New faculty spotlight: Mark Cheney, MD

Mark Cheney, MD

Mark Cheney, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Mark Cheney, MD
  • Title and department at UNMC: Volunteer associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Hometown: Idaho Falls, Idaho

What drew me to anesthesiology: Pharmacology and physiology were among my favorite subjects during medical school. I looked for the specialty that applied these best, which led me to anesthesiology.

Education:

  • Bachelor of science in biology, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho
  • Medical school, USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland
  • Transitional internship, SAUSHEC, San Antonio, Texas
  • Anesthesiology residency, SAUSHEC, San Antonio, Texas
  • Critical care fellowship, UNMC

Memberships:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine

What are you most looking forward to as you join the department? There are a lot of great opportunities to contribute to the department and expand my medical knowledge and skills. I’m looking forward to finding my niche here, contributing and bettering myself as a provider.

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I’m employed by the U.S. Air Force and am on loan to the department for my clinical time, hence the volunteer designation.
  • I have a twin sister who lives in Germany.
  • I speak Hungarian and lived in Hungary for a few years.