{"id":2414,"date":"2026-07-08T09:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:16:39","slug":"dr-george-blankenau-joins-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/2026\/07\/08\/dr-george-blankenau-joins-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. George Blankenau joins faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Blankenau, MD, has joined the UNMC faculty as assistant professor in the geriatric psychiatry and addiction psychiatry divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/07\/blankenau-white-coat.jpg\" alt=\"blankenau white coat\" class=\"wp-image-2415\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/07\/blankenau-white-coat.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/07\/blankenau-white-coat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/07\/blankenau-white-coat-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Blankenau graduated from the UNMC College of Medicine in 2022, and last month he completed his residency in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erin Ranum, MD, Geriatric Division Director, said Dr. Blankenau\u2019s knowledge of the department will help him hit the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s huge,\u201d Dr. Ranum said. \u201cHe knows the computer system. 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