New faculty spotlight: Megan Fuller, M.D.

Megan Fuller, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Megan Fuller, M.D.
• Hometown: Springfield, Ill.
• New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery

Research/Professional Interests:

• Quality of life in children with colorectal disorders

How I fell in love with pediatric surgery:

I love that pediatric surgery allows me to help patients with a simple bump in the road and to also see patients that I will journey with over years. Children always keep work interesting — whether from their unique congenital twists on normal anatomy or their unexpected, often humorous, takes on life. I feel immensely privileged to do work I love that can impact the entire trajectory of a child’s life. E.B. White said it well in summarizing the promise and hopes held within a child’s life, in his poem titled Conch:

“Hold a baby to your ear,
As you would a shell:
Sounds of centuries you hear,
New centuries to foretell.”

Degrees:

• M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
• General Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Memberships:

• American Pediatric Surgical Association
• Association for Academic Surgery
• American College of Surgeons

Three things people may not know about me:

• I love to read and one my favorite books remains “The Secret Garden,” because I love stories of dead things coming to life.
• I am always on the lookout for green tea ice cream
• I love being outdoors