Joseph L. Kummer, MD, FACC / drkummer@bhi-1.com A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Kummer attended Saint Louis University, where he received two undergraduate degrees and completed pre-medical studies in 1996. He then attended the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha where he earned his medical degree in 2000. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. He went on to complete his fellowship in cardiology and cardiovascular disease at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Clyde Meckel, MD, FACC / drmeckel@bhi-1.com A native of Burwell, Nebraska, Dr. Meckel attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he graduated with high distinction. He then went on to the University of Nebraska College of Medicine where he received his medical degree and graduated with high distinction. He served his internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He also completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Meckel is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a member of The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions and a member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.
Andrew Merliss, MD, FACC / drmerliss@bhi-1.com Dr. Merliss attended Colgate University for his undergraduate studies. He then attended the George Washington University School of Medicine, where he also completed his internship. From there, he completed his residency at Harvard Medical School and went on to serve his cardiology fellowship at Boston University Hospital. He completed his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Harvard Medical School, where he taught for five years. Dr. Merliss is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, as well as the Subspecialty Board of Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology and Project Pacemaker International.
Keith Miller, MD, PhD, FACC / drmiller@bhi-1.com A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Miller attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he completed his undergraduate studies. He went on to earn his medical degree and his PhD in molecular biology from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and his cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Miller is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the National Board of Echocardiography and the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.
Edward Raines, MD, FACS, JD / edward.raines@bryanlgh.org Dr. Raines attended the University of Nebraska College of Law and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He then attended the University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals in Salt Lake City for his general surgery residency, serving as Chief Resident, as well as completing his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Raines specializes in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic thoracic surgery, and mitral valve repair. He is among fewer than 10 surgeons in the country successfully performing the Ross heart valve replacement surgery. Additionally, Dr. Raines has been the principle investigator of several national research studies in cardiac surgery and artificial hearts. Dr. Raines is board certified by the American Board of Surgeons and American Board of Thoracic Surgery; he is also a member of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Todd Tessendorf, MD, FACC / drtessendorf@bhi-1.com A native of Columbus, Nebraska, Dr. Tessendorf received his undergraduate degree from Nebraska Wesleyan and his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center and a cardiology fellowship at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Tessendorf has a focus in coronary catheterization, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. Dr. Tessendorf is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Ryan Whitney, MD, FACC / drwhitney@bhi-1.com A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Whitney attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for his undergraduate studies and went on to the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha where he received his medical degree. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He returned to Omaha to serve his fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Whitney is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Boards of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology.