Author Archives: Megan O'Dea

Megan O’Dea is a Marketing Strategist at Alegent Health, about ready to celebrate her third anniversary with the organization. Megan works closely with Alegent Health Clinic and its physicians as well as the Alegent Health Heart & Vascular Institute. And if you’ve seen Alegent Health at any community events, you’ve likely also seen Megan, snapping photos or working the crowd.


Here on BlogAlegent, you can expect Megan to introduce you to new physicians and let you know all about upcoming community events. She’s a creative person at heart and not only blogs for Alegent, but also for herself at meganodea.com.

Meet the Doc: Richard Rolston, M.D., FAAP

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Megan O'Dea

Watch this video introduction to learn more about Dr. Rolston. It was an easy decision for Richard Rolston, M.D., to become a doctor. Fascinated by science and medicine since he was a child, he grew up knowing he wanted to be a doctor – in particular, a doctor that takes care of kids. A board-certified pediatrician and fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Rolston has been taking care of children for almost 25 years. He mainly sees patients at the Alegent Health Clinic located at 8141 West Center … Continue reading →

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Meet Dr. Ryan Ishwerood

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Megan O'Dea

The first time I met Dr. Ryan Isherwood was at his photo shoot, and he had all of us rolling on the floor laughing! As you will see in his video introduction below, while always taking a serious approach to keeping you healthy, he definitely feels that laughter is the best medicine. Dr. Isherwood practices family medicine in Gretna and also provides medical acupuncture services. You can catch more of his humor over at our General Health blog.

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Meet the Doctor: Kirti Gupta, M.D.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Megan O'Dea

All of you allergy sufferers out there can sympathize with me I’m sure, I’m about ready to scratch my eyeballs out they itch so bad! But thank goodness, we have such great physicians here to care for us allergy sufferers, like Dr. Kirti Gupta, who actually earned a PhD in Allergy and Immunology from Creighton University, (and she’s my personal physician!). Dr. Gupta recently participated in a Web Chat and answered your questions about allergies. Not only is she well versed in allergies but she is also board certified in … Continue reading →

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Meet the Doctor: Jeffrey Rapp, M.D., Family Practice

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Megan O'Dea

I had such a great time meeting new family medicine physician Dr. Jeffrey Rapp, as he joined Alegent Health Clinic at Immanuel. I first met him during his shoot for his physician introduction video, something we do to help patients choose the right Alegent Health Clinic physician for them or their family, before they actually make an appointment. What stood out the most to me when visiting with Dr. Rapp, were his touching stories of his grandfather. He is actually the reason why Dr. Rapp got into medicine in the … Continue reading →

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Meet the Doctors: Kristi NewMyer, M.D., FACOG

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Megan O'Dea

Last week we introduced you to Dr. Margaret Beran – today you can get to know one of her new partners at Alegent Health Clinic Women’s Health Specialists, Kristi NewMyer M.D., FACOG. Dr. NewMyer is no stranger to the area – she’s spent the last 13 years training and working right here in the metro. Her undergrad, medical school and residency were all through Creighton University, followed by her own obstetrics and gynecology practice with Creighton Women’s Health Center-West. But now she’s a member of the Alegent Health Clinic team … Continue reading →

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