He received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Colorado State University and his M.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine along with a chief resident year at UNMC. He then did his fellowship training in Infectious Disease at Creighton University Medical Center. Dr. Van Schooneveld is the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and the Associate Medical Director of the Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology at the Nebraska Medical Center. He also serves as the Program Director for the UNMC Infectious Disease Fellowship Program. His research interests include antimicrobial stewardship, C. difficile infection, and multidrug-resistant pathogens.