Setty Magana, MD, PhD
Name: Setty Magana, MD, PhD
Hometown:Â Burnsville, MN
Undergraduate school attended:Â Â UMN
Hobbies:Â Paddle boarding, hiking, board games with family
Languages I speak:Â Spanish and English
Furthest I've traveled from home:Â Bomet, Kenya
Favorite activity in the Twin Cities:Â Walking around lakes
Specialty:Â Pediatric Neurology with subspecialization in neuroimmunology
Why I chose my specialty:Â I have always been fascinated by the immune system and the nervous system so neuroimmunology seems like the perfect merging of these two passions.
Why Medicine:Â My father was a neurologist and I vividly remember the tremendous impact he had on his patients through his medical knowledge and compassionate bedside manner and how fulfilling that was--that is what inspired me to become a physician.