Hossein Aliabadi, MD, a University of Minnesota Medical School ‘87 graduate, remembers when he was first introduced to the field of urology.

“During my training in the 1980s, pediatric urology was in its infancy. At that time, I was fortunate to have Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez as a teacher,” he said. “Dr. Gonzalez was a pediatric urologist at the U of M Medical School and he took special interest in my training and encouraged me to pursue a career in pediatric urology.”

Living well is as important as living long. This is a motto that Troy Hanson, MD, MPH, a 1996 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, strongly believes in. 

“You can be physically ill, but if you are mentally healthy and resilient, you can still live a good life,” Dr. Hanson said. 

He first thought about pursuing medicine in junior high as a way to combine his fascination of understanding living things with the satisfaction derived from helping people. 

Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions.

On the heels of Minority Health Month, Lonzale Ramsey Jr, MD, reflects on what the month means to him and how he continues to support underrepresented communities through The Ladder.

The University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus received a $1M gift from Essentia Health. This gift was secured for the endowed Essentia Health Professorship in Medical Education, which will provide additional leadership at the Medical School, Duluth Campus.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, which launched “Health Care Heroes” last year, recognized five U of M Medical School and M Physicians leaders.

Dr. Paul Stadem was a first-year resident when he met Harold Palm, a patient with a serious undiagnosed lung disorder.

Research from the U of M and Mayo Clinic sought to understand how microbial communities help people resist pathogens.

Dr. Karen Schwartzbauer, a University of Minnesota Medical School graduate, expresses her enthusiasm about hosting students in her home as they travel for their residency interviews.

University of Minnesota Medical School and the College of Design collaborated to create a product for teaching children about congenital heart disease (CHD) with efforts to ease parental stress and educate in a creative way.

To recognize Women's History Month, two University of Minnesota Medical School faculty members discuss what this special month means to them and all the ways we should continue to support women in medicine.

Researchers found that the disruption of a circadian clock gene may be involved in the development of autism spectrum disorder.

Three graduating students reflect on their time at the University of Minnesota Medical School as they celebrate Match Day 2022.

This year, the 2022 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine “Rising Stars” list recognized 197 talented University of Minnesota Medical School faculty physicians from 18 departments.