Sias Scherger, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: Sias Scherger, MD
- Positions at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine: Assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC College of Medicine; physician, Nebraska Medicine
- Hometown: Omaha
Research and professional interests:
- Infections in immunocompromised hosts
- Pathophysiology of infections and sepsis
How I fell in love with infectious diseases: I first became interested in infectious diseases during the microbiology section of my second year of medical school here at UNMC. I developed further interest throughout medical school and residency when working with immunocompromised hosts, such as solid organ transplant recipients, hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and other patients with inherited or acquired immunodeficiencies. This became my main area of focus during my infectious diseases fellowship and when working as faculty.
Education:
- Medical school, UNMC, 2015
- Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Health, 2018
- Fellowship, infectious diseases, University of Colorado, 2020
Memberships:
- American Society of Transplantation
- American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clinic location: Multi-Organ Transplant Clinic at Lied Transplant Center
Three things people may not know about me:
- My favorite country to visit is Morocco, and I once camped for several days in the Sahara Desert.
- I own a 90-gallon saltwater aquarium with clown fish, Pacific cleaner shrimp and marine snails.
- My main hobbies are spending time with my children, golfing or other outdoor activities and practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.