Andrew Jay Patterson MD, PhD, FCCM

Dr. Andrew Patterson, M.D., Ph.D., will leave his position as the Margaret Larson professor and executive vice chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in December 2018 to become chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Emory University in Atlanta.

Dr. Patterson is an alumnus of Emory University. He earned his medical degree at the Emory University School of Medicine in 1991 and completed an internship in internal medicine at Emory University and affiliated hospitals in 1992. His wife, Jenny, completed her undergraduate studies at Emory University.

Dr. Patterson joined UNMC in October 2015, after being recruited to Nebraska from Stanford University in California. He attributes many of his kids’ accomplishments during their time in Nebraska to Midwestern values of a strong work ethic, generosity and discipline.