Air Force Major Brendan Cleary, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: Brendan Cleary, MD
- Title and departments: Major, United States Air Force, Medical Corps; assistant professor, UNMC Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care; pediatric critical care physician, Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Nebraska
- Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Research interests:
- Disaster management
Medical interests:
- Disaster management
- Logistics
How I fell in love with my field of practice:
Walking with patients and families through difficult circumstances is a fulfilling and inherently rewarding honor. It’s truly a gift to be able to work within high-fidelity teams with a shared goal of helping this uniquely vulnerable population.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, 2011
- MD, Oregon Health and Science University, 2015
- Pediatrics residency, Wright State University, 2018
- Pediatric critical care fellowship, Oregon Health and Science University, 2025
Memberships:
- United States Air Force
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Three things people might not know about me:
- I enjoy triathlons.
- I like to cook.
- I also enjoy travel.
Clinical location:
Pediatric intensive care unit, newborn unit