Brett Van Kettelhut CV

Brett Van Kettelhut, M.D.

Personal Information

Birthdate: June 25, 1952

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri

Address

Education and Training

• University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha NE, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (1970-1974)
• University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, Master of Science in Chemistry (1974-1977)
• University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, Doctor of Medicine (1978-1982)
• Pediatric Internship/Residency, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (1982-1985)
• Allergy/Immunology Fellowship (Adult & Pediatric), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (1985-1988)

Board Certifications

• Ohio State Medical Board #49139 (7/1/83)
• National Board of Medical Examiners #25745 (7/1/83)
• Medical Licensing Board of Indiana #1036672 (4/21/83)
• Kennedy Board of Medical Licensure #27828 (7/9/91)
• American Board of Pediatrics #53810 (6/21/87)
• American Board of Allergy & Immunology #2842 (10/5/87)
• American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Allergy & Immunology and American Board Internal Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology #0125 (10/1/90)
• Nebraska Board of Medical Licensure #21408 (5/17/00)

Medical Appointments

• Cincinnati Asthma & Allergy Center, Cincinnati, OH (1988-2000)
• Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates, P.C., Omaha, NE (2000-2020)
• Boys Town Research Hospital (2020-present)

Academic and Other Appointments

• Teaching & Research Assistant, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO (1974-1977)
• Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (1993-2000)
• Associate Clinical Professor - Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (2000-present)
• Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (present)
• Chairperson, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Fellows Committee (1987-1988)
• Chairperson, Committee on Adverse Reactions to Food (1995-1997)
• Chairperson, Committee on Ethics (2001-2003)
• Immediate Past President, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Alumni Board (2000)
• NAAAI President (2022-present)

Awards and Honors

• Regent’s Scholarship, University of Nebraska (1970)
• Brookmeyer Scholarship for Research (1981)
• Honor’s Program, University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1981)
• Goldberger AMA-EFR Scholarship for Nutrition, Alpha Omega Alpha Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group Cincinnati Area Chapter (1982)
• Guest Speaker on Food Allergies (8/26/96)
• UNMC Outstanding Volunteer Faculty Teacher (2012)

Hospital Affiliations

Lakeside Hospital, Omaha

Bibliography

1. Kettelhut, B.V., Kobayashi, R.H., and Pigelow, C. Volk Sac Carcinoma of the Anterior Mediastinum. Nebraska Medical Journal 68(7):199-202, 1983
2. Kobayashi, R.H., Kettelhut, B.V., and Kobayashi, A.D. Galactose Inhibition of Neonatal Neutrophil Function. Pediatric Infect Dis. 2(6):442-445, 1983.
3. Kettelhut, B.V., Kobayashi, R.H., and Kobayashi, A.L. Pharmacologic Management of Asthma in Infants and Young Children. Nebraska Medical Journal 71:295-300, 1986.
4. Kettelhut, B.V. and Metcalfe, D.D. Provocation Tests in the Diagnosis of Suspected Adverse Reaction to Food Additives, Proceedings of the XII International Congress of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Reed, C.E., ed. Immun J Allergy Clin Immunology, July 1986 Suppl. 475-480.
5. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalfe, D.D. An Overview of the Controversy Concerning Questionable Manifestation of Food Allergy. Ann Allergy 59 (No. 5; Part II): 146-149, 1987.
6. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalfe, D.D. Plasma Histamine in the Evaluation of Pediatric Mastocytosis. J Pediatr. 111(3):419-421, 1987.
7. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalfe, D.D. Adverse Reaction to Foods Allergy: Principle and Practice. Vol III. Middleton, Jr. E., Reed, C.E., and Ellis, E.F., eds. The C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, impress.
8. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalfe, D.D. Food Allergy in Adults. Current Therapy in Allergy. Immunology and Rheumatology 1987-1988. Lichtenstein, L.M. and Fauci, eds. B.C. Decker, Philadelphia.
9. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalfe, D.D. Quantitation and Characterization of Urinary Glycosaminoglycans in Normal Subjects and Patients with Mastocytosis, Clin Chem Acta 171:29, 1988.
10. Kettelhut, B.V., Parker, R.I., Travis, W.D., Metcalf, D.D. Hematopathology of the Bone Marrow in Pediatric Cutaneous Mastocytosis: A Study of Seventeen Patients. Amer J Clin Path 1987.
11. Kettelhut, B.V., Berkebile, C., Bradley, D., and Metcalf, D.D. A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Ketotifen versus Hydroxyzine in the Treatment of Pediatric Mastocytosis. Allergy Clin Immunol 83:866-870, 1989.
12. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalf, D.D. Mastocytosis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Vol. 96 (3) March 1991, 11:58-1185.
13. Kettelhut, B.V., Metcalf, D.D. Food Allergy in Adults. In: Current Therapy in Allergy. Immunology and Rheumatology 1991, Lichtenstein, L.M. and Fauci, A.S., eds. B.C. Decker, Philadelphia.
14. Farrell, M.D. and Kettelhut, B.V. Food Allergy. In Manual of Allergy and Immunology. Third Edition 1995, Lawler, G.J. Fisher, T.J. and Adelman, D.D. eds. Little, Brown and Company. New York.
15. Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions**, Kettelhut, B.V. and Frieri, Marianne, eds. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1999.
16. Kettelhut, B.V.** Pediatric Mastocytosis. Canadian Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Vol. 4(2) March 1999, 54-59

Talking Engagements

October 18, 2012 - Department of Health & Services presentation on food allergies in the school setting