About Me

Clinical 

  • Colon cancer
  • Rectal cancer
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Advanced minimally invasive surgery

Research 

  • Patient safety
  • Quality improvement
  • Resident education
  • Health disparities

Why I Enjoy Being a Colorectal Surgeon

 I love the variety of my practice. I get to take care of a wide range of patients and conditions of varying complexity: young and older patients, benign and malignant disease, complex abdominopelvic and anorectal procedures and colonoscopy. I like that I get to work closely and collaborate with physicians from other specialties, both in and out of the OR. I enjoy performing minimally invasive approaches to treat cancers and IBD, reoperative pelvic surgery and common anorectal procedures for hemorrhoids, fistulae and prolapse.

Memberships

  • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Association of Women Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons

Services and treatments

Services

Credentials

Board Certifications

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Medical School

University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, 2007

Residency

General Surgery, Washington University-Barnes Jewish Hospital, 2015

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2017

Publications

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Locations

Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
4310 Emile St.Omaha, NE 68105 Get directions
Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
402.559.0264
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Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center - Nebraska Medical Center
505 S 45th St. Omaha NE 68105 Get directions
Blood draws, Arm draw: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.Port draw: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (Appointments are required for port draws.) 
402.559.5600
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Insurance and Coverage

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Licensed to practice medicine in: Iowa; Nebraska

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Ratings

4.6/5 81 ratings, 22 comments
  • Sep 23, 2026

    Staff and Doctor were all very nice and professional. Great experience.

  • Sep 12, 2026

    Dr. Leinicke is a compassionate and skilled doctor! She took excellent care of me and was so genuine in her care for me! I would recommend her without hesitation.

  • Aug 29, 2026

    Good

  • Aug 22, 2026

    The doctor was easy to understand, reviewed my symptoms/condition and advised the path forward and expectations

  • May 09, 2026

    Disregarded my informed consent and didn't want to schedule any other appointment to do imaging to locate issue. They only wanted to speed me into surgery and no other options were given to me

  • Apr 20, 2026

    I've had good experiences with all the staff

  • Apr 03, 2026

    Very friendly and helpful.

  • Mar 28, 2026

    I very much appreciated Dr. Leinicke's willingness to listen to my whole story. She was knowledgeable about my past medical history and took my concerns into consideration as we made a plan for treatment going forward.

  • Feb 13, 2026

    Overall, this recent surgical experience left much to be desired. I am trying to be empathetic to the doctor, knowing she had family issues recently. But the whole thing felt rushed, uncomfortable, and I was left feeling like I was just something that needed to be done

  • Dec 23, 2025

    This was my last visit regarding my cancer treatment. Dr Leinicke explained my condition, and my options, supported my choices and assured me that if I had concerns in the future, I should contact her. It was a very comforting visit.

  • Oct 26, 2025

    Dr. Leinicke was excellent. Addresses my concern and easily answered all of my questions.

  • Sep 22, 2025

    I was only with the doctor for eight minutes.

  • Aug 20, 2025

    I felt a little rushed, I was very emotional and in excruciating pain and I was just told to try a cream for a week and if it's not better ( so another week of Potential pain ) she would do a further exam. I am in SO much pain.,

  • Jul 28, 2025

    Dr. Leinicke was so patient, kind, & thorough. She really went above, and beyond to help me with my medical issue. I really appreciate her, and her staff.

  • Jun 14, 2025

    She is one of the nicest doctors that helped me through this process

  • Jun 07, 2025

    My Dr is an AMAZING HUMAN BEING

  • Apr 17, 2025

    Always good

  • Apr 06, 2025

    Provider did not address my concern to get to the root cause of the issue (diet/nutrition) nor did she inquire about other underlying ongoing symptoms (stomach bloating/gas/cramping) that were discussed at length with the student/assistant who did intake evaluation.

  • Mar 22, 2025

    I feel very lucky to have had Dr Leinicke as the surgeon for this procedure.

  • Dec 02, 2024

    My experience has always been very good!

  • Nov 24, 2024

    Dr. Leinicke is always very nice and professional. She has a student following her for training, he was a male. And she asked if it would be okay to be observed during the exam. I sort of said well I don't really want a guy in there and then I apologized. She said that this is your visit and whatever made me uncomfortable that nothing else matters only that I am comfortable. So he would not be watching. Very nice of her.

  • Oct 12, 2024

    Dr L was very professional, but yet using terms I understood and was very concerned about what was best for me. She is fantastic.