Gwenn L. Skar, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UNMC, as well as a director of a research lab dedicated to improving the care of children with cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. I received my MD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2011, and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007.  In 2014, I completed Pediatric Residency at the UNMC-CUMC-Children’s Nebraska Training Program. Infectious Disease Fellowship training at UNMC was completed in 2017. I am certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases.  I volunteer physician at the Tuberculosis Clinic at OneWorld Community Health Centers in Omaha, Nebraska.   

I am a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society where I serve as on the Research Affairs Committee.

I maintain an active research laboratory focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system device related infections. I am proud to have been received awarded for my research projects and have been invited to present at national and international meetings. I have authored a book, several book chapters and multiple peer-reviewed articles.