Faculty

Nathan Anderson, MD
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Felix Ankel, MD
Medical Director, Education. HealthPartners Institute.
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota.
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Residency: University of Illinois-Chicago
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee BA-Zoology
Hometown: ROSEVILLE
Interests & Hobbies:

Family, film, and travel.

Professional Interests:

Future of medical education https://icenetblog.royalcollege.ca/?s=felix+ankel

Future of educational organizations https://www.minnesotafutura.org/

Board of Directors, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Twitter @felixankel

https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixankel/

Kelly Barringer, MD
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Medical School: MD – Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Exercise Physiology – Brigham Young University – Provo, UT
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Running, hockey, sports, travel, family. Education and Ultrasound

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Bradley Barth, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital Emergency Medicine
Medical School: MD: University of Minnesota
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Emily Binstadt, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Medical School: Mayo Medical School
Undergraduate Degree: Duke University
Hometown: Stillwater, MN
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Matthew Bogan, MD
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Residency:
Medical School: MD – University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: BSE – Mechanical Engineering – Iowa State University
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Playing, reading and spending time with 2 young sons, outdoor activities (family walks, playing catch), regularly exercising to maintain fitness level, going to football and baseball games, home improvement, building and repair projects

 

 

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Jennifer Boklewski, M.D.
Medical Doctor, Valley Group
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Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
Medical School: University of Illinois
Undergraduate Degree: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S. Kinesiology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Interests & Hobbies:

Travel, Cooking, Film

Professional Interests:

Ultrasound, Education

Matthew Borgo, MD
Mayo Clinic – Hospice and Palliative Care
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Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical School: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Marquette University
Hometown: Lake Geneva, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

Rock climbing, biking, soccer

Professional Interests:

Integration of hospice and palliative care principles and approach to emergency medicine

Ryan Bourdon, MD, MBA
Associate Director of Quality, Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital
Emergency Department Medical Director, St Croix Regional Medical Center
Assistant Fellowship Director, Medical Quality Management & Patient Safety Fellowship, HealthPartners
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Undergraduate Degree: Michigan Technological University, BS Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Circle Pines, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Backpacking, canoeing, cycling, woodworking

Professional Interests:

Quality improvement and patient safety

Charles Bruen, MD
Dept of Critical Care Medicine
Dept of Emergency Medicine
Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium (MMRC)
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Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Undergraduate Degree: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hometown: No. Hollywood, CA
Interests & Hobbies:

Applicant to the Society of Explorers and Adventures. Closet artist. Earthling (for now). Most importantly, husband to my wife & superhero to my son.

Professional Interests:

Special interest in cardiovascular critical care, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, acute coronary syndrome, ECMO, and airway management.

Aaron Burnett, MD
State of MN EMS Medical Director
EMS Medical Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
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Residency: Regions Hospital/HealthPartners
Medical School: SUNY Upstate – Syracuse
Undergraduate Degree: Boston University, BA Earth Sciences
Hometown: Binghamton, NY
Interests & Hobbies:

Canoeing, camping, hiking, playing with my kids

Professional Interests:

Prehospital Medicine/EMS
Research – Co-PI for U of MN SIREN Hub, cardiac arrest, airway management, paramedic education, prehospital sepsis

Jonathan Burns, DO FACEP FAAEM
Attending physician Amery Regional Medical Center
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Residency: York, Pennsylvania
Medical School: Des Moines University
Undergraduate Degree: University of Northern Iowa
Hometown: Ames, Iowa
Interests & Hobbies:

Fishing, Mountain biking, cooking fitness and being outside. I have 3 talented boys that are involved in a lot of activities and I love to be a part of their adventure!

Professional Interests:

Medical education, airway management, trauma and toxicology

Maros Cunderlik, MD
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Residency: EM/IM at Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia
Hometown: Novaky, Slovakia
Interests & Hobbies:

Quality time at home with my wife Claudia and our children, as well as our cat, Saka. The outdoors and exploring Minnesota as much as possible. Visiting with relatives in Madagascar, France and Slovakia and discovering new places with them. Home projects with my family, reading and catching up on the news over a cup of coffee or maybe three.

Professional Interests:

Cardiovascular emergency medicine, global health, ultrasound

Eric Dahl, MD
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Medical School: MD/MPH: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Ceramics, wine/beer brewing, Brett Favre.

Professional Interests:
Rachel Dahms, MD
HealthPartners Physician Lead for Undergraduate Medical Education
REACH LIC Co-Director
Assistant Professor, UMN
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Residency: Indiana University
Medical School: UMN
Undergraduate Degree: UMN, Microbiology and Spanish
Hometown: Maplewood, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Science fiction and fantasy, travel, herpetology, beer

Professional Interests:

Resident education
Procedural competency
Medical student education
Infectious diseases
Learner remediation

Michael DeBoer, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Undergraduate Degree: University of Northwestern St. Paul, BA in music
Hometown: Faribault, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

I love spending time with my wife and three kids, attending sporting events, reading, playing golf, video games, and piano and guitar.

Professional Interests:

Medical education, Rural emergency medicine, Emergency Medical Services

Amy Dooley, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: Bethel University
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Lindsay Fahrner, MD
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Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Medical School: University of Illinois
Undergraduate Degree: Loras College
Hometown: Orion, IL
Interests & Hobbies:

Travel, cooking, gardening, spending time with family and friends, cycling

Professional Interests:

Community Emergency Medicine

Maria Finke, MD
EM Senior Staff, HealthPartners Valley Group
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Residency: University of Rochester
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota, BA Political Science
Hometown: Medina, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

hiking, cooking, gardening, cycling

Professional Interests:

community emergency medicine, health equity

Bradley Gordon, MD, MS
Staff Physician, Regions Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Investigator, HealthPartners Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
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Residency: Regions Hospital / HealthPartners
Medical School: Creighton University
Undergraduate Degree: Colorado State University – BS Biochemistry / Chemistry
Hometown: Denver, CO
Interests & Hobbies:

Canoeing, backpacking, camping, general aviation, gardening, electronics/robotics.

Professional Interests:

Health Informatics, Opioid use and misuse

Graci Gorman, MD
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Residency: HealthPartners Institute/Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Peace Studies
Hometown: Red Wing, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Running, paddle boarding

Professional Interests:

Class of 2022

BA – Chemistry, Peace Studies – College of Saint Benedict

MD – University of Minnesota

Interests: “Running & Traveling”

Kristi Grall, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine – University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: William Beaumont – Royal Oak, MI
Medical School: MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Biology – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Medical education, curriculum, distance running

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Theresa Gunnarson, MD
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Kari Haley, MD
EMS Fellowship Director
Assistant Medical Director, Regions EMS
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Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin; Fellowship: EMS – Regions Hospital
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time with my husband and two kids, being outdoors whenever possible

Professional Interests:

Member of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)

 

Paul Haller, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
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Residency: University of Minnesota (Internal Medicine)
Post Residency Training: Chief Resident, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center (IM)
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: Moorhead State University
Hometown: St. Michael, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Family, sports, reading.

Professional Interests:

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Cullen Hegarty, MD
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Co-chair of the CORD SLOE committee
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Residency: HealthPartners/Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Notre Dame, BS in Biology
Hometown: Rosemount, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time with family (wife Kelly, children Jenna, Joey and Caden), travel, running, watching/playing sports and participating in fantasy sports, and grilling.

Professional Interests:

Resident education, resident wellness, assessment of well-being, team leadership, compassion in Emergency Medicine, medical student advising, EM application process and the SLOE.

Jackie Hegarty, MD, MBA
ED Medical Director, Westfields Hospital
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: St. Olaf College, Mathematics/Exercise Science
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time with family, running and almost any other physical activity, spending time outside, HGTV

Professional Interests:

Healthcare leadership and communication, optimizing healthcare operations, quality, and patient safety, improving patient experience, healthcare systems, business of healthcare, standardization

Jonathan Heimler, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Undergraduate Degree: Summa Cum Laude – Biology – University of North Dakota
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Sports (especially football, basketball, track, baseball, volleyball, golf, badminton, and tennis); Fishing; Hunting (deer, turkey, pheasant, grouse, duck); Cooking without recipes; Home-brewing beer and wine; trying new foods; TV shows (All time favorites are Scrubs and The Office); -Movies (anything but horror movies, favorite movie- Hot Shots); Music (all types, favorite band- Counting Crows)

Professional Interests:
Keith Henry, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Arizona
Undergraduate Degree: Northern Arizona University
Hometown: Gila Bend, AZ
Interests & Hobbies:
Professional Interests:

Medical student education, ethics.

 

Brad Hernandez, MD
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Iowa
Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Sports, Cooking, Boating.

Professional Interests:
Kurt Isenberger, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Medical College of Milwaukee
Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Hometown: Baraboo, WI
Interests & Hobbies:
Professional Interests:

Ultrasound education

 

Jacob Johnson, DO
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Residency: Spectrum Lakeland, St. Joseph, MI
Medical School: Des Moines University
Undergraduate Degree: Biology – Biomedical concentration; University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, WI
Hometown: River Falls, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time outdoors. Traveling, Mechanics, Vintage Car Restoration, Weightlifting, Biking.

Professional Interests:
Andrew Kieffer, MD
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Residency: Northwell Health at North Shore/LIJ
Medical School: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Hiking, Soccer, Travel

Professional Interests:

Pediatric EM, Wilderness Medicine

Allison Knorzer, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Appalachian State University
Hometown:
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Peter Kumasaka, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
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Residency: Christ Hospital
Medical School: University of Rochester
Undergraduate Degree: Carleton College
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Interests & Hobbies:

Ultimate Frisbee, Fly Fishing

Professional Interests:
Karl LaFleur, MD
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Residency: HealthPartners Institute/Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota – Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Soccer, Tennis, Travel and Languages

Professional Interests:

Critical Care, Procedural Sedation, Complex Wound Repairs

Robert LeFevere, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Creighton University
Undergraduate Degree: St Olaf College
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Travel, golf

Professional Interests:

Medical student education

 

Eric Ling, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs, Westfields Hospital & Clinic
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Residency: Hennepin Healthcare
Medical School: Northwestern University
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota, Degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Philosophy
Hometown: Lake Elmo, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Reading, running, games with family

Professional Interests:

Ethics, flattening hierarchies, optimizing clinician experience

Sheffey Massey III, DO
EM Senior Staff, HealthPartners Valley Group
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Brian Mehus, MD
Senior Staff, HealthPartners EM Valley Group
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Residency:
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Biology – University of Minnesota
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time with family and dog, camping, hiking, climbing, gardening, running, cycling, swimming, wakeboarding, reading.

Professional Interests:
Matthew Morgan, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Fellowship: Regions Hospital Toxicology
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Undergraduate Degree: Southwest Missouri State
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Guitar, travel

Professional Interests:
Jessie Nelson, MD
Director of Emergency Medicine Education ResearchCore Faculty
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
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Residency: Regions Hospital/HealthPartners
Medical School: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota, B.S. Genetics and Cell Biology
Hometown: Enderlin, ND
Interests & Hobbies:

Reading, mostly nonfiction. Crafts when time and patience allows. Personal productivity (oh, the systems I’ve worked through). Board games and puzzles with the family. Watching my kids grow up too fast. Mostly alone things since I’m a raging introvert.

Professional Interests:

Medical Education
Continuing Professional Development
Influence
Simulation
Disaster Medicine

Mark Newman, MD
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Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Undergraduate Degree: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Fishing, hiking, snowboarding, literature, music

Professional Interests:
Levon O’hAodha, MD
Staff physicianChief of Staff Hudson Hospital and ClinicDirector of Emergency Services Hudson Hospital and Clinic
Clinical Instructor, St Catherine’s PA programClinical Instructor, Des Moines University School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Residency: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: Hamline University, St Paul, MN – BA Anthropology
Hometown: Blaine, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Golf
Shooting Sports
Brewing

Professional Interests:

Sepsis
Patient Throughput
Cultural interactions in the ED
Student Education

Michael Paddock, DO, MS
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Residency: Cook County – Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Medical Education Research, Innovation, Teaching and Scholarship (MERITS) – University of Chicago
Medical School: DO – A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Cell Biology – University of Minnesota-Duluth
MS – Biomedical Science (Physiology) – A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osetopathic Medicine
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:
Professional Interests:

Residency curriculum development, technology in medical education, asynchronous and online education, point of care ultrasonography.

 

Josh Peltier, MD
EM Senior Staff, HealthPartners Valley Group
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.
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Residency: HealthPartners – Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota-Duluth; Biology B.S.
Hometown: Stillwater, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Playing, reading and spending time with my sons, woodworking, home improvement projects, running, golfing, hockey.

Professional Interests:

POC Ultrasound, Medical Student Education, ED flow

Bjorn Peterson, MD
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Residency: Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Undergraduate Degree: Bethel University – Computer Science
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Prior to Medical School: – Software Developer

Skiing, playing with my kids, homebrewing

Professional Interests:

Emergency Medical Services, Informatics<br/>Committees/Societies: – SAEM, NAEMSP, AMA

 

Brian Peterson, DO
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Karen Quaday, MD
Physician Director of Operations
Assistant Professor
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Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Dual residency with Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine
Medical School: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Undergraduate Degree: Albion College, Albion, MI. BA in Biology and BA in Chemistry
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Interests & Hobbies:

Tennis, golf, puzzles, reading

Professional Interests:

I work in Hospice and Palliative Care in addition to Emergency Medicine.

Martin Richards, Jr., MD
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Nabil Salama, MD
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Alexandra Schick, MD
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Residency: Brown University
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree:
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

Hiking, walks with my dog, HIIT (Orangetheory/Peloton), trying new restaurants, cooking

Professional Interests:

Airway, Cardiac Ultrasound, ECMO, Resuscitation, Shock

Broc Schindler, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
Undergraduate Degree: St. Cloud State University
Hometown: Chaska, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Spending time with friends and family, TV shows, travel, watching sports

Professional Interests:

Medical education, airway management, ultrasound, operations, sports medicine

Callie Schnitker, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota; MS – Tufts University
Hometown:
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Dan Sheets, MD, MPH
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Residency: John Hopkins; Fellowship: Ultrasound – University of Maryland
Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Undergraduate Degree: Georgetown University
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Interests & Hobbies:

Live music, classical guitar, hiking, camping, spending time with family

Professional Interests:

Ultrasound education, resident education, resuscitation, rural emergency medicine

Steve Stanfield, MD
Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety for Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital
Section Head, Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital
Assistant Faculty at University of Minnesota
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Residency: Palmetto Health Richland Memorial, Columbia, SC
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Clemson University, BS, MArch
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Interests & Hobbies:

Hiking, Bicycling, kayaking and just about anything outside.

Professional Interests:

Emergency medicine education
Emergency Medicine quality improvement.
Emergency department operations and flow improvement
Wilderness Medicine
Acute Stroke Care
Acute Sepsis Care
Acute trauma care,
ATLS instructor
Rare procedures

Samuel Stellpflug, MD; FAACT, FACMT, FACEP, FAAEM
Assoc. Prof. of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: Marquette University
Hometown: Beaver Dam, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

Watching my kids grow and learn stuff. Brazilian jiu jitsu and MMA. Wisconsin sports.

Professional Interests:

Acute and critical care toxicology. Emergency medicine. Medical education. Decision making. Test ordering efficiency. Overdoses impacting the heart, peripheral vasculature, and brain blood flow. Physiology and safety of neck compression techniques in combat scenarios.

Bradley Stroik, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: MD – University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Biology  and Biochemistry – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

I enjoy anything that involves being active, if it is a competitive activity I enjoy it even more. I also enjoy working with kids and coaching youth sports. Another passion of mine is being active in the outdoors with elk hunting being at the top of the list. When time allows I like to visit and explore foreign countries.. I am also very close to my family and any time with them is time well spent.

Professional Interests:
Priya Sury, MD, PhD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School – Twin Cities
Undergraduate Degree: Washington University in St. Louis
Hometown: Roseville, Minnesota
Interests & Hobbies:

Being outdoors– I love walking with friends along the Mississippi River with a coffee in hand. I enjoy cooking and eating with my mom and other family and friends. I enjoy evenings joking around with my partner and baby.

Professional Interests:

Dr. Priya Sury (she/her) practices emergency medicine to serve the most vulnerable patients in our healthcare system. She sees problems in the Emergency Department as manifestations of society’s most critical issues and is passionate about our Emergency Departments’ role in improving quality of care for underserved patients across the Twin Cities and rural Minnesota. She brings a creative, synergistic approach, drawing on her undergraduate majors in Anthropology and Spanish (Washington University in St. Louis) her D.Phil (PhD) in Theology (University of Oxford) to think about how interdisciplinary data can be used to meet the bio-psycho-social needs of our diverse emergency department patients. She adores her energetic, brilliant ER colleagues and loves teaching medical students and residents.

Haley Taormina, MD
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Residency: University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
Medical School: Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Rochester, MN
Undergraduate Degree: Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
Hometown:
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Alexandria Taylor, MD
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Residency: HealthPartners Institute/Regions Hospital
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Virginia Commonwealth University
Hometown: Marion, VA
Interests & Hobbies:

Baking, running, singing, outdoor activities

Professional Interests:

EMS/event medicine, Ultrasound

Ashley TeKippe, MD
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Residency: Fellowship – Sports Medicine – University of Utah
Medical School: University of Iowa
Undergraduate Degree: BA – Biology – Luther College
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society<br/>Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society<br/>Beta Beta Beta Honor Society<br/>Canoeing, skiing, golfing, running, basketball, flag football, learning to play new instruments, most recently the acoustic guitar.

Professional Interests:
Shannon Tomfohrde, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Undergraduate Degree: UW- Madison – BS Pharmacology and Toxicology
Hometown: Osceola, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

In my free time I can be found playing with my dog and kids, reading, traveling and painting

Professional Interests:

Rural Emergency Medicine

Kevin Torkelson, MD
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Undergraduate Degree: Biology
Hometown: Grand Forks, ND
Interests & Hobbies:

Hiking, Golfing, Spending time with family.

Professional Interests:
Emily Wagner, MD
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Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine – Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota, BA (Spanish Studies) and BS (Biology)
Hometown: Winona, MN and Princeton, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Arts and crafts (knitting, pottery, woodburning, metal stamping, leatherworking, etc.), cross-country skiing, touring local coffee shops and breweries, finding new Instant Pot recipes, gathering with friends/family/neighbors.

Professional Interests:

Pediatric Emergency Care quality improvement and outreach, addressing health disparities in EDs (especially related to migrant health), gender equity in the workplace, mentorship

Amy Walsh, MD MDP
Global EM Fellowship DirectorValley Emergency Physician
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Residency: University of Iowa
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Degree: University of Missouri, BS Biology
Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa
Interests & Hobbies:

Foraging for wild edible foods
Natural Movement
Tree propagation
Running
Open water swimming
Reading
Storytelling

Professional Interests:

Context-based medicine and ways of knowing
Global Medical Education and Partnerships
Maternal health

Joe Walter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician, HealthPartners Medical Group
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Regions
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota; Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
Hometown: Wanamingo, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Curling, racquetball, tennis, board games, disc golf, travel.

Professional Interests:

FOAMed, documentation efficiency, epic training.

Bjorn Westgard, MD, MA
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Jenna (LeRoy) Wilkinson, MD
Director, Twin Cities Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Medical Toxicologist & Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Faculty Physician, Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Regions
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Iowa
Undergraduate Degree: University of Iowa, BS in Exercise Physiology
Hometown: Dallas, TX and Clinton, IA
Interests & Hobbies:

Live music, running, cycling, traveling, food.

Professional Interests:

Cardiovascular toxins, antidotal therapy, critical care toxicology

Benjamin Willenbring, MD
Faculty Physician, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine
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Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: University of Minnesota
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Interests & Hobbies:

Backpacking, cooking, woodworking, raiding my kids.

Professional Interests:

Medical care of the critically ill poisoned person.

Casey Woster, MD
Senior Staff Physician, Regions Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
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Residency: Regions Hospital
Medical School: Creighton University
Undergraduate Degree: Creighton University
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Interests & Hobbies:

Travel, reading, hiking, and newly mountain biking.

Professional Interests:

Emergency Ultrasound
ECMO

Wendy Woster, MD
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Residency: Emergency Medicine – Regions Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Undergraduate Degree: BS – Nutrition – Arizona State University
Hometown:
Interests & Hobbies:

Other Career(s) Prior to Medical School: – General Mills

Family, travel, hiking, trying new beers.

Professional Interests:

International medicine, sports medicine

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Michael Zwank, MD
Ultrasound DirectorRegions Hospital Emergency Department
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Residency: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin, BS
Hometown: Middleton, WI
Interests & Hobbies:

I really enjoy just about any outdoor activity including hiking, climbing, backpacking, camping, running, biking, swimming, disc golfing, slacklining and others. I play a lot of tennis and spend a lot of time on cross country skis and on a snowboard. I am married to an awesome woman and we have two teenage boys and I have been fortunate to watch them succeed at their pursuits.

Professional Interests:

I think ultrasound is amazing – it provides better care to the patient and better professional satisfaction to me.