Physician Focus
The Sound of a Whistle
Fall | Winter 2011
It wasn’t so much a calling that Richard Hurd, MD, was responding to when he chose family practice medicine. It was a whistle.
Staying on Course
Fall | Winter 2010
Spurred by his love of athletics, Harris Frankel, MD, once considered
becoming an orthopaedic surgeon and focusing on sports medicine. As
skilled at reading a putt as he is at reading an MRI, he also might have
taken a swing at professional golf.
Room To Breathe
Spring | Summer 2010
Becoming a physician wasn’t first on Marlin Stahl’s list of things to do
in life, until he was challenged by a very close friend.
Reviving History
Fall | Winter 2009
Lon Keim, MD, is a forward-thinking physician, teacher and researcher who is deeply fascinated by the past.
Back on the Fairway
Fall | Winter 2008
“Physician, heal thyself.” It’s a popular quotation from the New
Testament. Like most of us, Peter Whitted, MD, has heard it many times.
He knows what it means – and knows better than most people how difficult
it would be.
Drawn to Medicine
Spring | Summer 2008
He not only writes out the weird-sounding name so they can spell it
correctly or look it up later, he draws them a picture. He maps out the
gastrointestinal tract and shows, as precisely as he is able, what may
be wrong and how he plans to address their problem.
Making Healthcare Work
Summer | Fall 2007
As a dad, Dr. Canedy is good at crafting things. As president and
executive director of SimplyWell LLC, Dr. Canedy is an expert at
crafting innovative concepts and solutions for healthcare delivery and
management.
Maximum Precision
Summer | Fall 2007
About two years ago, Timothy Solberg, PhD, an unassuming individual with
some big goals, slipped into the lower halls of The Nebraska Medical
Center to join his new colleagues in the Department of Radiology.
Field of Medicine
Fall | Winter 2006
When Bill Thorell finished high school in 1988, he had only one thing on
his mind and it wasn’t medicine. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,”
Thorell recalls, “except play baseball.
From Cockpit to Operating Room
Fall | Winter 2006
After a particularly exhausting week during his training to be a
transplant surgeon, Byers Shaw Jr., MD, could think of only one way to
relax. An aviation enthusiast since his teens and a pilot for many
years, Dr. Shaw knew that getting off the ground would be the best way
to lift his spirits.
