New faculty spotlight: Zach Genant, MD

Zach Genant, MD

Zach Genant, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Zach Genant, MD
  • Hometown: Springfield, South Dakota
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Family Medicine

Research/professional interests:

  • Physician leadership
  • Preventive medicine

How I fell in love with family medicine: I grew up in a rural area where the only physicians for 100 miles were family medicine providers. In training, I really enjoyed the broad scope and variety of family medicine. I enjoy being able to care for the entire spectrum of patients from birth to end of life.

Education:

  • BA, biology/chemistry, Dana College, 2009
  • MD, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2013
  • Residency, family medicine, UNMC, 2016

Memberships:

  • American Board of Family Medicine
  • American Academy of Family Physicians

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I played college basketball.
  • I grew up on a small farm in rural South Dakota.
  • I served as a physician in the United States Air Force.

Clinic location: Oakview Family Medicine