{"id":126286,"date":"2025-10-03T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=126286"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:00:22","slug":"new-faculty-spotlight-joshua-dian-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/10\/03\/new-faculty-spotlight-joshua-dian-md\/","title":{"rendered":"New faculty spotlight: Joshua Dian, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Joshua Dian, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Joshua Dian, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title and departments at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine:<\/strong> Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Neurosurgery; neurosurgeon, Nebraska Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0Vancouver, British Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medical school, University of Calgary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residency in neurosurgery, University of Manitoba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fellowship in spine surgery, Thomas Jefferson University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medical interests:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complex spine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multimodal monitoring in spinal cord injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical education \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How I fell in love with medicine and my specialty:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was drawn to neurosurgery and spine because of the mixture of acuity, technically challenging procedures and rapid evolution of the field. I have a background in engineering, and many principles of engineering appear throughout the practice of neurosurgery and spine. New technologies and techniques are allowing us to treat more conditions less invasively, making it an exciting place to practice. I also enjoy the ability to treat patients in a variety of settings, including the operating room, emergency department and outpatient clinics. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memberships:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Midwest Neurosurgical Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Association of Neurological Surgeons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Things people might not know about me:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I really enjoy cooking and am always looking for interesting things to try.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have a background in engineering and always am interested in new projects that involve building and fixing things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clinical locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neurosurgery Clinic at Clarkson Doctors Building North, 402-836-9900<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fred &amp; Pamela Buffett Cancer Center-Nebraska Medical Center, 402-559-5600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENT and Audiology Clinic at Lauritzen 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