Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Physician

Children’s Nebraska — in affiliation with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine — is seeking additional faculty to join our expanding Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition.

Our team includes 11 dedicated faculty, featuring four pediatric hepatologists, with expertise across luminal GI, IBD, hepatology, and nutrition. We are proud to be a clinically active and academically engaged division, deeply involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, and committed to advancing care through research and innovation.

We offer robust multidisciplinary programs that include feeding and growth, food hypersensitivity, airway management, parenteral and enteral nutrition, celiac disease, IBD, NASH, intestinal rehabilitation, and liver and multivisceral transplantation. The division hosts ACGME-accredited fellowships in both Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology and collaborates closely with the University of Nebraska’s renowned liver and intestinal transplant program.

Why Join Us?

• Academic Excellence: Faculty appointment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) commensurate with experience.
• Research Opportunities: We welcome individuals with an active interest in research. The Child Health Research Institute fosters clinical, basic science, and translational research to advance pediatric health.
• Pioneering Care: Work at an innovative pediatric center featuring a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU and Fetal Care Center.
• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule
• Fantastic retirement plan

About Children’s Nebraska:

Children’s Nebraska is a 279-bed nonprofit organization caring for children since 1948. Founded by the community and for the community, Children’s is the only full-service, pediatric specialty health center in Nebraska, providing expertise in more than 50 pediatric specialty services to children across a five-state region and beyond. As the region’s pediatric healthcare leader, we’re dedicated to exceptional care, advocacy, research and education. Our state-of-the-art Hubbard Center for Children is home to Nebraska’s only Level IV regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center, the state’s only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, a first-in-the-region Cardiac Care Unit, and more. The Child Health Research Institute, an innovative partnership between UNMC and Nebraska, promotes research in pediatric health, consolidates research in pediatric disease from both hospitals into one institute, and advances knowledge about childhood health and diseases. It was established in 2017 and aims to assist investigators with start-up funding and infrastructure for clinical, basic science or translational research.

About Omaha:

With a population of nearly one million, Omaha offers all the amenities of a big city with the warmth of the Midwest. The area is rich in arts and cultural activities and is home to a world-class zoo that appeals to children and adults alike. Greater Omaha has an outstanding educational system of public and private schools and is home to numerous universities and colleges. In addition to the many collegiate sports, Omaha hosts the Olympic Curling Trials and the College World Series. Omaha also hosts two professional women’s volleyball teams. All of this, combined with a diverse economy with multiple Fortune 500 companies, makes for an extraordinary quality of life. Nebraska has among the lowest unemployment in the country.

We are committed to increasing diversity in our organizations to reflect the population that we serve and encourage applications from all candidates who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. All applications will be kept confidential.