— College of Medicine — Department of Internal Medicine — Divisions — Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GI) — Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Opened in 2022, the IBD Center is one of the top facilities in the country for the treatment and research of inflammatory bowel disease.

The Paustian IBD Center is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of inflammatory bowel disease patients by delivering effective cutting-edge IBD health services, creating new knowledge through research that fills critical gaps to guide development of future treatments, and by educating and training health care professionals to serve patients now and in years to come.

Dr. Peter Mannon examines a patient in the Frederick F. Paustian IBD Center

“This center represents opportunity, vision and promise as well as a legacy of academic and clinical excellence. It will ensure optimal care and outcomes for thousands of patients.”

Dr. Peter Mannon

Director, Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Learn More About the IBD Center

The Paustian IBD Center is a unique organization that integrates IBD patient care, research, education, and training into every encounter for patients and providers. Our immediate goals are to relieve disease and restore health to our patients. Our long term goals are to effectively prevent, fully reverse and finally cure inflammatory bowel disease.

A team of physicians talking in the hallway at the Frederick F. Paustian IBD Center at UNMC.

Our Team

Learn more about the IBD Center, led by Dr. Peter Mannon.

Dr. Peter Mannon in his research lab with UNMC gastroenterology fellows.

Our Research

Learn about research efforts that are advancing the care and treatment at the IBD Center.

A photo of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the Frederick F. Paustian IBD Center.

IBD Center Support

Learn about the center's history and how to support our future efforts.

A photo of the wall behind the Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, depicting its name

Our Facility

Learn more about the IBD Center, where we're located and why we are the premier center for inflammatory bowel disease.

Nebraska Medicine

Nebraska Medicine is UNMC's clinical partner and offers information about inflammatory bowel disease and finding a physician.

Nebraska Food for Health Center

Dr. Mannon and the IBD Center collaborate with the Nebraska Food for Health Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and its director, Andrew Benson, PhD, who is looking at dietary factors that collectively influence composition and function of the gut microbiome.

What is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?

Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, affects millions of people worldwide. Many suffer frequent flare-ups of these chronic diseases, but treatment can help. The gastroenterologists at the Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center understand how IBD disrupts gut function and can run necessary tests to determine the disease source and best treatment options.