New faculty spotlight: Patrick Millerd, M.D.

Patrick Millerd, M.D.

Patrick Millerd, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC. Here’s a brief rundown of his background and the expertise he brings to campus.

  • Name: Patrick Millerd, M.D.
  • Hometown: Bellevue
  • New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Radiology

Specialty:
Abdominal imaging and breast imaging.

Research/Professional Interests:
Breast density, breast MRI, contrast enhanced mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography).

How I fell in love with radiology:
I’ve always loved science fiction and technology. Radiology offers the chance to work with both every single day while trying to make other people’s lives better.

Degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science – Summa Cum Laude, Creighton University, Omaha
  • Doctor of Medicine – Creighton School of Medicine, Omaha
  • Internship – Saint Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee
  • Residency – Diagnostic Radiology, UNMC, Omaha
  • Women’s & Body Imaging Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Radiology, June 2013

Memberships:

  • Radiological Society of North America
  • American College of Radiology
  • American Roentgen Ray Society
  • Society of Breast Imaging

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I love hiking, I lived in Arizona for almost two years and hiked many of the mountains around the Phoenix metropolitan area.
  • Before choosing to pursue the medical profession, I was a software developer for six months. In fact, my undergraduate major was computer science.
  • While I love both “Star Trek” and “Star Wars,” “Star Trek” is my favorite because it speaks to what we can be, rather than what we are . . . and pushes us to always be better.