KennethZouchaMDFAAP, FASAM

Summary

• I serve as Director of Addiction Medicine for the Department of Psychiatry at UNMC. Board certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine. I am the program director for an Addiction Medicine Fellowship and serve as the State Opioid Treatment Authority for Nebraska. I have had extensive experience that includes his almost 20 year career as a general pediatrician in Nebraska and now specialize in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders in adolescents and young adults. I also have a special interest in the treatment of pregnant women with substance use disorders, babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families. I have had the honor of serving as medical director for several adolescent secure care placement facilities throughout the state, serving youth with a broad array of experiences, backgrounds, and trauma.
  I enjoy being a clinical educator of medical students, residents, and other health care providers. Responding to the escalating national need, I helped in the establishment of an Addiction Medicine fellowship at UNMC. I also led the development of an innovative executive addiction fellowship, featuring one-month immersive experiences for residents and providers already in practice. Through this work, I enjoys assisting learners to become the best clinicians, educators, and advocates that they can be.