New faculty spotlight: Ben LaCrosse, MD

Ben LaCrosse, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Ben LaCrosse, MD
• Hometown: Norfolk, Nebraska
• Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Radiology

Research/professional interests:

• Medical education
• Musculoskeletal imaging
• Abdominal CT/MR imaging

How I fell in love with radiology: I first fell in love with radiology during my third year of medical school after I began looking at the imaging exams of patients I was helping care for. I love the problem solving and knowledge of anatomy, pathology and physiology required for this specialty. Medical imaging is an integral part of patient care involving nearly every specialty and I see it as a privilege to be able to help.

Education:

• BS, Biology, Creighton University
• MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Transitional year, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago
• Residency, radiology, UNMC
• Fellowship, musculoskeletal and body imaging, UNMC

Memberships:

• American College of Radiology
• American Roentgen Ray Society
• Radiologic Society of North America

Three things people may not know about me:

• My father-in-law delivered me.
• I high jumped 6’10" in high school.
• I have the rarest combination of hair and eye color that humans can have (red and blue, respectively).

Clinic location: UNMC/Nebraska Medicine, Lauritzen Outpatient Center, Bellevue Medical Center