Marshall Hertz, MD

Dr. Marshall Hertz was raised in Detroit, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan for college and medical school. He came to the University of Minnesota in 1978 for an Internal Medicine residency, and has spent my entire adult life here. Dr. Hertz has served as medical director of the University of Minnesota lung transplant program since its inception in 1986 to 2023. In that time, the program has performed more than 1,000 lung transplants. Dr. Hertz focused on advancing scientific knowledge related to organ transplant medicine, having been PI of funded NIH P01 and R01 grants, as well as Co-I on multiple other research projects. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Hertz also focused on mentoring and teaching medical students, trainees, and junior faculty members.