Peter Mannon, M.D., and Roslyn (Roz) Mannon, M.D., will join the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine in leadership roles on Feb 1. Both currently hold positions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Dr. Peter Mannon has been named chief of the division of gastroenterology/hepatology in the department. He also will direct the Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center.
Dr. Roslyn Mannon will join the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine as associate chief for research in the division of nephrology and as vice chair of research mentoring and academic development for the department. Her clinical and research expertise is kidney transplantation.
Both held titles at Duke University Medical Center, N.C., Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, N.C., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, M.D., and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, M.D.
An accomplished clinician and inflammatory bowel disease researcher, Dr. Peter Mannon is a professor of microbiology and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Gastroenterology/Hepatology Clinical Research Program at UAB.
“Dr. Peter Mannon is an ideal person to lead our division of gastroenterology and hepatology forward,” said Deb Romberger, M.D., Henry J. Lehnhoff Professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine. “We have a division with a history of providing an amazing amount of clinical work while very committed to providing quality education and new knowledge through research. I look forward to all the division will accomplish with Dr. Mannon.
“I am very grateful to Dr. Fedja Rochling who is doing an outstanding job as the interim chief of the division for his leadership in this time of transition,” she said.
Dr. Peter Mannon said it’s an honor to join a program renowned for its expertise in short gut syndrome, liver and small bowel transplantation and chronic liver diseases.
“The opportunity to expand the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinical and research mission with the resources from UNMC and the Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is unparalleled,” he said. “It will ensure that UNMC becomes widely recognized for its contributions to care and cures. I also look forward to building a link to the Food for Health research program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It will establish science-based food-focused treatment strategies as future therapies for gastrointestinal and other diseases.”
Troy Plumb, M.D., Dr. Dennis Ross Chair and chief of the UNMC Division of Nephrology, said Dr. Roz Mannon is a national leader in kidney transplantation and her expertise as a researcher and mentor make her ideal for the position.
“We are excited for (Dr. Roz Mannon) to join us,” Dr. Plumb said. “Her expertise and contributions will be key to developing a nationally recognized nephrology research group. She possesses unique skillsets, exceling as both a clinician and research investigator.”
Dr. Roz Mannon, currently professor of medicine and surgery and section chief for transplant nephrology at UAB, said she is delighted to join UNMC to be part of an amazing institution.
“From the moment I stepped on campus, I felt quite welcome and sensed the dedication of the staff to improving the health of Nebraskans,” she said. “I’m excited to have an opportunity to utilize my unique abilities in kidney transplant research both at the bench and at the bedside.”
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