New faculty spotlight: Elizabeth Edney, M.D.

Elizabeth Edney, M.D.

Elizabeth Edney, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Elizabeth Edney, M.D.
  • Hometown: Avon, S. D.
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Radiology

Specialty:
Abdominal imaging and breast imaging

Research/Professional Interests:

  • Prostate, breast, and dynamic pelvic MRI
  • Methods of anxiety reduction in core needle breast biopsy procedures
  • Resident education perceptions in practical breast instruction

How I fell in love with radiology:
I have always loved solving puzzles and enjoy the way every study feels like a collaborative process with the referring clinician in diagnosing each unique patient.

Degrees:

  • B.A., history, magna cum laude, Creighton University
  • M.D., Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Internship, Creighton Medical Center
  • Residency, diagnostic radiology, UNMC Department of Radiology
  • Fellowship, abdominal imaging, UNMC Department of Radiology

Board Certification:
American Board of Radiology, board eligible

Memberships:

  • Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
  • Society of Abdominal Radiology
  • American College of Radiology
  • American Roentgen Ray Society

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I grew up on a farm 45 minutes away from the nearest McDonald’s (but have never driven a tractor!).
  • I have a 3-year-old daughter, 1½-year-old son and another son on the way.
  • I love trying new food and running in my spare time — one necessitates the other!

1 comment

  1. Amy Petrik says:

    Great photo, awesome to know this lady.

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