Nicholas Pflederer, M.D.

Before Fellowship

• BASc Physics, Biophysics, Minor: Mathematics from Loyola University Chicago
• M.D. from Creighton University School of Medicine
• Intern Internal Medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital
• Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University of Colorado School of Medicine

Publications and Presentations

Oral Abstract Presentations:

• Pflederer N., Ho C., Pattee L., Gimarc D. (2023, March). Sacroiliac Joint Injections: Foregoing the Pre-procedural CT scan”-Effect on Radiation Dose and Procedure Efficacy. Society of Skeletal Radiology Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
• Ho C., Pflederer N., Pattee L., Gimarc D. (2022, March). Effect of the Virtual Interview Format on the Musculoskeletal Fellowship Match. Society of Skeletal Radiology Annual Meeting, Coronado, CA.
• Miller D., Pflederer N., Malouff T., Nguyen D., Edney E., Silva E., Hunter W., and Nguyen C. (2017, November). Analysis of Treatment Effectiveness and Complications Associated with Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy in Patients Treated at a Single Institution. Radiological Society of North America Conference, Chicago, IL.

  Poster Presentations:

• Pflederer N., Gross J., Nguyen C., et. al. (November, 2018). Primary Central Nervous System Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: An Extraordinarily Rare Presentation, Society of Neurooncology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Pflederer N., Horneber E., Wessling D, Ludwig P, Huff T, Lambrecht J. (2018. October) An ultra-sound education: A qualitative analysis of hands-on ultrasound training during preclinical medical education. Poster presented at The American College of Physicians Abstract Competition. Omaha, NE.
• Pflederer N., George E., Valenta C. (2017, October). Demands of the Heart: Anterior Demand STEMI Caused by COPD Exacerbation with Clear Coronary Arteries, American College of Physicians Nebraska Chapter Annual Conference; Omaha, NE.

  Publications:

• Schilling J., Gimarc D.,  Pflederer N., Pattee J., Durst M., Jesse M., Korf J., Crawford A., Ho C. (2024) Effectiveness of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Pain Reduction in Patients with Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis.
• Wessling, D., Jeffress, J., Pflederer N., Zhao X., Schubert, J. (2022), Biliary Cystadenoma. ACR Case in Point.
• Pflederer, N., Zitterkopf, Z., Saxena, S., (2018). Bye-Bye Biceps: A Case Report of Acute Distal Biceps Brachii Rupture Presentation, Workup, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Journal of Emergency Medicine.
• Miller D., Pflederer N., Malouff T., Nguyen D., Edney E., Silva E., Hunter W., Nguyen C. (2017). Analysis of Treatment Effectiveness and Complications Associated with Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy in Patients Treated at a Single Institution. Journal of Radiation Oncology, vol. 6 issue 4.
• Polak, R., Pflederer, N., (2015). An Optics Laboratory Module on Image Formation, Aberrations, and Lens Design, Published in American Association of Physics Teachers: Beyond the First Year 2015 Conference Proceedings.

Professional Memberships

• RSNA Student/Resident Member 2018 – Present
• American College of Radiology 2017 – Present
• American College of Physicians: Nebraska Chapter Student Member 2017 – 2019
• Alpha Sigma Nu: Jesuit Honor Society 2014 – Present
• Sigma Pi Sigma: Physics Students Society 2012 – Present