Biography
Dr. Hillman is an Albuquerque native who completed his BS in biosystems engineering at the University of Arizona (summa cum laude). He returned to New Mexico to attend medical school at the University of New Mexico, where he also completed is residency in diagnostic radiology. After a brief stint in California, he once again returned to complete a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology.
Areas of Specialty
Specialization #1: Musculoskeletal Radiology
Specialization #2: Emergency Radiology
Education
Fellowship:
Interventional Radiology
University of California Davis Medical Center
South Sacramento Kaiser Permanente
Sacramento, California
2019-2020
Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology
University of New Mexico Health Science Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2014-2019
Medical School:
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2010-2014
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
Minors in Biochemistry & Mechanical Engineering
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
2006-2010
Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Gender
Male
Languages
- English
Courses Taught
2019 Hillman Z. Nuclear Medicine Case Conference. UNM
Radiology Noon Conference. 2019 Mar.
2018 Hillman Z. IR Case Conference. UNM Radiology
Resident Noon Conference. 2018 Nov.
2018 Hillman Z. MSK Case Conference. UNM Radiology
Resident Noon Conference. 2018 Oct.
2016 Hillman Z. December 2016 Quality Improvement
Conference. UNM Radiology Quality Improvement
Conference. 2016 Dec.
2016 Itani M, Fair J, Hillman Z, Behnia F, Elojeimy S. Deep
Vein Thrombosis Presenting on a Pulmonary
Ventilation and Perfusion Scintigraphy. Clinical
Nuclear Medicine . 2016. Oct: 41(10):e462-4.
2016 Hillman Z, Lorenzo G. Arachnoiditis Ossificans of the
Thoracic Spine. American Society of Spine Radiology
Annual Symposium. 2016 Feb.
2014 Hillman Z, Sheak K, Baca M, Tomedi A. Evaluation
of a Home Visitation Program for Newborns in
Kenya. UNM Medical Student Research Day. 2014
Apr.
2012 Borbon I, Hillman Z, Duran E, Kiela P, Frautschy S,
Erickson R. Lack of Efficacy of Curcumin on
Neurodegeneration in the Mouse Model of
Niemann-Pick C1. Pharmcology Biochemistry and
Behavior . 2012 Mar 101-1:125-131.
2009 Hillman Z, Borbon I, Erickson R. Passive Avoidance
Testing as a Way to Measure Disease Progression in
APP/PS1 and NPC1 Mice. UBRP Summer Poster
Conference. 2009 Aug.
Research and Scholarship
Itani M, Fair J, Hillman Z, Behnia F, Elojeimy S. Deep Vein Thrombosis Presenting on a Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion Scintigraphy. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2016. Oct: 41(10):e462-4.
Borbon I, Hillman Z, Duran E, Kiela P, Frautschy S, Erickson R. Lack of Efficacy of Curcumin on Neurodegeneration in the Mouse Model of Niemann-Pick C1. Pharmcology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2012 Mar 101-1:125-131.