New faculty spotlight: Lauren Turco Brannan, MD

Lauren Turco Brannan, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Lauren Turco Brannan, MD
• Hometown: Omaha
• New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine

Research/professional interests:

• Intersection of law enforcement and emergency medicine
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Prehospital medicine     

How I fell in love with emergency medicine: I love the variety and challenges of emergency medicine. There's a different story behind every exam room door. Emergency medicine is never boring.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, Creighton University 
• Master of applied statistics & analytics, University of Kansas Medical Center
• Doctor of medicine, Creighton University

Memberships:

• American College of Emergency Physicians
• National Association of EMS Physicians
• American Statistical Association

Three things people may not know about me:

• I love Belgian Malinois dogs and do some volunteering for the American Belgian Malinois Rescue when I can.
• During my master's program, I fell in love with computer coding and data analytics and plan to apply to a PhD program next year.
• When not in scrubs, I am working on my 1950s home, including gutting the kitchen and redoing the wiring and plumbing. (Thanks, Dad, for the help and learning.)