MEDICAL STAFF UPDATE Tracy Mak, MD, emergency medicine, is associated with Nebraska Emergency Medicine, 402-481-3142. Dr. Mak graduated in 2011 from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, and she completed an emergency medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. She has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and she is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Mak served as an attending emergency physician at CHI St. Luke’s Health in Houston for three years before joining Nebraska Emergency Medicine. Michael Myers, MD, family medicine, has joined Holmes Lake Family Medicine, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-489-3200. Dr. Myers graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 1992 and completed the Lincoln Family Practice Residency Program. He practiced in Scottsbluff from 1995 to 2000, when he joined the faculty of the Lincoln Family Practice Residency Program. He served as a liaison between the Lincoln Medical Education Foundation and the Lancaster County Health Department and was appointed program director of the Lincoln Family Medicine Program. Before joining Holmes Lake Family Medicine, Dr. Myers practiced in Branson West, Missouri. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine. Bradley G. Sawtelle, MD, family medicine, is associated with East Lincoln Family Health Professionals, 402-483-7507. Dr. Sawtelle graduated in 1998 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, where he went on to complete a residency in family medicine and a fellowship in rural family practice. Dr. Sawtelle served in the United States Armed Forces for 14 years, earning a U.S. Army Commendation
Medal and achieving the rank of captain. He has been a physician at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair since 2001, where he served three terms as president of the hospital’s medical staff. Mark J. Stavas, MD, radiation oncology, is associated with Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center Medical and Radiation Oncology, 402-481-6090. Dr. Stavas graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2010. He completed his internal medicine internship at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, and his residency in radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville. He became an assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at Vanderbilt. During his time there, he established one of the first inpatient palliative radiation programs in the United States. He also coproduced documentaries exploring the intersection of art and medicine for patients facing serious illness, and he established several projects to comfort children undergoing radiation therapy. Dr. Stavas has presented at annual conferences in his field and has written numerous articles and book chapters for peerreviewed publications. Chad Travers, MD, FACC, cardiology, has joined Bryan Heart, 402-483-3333. Dr. Travers graduated in 2006 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha. He completed an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. In 2012, he began serving as director of echocardiography of CHI Nebraska Western Service Line, and he also began practice as an invasive cardiologist in Lincoln. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is board certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and internal medicine. n
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