Mark Cheney, MD, is a new volunteer associate professor 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:
- BS 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, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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 USAF 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.