition 4:00-5:00 p.m. House of Delegates > 50 Year Practitioners Recognition 5:30-6:30 p.m. Honored Guests > 2021 NMA Physician Leadership Academy Cocktail Reception Recognition 6:30 p.m. Inaugural Banquet > Awards > Master of Ceremonies & Keynote Speaker: > Installation of Aaron Davis David Watts, MD, Author and speaker Aaron 2021-2022 President Davis has shared with over a Born and raised on a farm million people about performing in rural Nebraska, Dr. Watts like a champion from personal served in the U.S. Navy Hospital experience and is a leading Corps before graduating from authority and expert on the the University of Nebraska at importance of having a positive Lincoln with a BA in English attitude. Literature. He graduated from From the age of eight he was the University of Nebraska College of Medicine helping his Dad work in the evenings as a janitor. in 1988 and completed residencies in internal Through this experience, Aaron learned the importance medicine and dermatology at Mayo Clinic in 1991. of having a champion attitude no matter your role or In 1996, after completing a fellowship in Mohs title. Through mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms, Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at Cleveland and emptying out hundreds of trashcans nightly, Clinic, Dr. Watts began private practice in Omaha, Aaron learned that it’s not WHAT you do rather it’s specializing in Mohs surgery and reconstruction. HOW you do it! He started Dermatology Surgery Center in 1999, As a professional speaker, coach, and trainer, Aaron which became Dermatology Specialists of Omaha doesn’t believe in just making audiences “feel” better. in 2009. Dr. Watts retired at the end of 2018. Rather, he seeks to encourage and help them “do” better both professionally and personally by stressing the > Inaugural Address importance of a champion attitude! With Aaron, you won’t get just another speaker “telling” others how to be successful. He’s in the trenches every day with his own consulting and speaking firm (Aaron Please be courteous. Davis Presentations) and also a partner in a software Turn cell phones to “off” or “vibrate.” company. Please exit the room to answer calls. As a member of the 1994 National Championship Nebraska Football team and working with numerous corporations and organizations, he understands firsthand what it takes to perform like a champion and experience incredible results both personally and professionally by maintaining a positive attitude!

NMA Political Action Committee

Thank you to our 2021 Contributors*

PLATINUM LEVEL SILVER LEVEL ($750) ($250) Todd Hlavaty, MD Claire Baker, MD Government has shown it can affect Michelle Walsh, MD, FAAP Jason Bespalec, MD the practice of medicine as much or Rachel Blake, MD more than medical research. These GOLD LEVEL Andrew Coughlin, MD changes come in the form of rules, ($500) regulations, and legislative mandates. Judith DeGraff, MD It is in our best interest as physicians Eric Avery, MD John Jacobsen, MD and patients to take a more active Beth Ann Brooks, MD James Keil, MD and influential role in the political Mark Hutchins, MD Jason Kruger, MD processes that will shape the future of Madhu Midathada, MBBS medicine. Edward McGill, MD Kailash Mosalpuria, MBBS, John Peters, MD Physicians must be involved MPH, FACP Leigh Sutton, MD in supporting candidates who Mike Romano, MD, MHA Tod Voss, MD understand the critical needs of Dan Rosenquist, MD Nebraska’s physicians. Contributing Rick Windle, MD Les Spry, MD to NMPAC is the quickest and easiest way to make your voice heard Britt Thedinger, MD CONTRIBUTOR alongside your colleagues across the Irfan Vaziri, MBBS state. Take a stand for your practice, Marvin Bittner, MD your profession, and your patients, and Michael Coy, MD join NMPAC today. Anthony Krueger, MD Mike McGahan, MD Contribute now Jason Shiffermiller, MD

RESIDENT/STUDENT ($20) Meg Rolfzen, MD

www.nebmed.org/nmpac * For period October 1, 2020 – July 15, 2021

NMA Political Action Committee Award Winners

PHYSICIAN YOUNG PHYSICIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR TO MEDICINE

David A. Minnick, MD Alëna A. Balasanova, MD Britt A. Thedinger, MD Broken Bow Omaha Omaha

PHYSICIAN ADVOCATE STUDENT ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR FRIEND OF MEDICINE

Jodanne W. Hedrick, DO Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves Patricia D. Lopez, RN, MSN Omaha Omaha Lincoln

COPIC NEBRASKA HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Matthew A. Beacom, MD Fremont

Scholarship Winners

Ara Jane and James Herbert E. Reese, MD Roger H. and Patricia The Nebraska Medical H. Dunlap, MD Medical Medical Education J. Meyer Family Foundation would like to Education Scholarship Scholarship Foundation Medical congratulate this year’s Rohan Khazanchi, UNMC Nicole Kent, UNMC Education Scholarship Scholarship Winners! Quinn Painter, Creighton Nathan Harms, UNMC C. A. McWhorter, MD As a result of physician Memorial Scholarship Jerry Schenken, MD Shary and Ron Asher, David Fu, UNMC Medical Education MD Medical Education donations, the Scholarship Scholarship Foundation is able to Chuck Pallesen Student Nicholas Bohannon, UNMC Jessica Grimmond, award scholarships Leadership Scholarship UNMC Julia Griffin, Creighton to medical students Arianna Dalamaggas, Student Community annually. Please Creighton Lincoln County Medical Involvement Scholarship Alexander Tu, UNMC Society/Alliance consider donating at Scholarship Rebecca Anderson, www.nebmed.org/ H. Bernice Shanklin UNMC Collin Pieper, UNMC foundation/donate. Memorial Scholarship Madison Zenk, Creighton Madison Bierman, UNMC Linda B. Ford, MD Medical Education Scholarship Jamie Bish, UNMC Julia Griffin, Creighton

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Scholarship Winners 50 Year Practitioners

Rod Basler, MD Timothy B. Denzler, MD Merle T. McAlevy, MD Shashi K. Bhatia, MBBS Francisco D. Dozon, MD Gerald F. Moore, MD Martin H. Bierman, MD Stephen J. Dreyer, MD, FACS Timothy E. Moore, MBBS David A. Bigler, MD Richard M. Fruehling, MD, FAAFP John D. Roehrs, MD Lew W. Birkmann, MD Deepak M. Gangahar, MBBS, FACC Raymond L. Schulte, MD Elvin G. Brown, MD Marc R. Hapke, MD Ron D. Scott, MD Robert N. Brown, MD Clark F. Hehner, MD Ken L. Shaffer, MD Bob T. Byington, MD David A. Hughes, MD Ron J. Sheppard, MD Kaye B. Carstens, MD William J. Hunter, III, MD, FCAP Ronald D. Snyder, MD David H. Chait, MD Barbara J. Hurlbert, MD Stephen M. Titus, MD Anup K. Chakraborty, MD, FCCP David L. Kiple, MD Barry D. Turner, MD Terrence F. Ciurej, MD Ralph J. Kramper, MD Mike M. Walsh, MD Robert M. Cochran, II, MD Gale F. Larson, MD Delane A. Wycoff, MD Gary L. Conell, MD Ann E. Lott, MD John C. Yeakley, MD Paul C. Considine, DO Patrick D. Mahoney, MD, FACR Ronald A. Cooper, MD Charles W. Marlowe, MD

2021 Physician Leadership

Academy Graduates

Vish Bhoopalam, MD, FACC Kyle Klammer, MD Ryan Biga, DO Marcus Maydew, MD Marjorie Bisenius, DO Trisha Sams, MD Kenneth Blad, MD Michael Schooff, MD Edward Discoe, MD Toby Shinaut, MD Jacqueline Hobbs, MD Brandon Webb, MD Patrick Hotovy, MD

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Annual Sponsors 2020-2021 Board of Directors

President LCMS Member-at-Large We would like to extend a warm thank you Michelle Walsh, MD Les Spry, MD Lincoln Lincoln to this year’s Annual Sponsors for their MOMS Member-at-Large generous support. President-Elect David Watts, MD Travis Teetor, MD Omaha Omaha Secretary-Treasurer Board of Councilors Chair PLATINUM PLUS LEVEL Jason Kruger, MD Tod Voss, MD Lincoln Pierce Immediate Past UNMC Dean Representative President Jordan Warchol, MPH, MD Todd Hlavaty, MD Omaha North Platte Greater Nebraska GOLD LEVEL Board Members Member-at-Large Robert Wergin, MD LCMS President Eric Avery, MD Milford Lincoln Resident Representative Kaitlyn Brittan, MD Vice Speaker of the House Phil Boucher, MD, FAAP Omaha Lincoln Medical Student Representatives AMA Delegate Kelly Caverzagie, MD Jacey Hilbers SILVER LEVEL Omaha UNMC Creighton Dean Wyatt Lanik Robert Dunlay, Jr., MD UNMC Omaha Alvina Le Speaker of the House Creighton University C. Jose Friesen, MD Dillon Nerland Grand Island Creighton University BRONZE LEVEL MOMS President Editor, NMA Advocate Richard Lund, MD David Filipi, MD Omaha Omaha Greater Nebraska Member-at-Large Dan Rosenquist, MD Columbus

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