Kari A. Simonsen, MD, MBA
Carol Remmer Angle, MD, Presidential Chair of Pediatrics
Chair, UNMC Department of Pediatrics, UNMC College of Medicine
Associate Dean for Pediatric Affairs, College of Medicine
Professor, UNMC Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
Welcome! I am the chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Pediatrician-in-Chief of Children’s Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. I am additionally a professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and served for over a decade as division chief of Pediatric Infections Diseases, as well as previous service as hospital epidemiologist of Children’s Nebraska. I also previously served as assistant vice chancellor for Faculty Affairs at UNMC. I am a UNMC Institutional Representative, American Association of Medical Colleges Group on Women in Medicine and Science.
I received my undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, my medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and my MBA at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. I completed pediatric residency at Indiana University, and fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Brown University. My research interests include pediatric infection prevention, hospital preparedness and antimicrobial drug discovery clinical trials.
I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. I am a certified executive coach from the Center for Executive Coaching, a Gallup certified Strengths Coach and certified in the Center for Creative Leadership’s Benchmark Series of 360 Assessment tools. I am an internal coach for career development at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE and a faculty member of the IDSA Leadership Institute.
About Dr. Simonsen
Medical School
University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Internship
Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Residency
Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
- Molecular testing for enteric pathogens
- Tick-borne infections
- Case reports
- Clinical trials
Additional Hospital Appointments
- Creighton University Medical Center
- Bergan Mercy Hospital
In the Media
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
982162 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-2162