— College of Medicine — Department of Pediatrics — Divisions — Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition — Faculty and Staff — Mark Kusek, MD

Mark Kusek, MD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Dr. Kusek received his MD at University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008. From there he completed his residency in Charleston, S.C. and two fellowships. His first fellowship was his Pediatric GI fellowship in Boston, Mass. General Hospital for Children with Harvard Medical School, directly followed by a Pediatric Motility Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Kusek decided to move back to the Omaha area to begin working at Children’s Nebraska. Dr. Kusek brings a lot of new ambition to several programs and areas within both GI and Motility.

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Education

Medical School
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Residency
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Fellowships
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
Pediatric Motility - Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Research Interest

Neurogastroenterology and Motilty Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dr. Kusek's current research includes: Principal Investigator at our center in the multi-center COMBINE trial (Cclinical Ooutcomes of Methotrexate Binary treatment with INfliximab or adalimumab in practiceE). This study for pediatric patients with Crohn's disease is investigating the effects of methotrexate vs. placebo in combination with an anti-TNF biologic (infliximab or adalimumab).

Dr. Kusek's current committees include: Children's Nebraska, Credentialing Committee and Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter, Board of Directors

Patient Care

Nebraska Medicine

Children's Nebraska

Quality Improvement

QI: Physician team member for our center in ImproveCareNow which is not only an international registry of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, but also has created a collaborative community where clinicians, researchers, parents and patients are empowered to learn and continuously improve to bring about more reliable, proactive IBD care for healthier children and youth. Our core ICN team includes 2 physicians, 3 RNs, 1 dietitian, 1 psychologist.

Committees

Children's Nebraska, Credentialing Committee
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter, Board of Directors.

Mark Kusek, MD

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