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Creighton’s Omaha Campus is closed Friday, Feb. 20, due to winter weather. All on-campus events, in-person classes, and clinics are canceled. All other classes and events will take place as normal.

Colon and Rectal Surgery Program Faculty

Charles A. Ternent MD, FACS

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Charles A. Ternent MD, FACS
  • Undergraduate School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Surgery Training: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 1996-2020
  • MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
  • Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha

Maniamparampil Shashidharan MD, FACS

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Maniamparampil Shashidharan MD, FACS
  • Undergraduate School: Railway Degree College, Hyderabad, India
  • Medical School: Osmania University, Ghandi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
  • Surgery Training: Ghandi Hospital, Hyderabad, India, India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 2001-2020
  • MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
  • Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha

Hernan Hernandez MD, FACS

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Hernan Hernandez , MD, FACS
  • Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
  • Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Surgery Training: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery,  American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2021
  • Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha

Austin D Person MD, FACS

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Austin D Person MD, FACS
  • Undergraduate School: North Park University, Chicago, IL
  • Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
  • Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2021
  • Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha

Zachary H. Torgersen MD, FACS

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Zachary H. Torgersen, MD., FACS
  • Undergraduate School: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Surgery Training: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Training: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Board Certification: American Board of General Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery-Board Eligible
  • Colon And Rectal Surgery INC: Affiliation Since 2017-2020
  • MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery: Affiliation Since 2020
  • Primary Hospitals: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska Health System – University Hospital (UNMC), Omaha

Contact Us

Director
Zachary Torgersen, MD

Program Coordinator
Loretta Melichar
402.354.1821
LorettaMelichar@creighton.edu

Creighton University School of Medicine Colon and Rectal Surgery
9850 Nicholas St.
Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114

Ph: 402.354.1810
Fax: 402.343.1177
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.