Training
Advanced professional study
Certifications
Community involvements
Professional memberships

Training
Dr. Milligan received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1967. He graduated in the upper one-third of his class. After medical school, he spent his surgical residency at the Santa Barbara Cottage and General Hospitals and his urology residency at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He founded Alpena Urology in 1977.

Advanced professional study
Dr. Milligan continues to expand on his training by taking professional training courses in the latest urological methods. Areas of study include: Impotence, prostate enlargement, prostate cancer, overactive bladder, vasectomies, kidney stones, urodynamics, biofeedback, male and female incontinence, urinary tract cancer, pediatric urology.

Certifications
Dr. Milligan is certified by the American Board of Urology and he is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, both of which are only awarded for extensive work and understanding of urology and urological surgery.

Community involvements
Some of Dr. Milligan's wider interests are evident in his many other activities. In his free time, Dr. Milligan is a volunteer for the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group for incontinence, and he was instrumental in starting a "Prostate Cancer Awareness Week" in the Alpena area. He also serves as a community lecturer for child bed-wetting (enuresis) and T.O.P.S. for urological problems, as well as being a sponsor of the "Bladder Health Awareness Week". Dr. Milligan is an active member of the First Congregational Church, and enjoys bicycling, horsemanship, sailing, and playing the trumpet.

Professional memberships
Richard J. Milligan, M.D. maintains memberships in both regional and national medical societies including the American Urological Association, the American Medical Association, the Michigan State Medical Society, and the Alpena County Medical Society.