Continental Who's Who

David Kershner, MSPA, DM, PhD

David Kershner M.S.P.A., D.M., Ph.D., is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of Family Medicine for the accomplishments he has amassed as Founder and CEO with Joshua Medical Centers.

The experienced medical team at Joshua Medical Center is committed to offering the highest quality care for their patients’ well-being, body, mind, and spirit. Well-recognized by its Omaha’s community, patients and visitors continuously commend the team for their devotion and compassionate care. Joshua Medical Center offers flu shots, minor illness treatments, minor injuries treatments, sports and school physicals, vaccines for children, physical exams, workman’s compensation, and more.

For 20 years, Dr. Kershner has exceeded in operating the clinics at Joshua Medical Center. Practicing medicine for 26 years, he serves as a Family Medicine Doctor, specializing in Diabetes and Insulin Resistance Management. With a strong focus on Type 2 Diabetes, Dr. Kershner successfully designed and developed clinical laboratory testing for this disease. His devotion to identifying Insulin Resistance for proper diagnosis and treatment has led him to be widely recognized as a leading expert in Insulin Resistance. Dr. Kershner’s results of testing have been very successful in reversing Diabetes and Insulin Resistance in uncontrolled patients who have now gone on to lead healthy lives.

Before the beginning of his medical career, Dr. Kershner served in the 1/4 CAV in the United States Army and is a combat veteran of Iraq. He continued his military career and was trained in Aero Space Medicine in the United States Air Force, served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force and continues to serve the military community at Offutt Air Force Base as a reservist. A veteran of over 30 years of service, Dr. Kershner has spent the greater part of his medical career serving patients in the Omaha, Nebraska area.

Dr. Kershner obtained his Bachelor of Science in pre-medical studies at Kay State University and his M.S.P.A from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. To further his education, he also earned his Doctor of Medicine from St. Matthews College of Medicine, his Ph.D. in neurology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and his Ph.D. in Public Health & Epidemiology with a special focus in Endocrinology from Walden University. Additionally, Dr. Kershner completed his internal medicine residency at Creighton University.

A respected voice in his field, Dr. Kershner has published trailblazing research for NASA, strongly focusing on lumbar intrathecal ligaments in astronauts during microgravity. Notably, this research has been published in various texts and led him to receive his Ph.D. in Neuroscience through the UNMC Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. To learn more, please visit: www.joshuamedicalcenters.com