New faculty spotlight: Cody Bonk, MD

Cody Bonk, MD, is a new faculty member in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

• Name: Cody Bonk, MD
• Hometown: Columbus, Nebraska
• Title and department at UNMC: Emergency medicine ultrasound fellow, UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine

Research/professional interests:

• Ultrasound
• Education
• Critical care

How I fell in love with emergency medicine: I was originally interested in prehospital medicine during college and got into the field by becoming a paramedic in the Army. After training, deployments and taking care of casualties, I knew I wanted to become a doctor. Specializing in emergency medicine seemed like a natural fit. During residency, I realized how useful and necessary ultrasound is when taking care of emergency department patients. I am completing an ultrasound fellowship in order to become a better sonographer, clinician and teacher.

Degrees:

• MD, UNMC
• BS, biology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Memberships:

• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
• Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association
• American Medical Association

• I am happily married with three wonderful kids and a three-legged cat (wife’s cat).
• I was a medic in the Army with the 2nd Ranger Battalion and deployed twice to Afghanistan.
• I was never a big fan of facial hair, but it started growing on me, and I have recently sported a ridiculous N95-compliant mustache.