ATLANTIC- Beginning in August, patients at Cass County Health System (CCHS) can attend telehealth appointments with Dr. Laura Graeff-Armas through the CCHS Diabetes Center. Dr. Armas is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

For Nebraska Medicine, the primary goal is to ensure that patients have access to specialty endocrine services regardless of their location. Through telehealth appointments, the need for long travel is eliminated by virtually connecting the provider and the patient. The Diabetes Center Director, Aubrey Molgaard, RN, CDE, CHC, will participate in the appointment as well.

“This is a major success for our patients,” said Aubrey. “Dr. Armas is an exceptional physician, and the care that she can provide to our patients is really exciting.”

Dr. Armas will provide care for patients managing conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease. She graduated from Creighton School of Medicine in 2001. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Creighton University in 2004 and was a Resident Faculty at the Osteoporosis Research Center in 2004-2005. She subsequently completed an Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship at Creighton University in 2007.

Dr. Graeff-Armas is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She has been a faculty member for the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, at the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center since 2015. She is a member of many professional organizations and is published in peer-reviewed journals.

Appointments with Dr. Armas can be made by calling 712-250-8830.