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Beret Fitzgerald, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota.
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota.
Who has been your biggest influence on your career path, and why? This is perhaps a cop out to pick two, but Dr. Paul Farmer was an early inspiration for my career in medicine and using my values to guide my career. In residency, Dr. Kelsey Hills-Dunlap was an influential mentor and model of the kind of PCCM doctor I aspire to be.
What recent accomplishment has you feeling most energized? I recently had a paper published. I was on a big team over the last year and a half and learned a lot about study design and how research can influence health policy. The work was meant to continue to help focus infrastructure funding and improving the prevention of respiratory disease transmission. That funding has all been put on pause but I’m feeling fired up that this work does matter.
Selinam Norgbe, MD
Medical School: Creighton University.
Internal Medicine Residency: Oregon Health & Sciences University.
Who has been your biggest influence on your career path, and why? My uncle was my biggest influence when I didn't want to become a doctor because I was afraid of having a patient's life in my hands. But he encouraged me and told me that no matter what field of medicine I go into, there will always be those concerns, so you should trust the process and do what you are most passionate about.
What recent accomplishment has you feeling most energized? My recent accomplishment that made me feel most energized was getting a chance to practice medicine in Botswana. There was a sense of accomplishment in being able to practice medicine in low-resource settings and knowing there is still so much we can do with limited resources, which helped solidify my interest in global health.
Daniel Shyu, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri.
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota.
Who has been your biggest influence on your career path, and why? My dad has been the biggest influence on my career path. He immigrated to the U.S., developed a successful academic career, and was still an amazing dad. Watching his journey has been inspiring, and he’s always encouraged me to follow what excites and motivates me in my career. His constant support and the example he’s set have had a huge impact on the direction I’ve chosen.
What recent accomplishment has you feeling most energized? Our peripheral vasopressor paper (with Drs. Pendleton and Ingraham) looking at its usage among the MHealth Fairview sites was just published in Annals ATS this month!
Marie Wilson, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota.
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Minnesota.
Who has been your biggest influence on your career path, and why? There have been so many people that have helped me along the path, it’s impossible to choose a single one! But I am confident it would be a lot harder if I didn’t have so much support from my family and friends outside of medicine to keep me grounded.
What recent accomplishment has you feeling most energized? Finishing (and surviving) residency has me pretty jazzed!
Andrew Hoisington, DO
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago (NorthShore, now Endeavor Health).
Mentored Research: Artificial Intelligence Use by Senior Medical Students During Critical Care Clerkship.
Mentors: Kathryn Pendleton, MD & Ron Reilkof, MD. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Artificial intelligence tools such as large language model chatbots are rapidly emerging as potential aids in medical education, offering opportunities to enhance clinical reasoning, case analysis, and decision-making skills. Early studies demonstrate their promise as virtual tutors, yet also highlight critical limitations, including inaccuracies, hallucinations, ethical concerns, and risks of overreliance. Recent surveys show medical students are aware of these challenges and strongly advocate for regulatory guidance and formal training in AI use. To address this need, a novel ICU clerkship assignment was developed that integrates chatbot-based case workups with structured reflection, requiring students to compare their reasoning against AI-generated outputs. This activity, coupled with dedicated teaching on AI capabilities and pitfalls, aims to promote AI literacy, foster critical thinking, and prepare future physicians to engage with emerging technologies in a safe and judicious manner.
Marlon Oliva, MD
Medical School: Bogomolets National Medical University, Ukraine
Residency: New York Medical College
Mentored Research: Choices in the ICU: A Retrospective Study Comparing BiPAP and AVAPS Outcomes in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Patients.
Research Mentor: Michael Alter, MD. HealthPartners Regions Hospital.
The primary objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive comparison between BiPAP and AVAPS in the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure within the ICU setting. By analyzing patient outcomes, we aim to identify which non-invasive ventilatory support modality leads to better clinical results, especially in reducing the necessity for intubation. This study seeks to provide clear evidence that can guide clinicians in making informed choices that enhance patient care and optimize resource utilization in the ICU.
German Velez Reyes, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School
Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP)
Mentored Research: The 8D Lung: Models and Mechanisms for the Study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Mentor: Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD. Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine
Recent advancements in bioengineering and genetics offer unprecedented opportunities to model lung fibrosis with higher fidelity and consequently perform better pre-clinical trials. In this talk I will cover efforts to discover innovative strategies to prevent, halt, or reverse lung fibrosis through precise lung organ modeling, characterization of disease mechanisms and targeted therapeutic interventions. The goal of my research is to establish a novel platform to model lung fibrosis accurately, facilitating detailed studies of disease molecular pathways, and the screening of novel therapeutic compounds. We also aim to better understand the effects of Hippo/Yap pathway aberrancies in lung fibrosis using our novel lung models and human tissue.
Katie Wick, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California Davis Health
Sharon Li, MD, FAAP
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School
Mentored Research: Impact of Pre-Transplant Immunosuppression on Post-Transplant Outcomes.
Mentor: Anupam Kumar
CF Grant Mentors: Joanne Billings and Kathy Mahan. Sharon Li is a recipient of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Fellowship Award, a training grant designed to encourage specialized training and early exposure to cystic fibrosis-related research and patient care.
Amber Lindsay, MD, PhD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare
Mentored Research: Substance use in the critical care medicine: Trends, research strategies, and opportunities for intervention.
Research Mentor: Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Michael Michalik, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School
Mentored Research: Clinical Techniques to Estimate Delivered Power in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
Mentor: John Marini, MD, Health Partners Regions Hospital
Meera Sury, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Program
Mentored Research: Consent and cannulation: Exploring perspective on initiation and withdrawal of ECMO support
Mentor: Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, UMN
Nermine Abdelwahab, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Esther Chen Etchison, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency
Rebecca Kummer, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency
Joshua Trujeque, MD
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Gabriel Guzman, MD
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Charlene McEvoy, MD, Regions Hospital
Jeffrey Larson, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Roy Cho, MD, University of Minnesota
Rachel Starcher, MD
Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Adams Dudley, MD, Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Lauren Thornton, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: John Marini, MD, Regions Hospital
Critical Care Pathway Fellow
Daniel Gonzalez, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Fellowship: University of Minnesota Cardiovascular Disease
Katie Capp, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Brown University Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Roy Cho, MD, University of Minnesota
Alejandra Gutierrez, MD
Medical School: Universidad de los Andes
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Residency
Fellowship: University of Minnesota Cardiovascular Fellowship
Aiham Jbeli, MD
Medical School: University of Tishreen Faculty of Medicine
Residency: University of South Dakota Internal Medicine Residency, Sioux Falls
Research Mentor: Craig Henke, MD, University of Minnesota
Alex Schwegman, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Wajahat Khalil, MBBS, Minneapolis VA
John Selickman, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: John Marini, MD, Regions Hospital
Jennifer Keen, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Indiana University Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Kurt Prins, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota
Camille Robichaux, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Charlene McEvoy, MD, Regions Hospital
Pierre Tawfik, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: John Marini, Regions Hospital
Alexander Zanotto, MD
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Chris Wendt, MD, University of Minnesota
Christine Lambert, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Anne Joseph, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: Use of Tobacco Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Risk Assessment
Shujaat Khalil, MBBS
Medical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: St Elizabeth's Medical Center Program (Internal Medicine) - St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston MA
Research Mentor: Craig Henke, MD, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: Cross Talk Between IPF MPC and Macrophages Drives Fibrosis
David MacDonald, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS, Minneapolis VA
Primary Research: Biomarkers of Lung Function in Well Controlled and Untreated HIV
Nicholas Ingraham, MD
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency
Research Mentor: Adams Dudley, MD, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: Describing Provider Variation and its Effect on ICU Outcomes and How Race Mediates Provider-Level Factors Contributing to Critical Care Delivery
Benjamin Henkle, MD
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine, Twin Cities
Muhammad Hayat Syed, MBBS
Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Residency: Columbia University at Harlem, New York
Michael Thorp, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: New York University Internal Medicine
Jennifer Wong, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine
William Amundson, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Rochester Internal Medicine, Rochester, NY
Research Mentor: Hyun Kim, MD, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: Using Precision Medicine and pharmacogenomics in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis to Guide Treatment
Research Mentor: Christine Wendt, MD, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Primary Research: Peri-nodular Emphysema as a Risk Factor for Malignant Lung Nodules
Andrew Caraganis, MD
Medical School: America University of the Caribbean
Residency: Roger Williams Medical Center Internal Medicine, Providence, RI
Research Mentor: Matthew Prekker, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
Primary Research: My research will focus on out of hospital cardiac arrests at Hennepin County Medical Center. I will be looking at whether we are able to predict neurological outcomes based on early head CT imaging (obtained within 4 hours of arrest) as well as looking at respiratory failure incidence and causes after out of hospital cardiac arrest.
Katherine Janssen, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota - Internal Medicine
Research Mentor: Hyun Kim, MD, University of Minnesota
Award: Abstract Scholarship Award, ATS 2017. Washington DC. "Gender Gap in Critical Care Literature Authorship and Task Force Participation." PI: Dr. Sara Erickson
Abstracts: ATS May 14, 2017, Washington, DC "Gender Gap in Critical Care Literature Authorship and Task Force Participation." Oral Presentation. PI: Dr. Sara Erickson; ATS May 17, 2016, San Francisco, CA "Assessing the Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis." Poster Presentation. PI: Dr. Hyun Kim
Kathleen Mahan, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center Internal Medicine, Minneapolis MN
Research Mentor: Mikael Elias, PhD, University of Minnesota
Primary Research: I am working to characterize the ability of engineered quorum quenching lactonases to control some of the most problematic bacterial pathogens affecting CF patients, namely Pseudomonas sp.and Burkholderia sp. in order to coordinate and regulate the formation of biofilms and the expression of virulence factors.
Grant Award: Investigating the efficacy of potent quorum quenching inhibitors on human pathogens relevant to CF patients. Second Year Clinical Fellowship, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2017 - 2018.
Arianna Baldomero, MD
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medical and Public Health, Madison, WI
Residency: University of Minnesota - Internal Medicine
Primary Research: NHLBI T32 Training Program The Relationship between Oral Health Status and COPD Exacerbations
Primary Research Mentor: Christine Wendt, MD
Abstracts: ATS 2017 poster presentation: A Woman with Celiac Disease and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, Washington DC.
Oksana Bohn, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine
Primary Research: Translating Research into Practice: COPD Health Coaching for Hospitalized Patients
Primary Research Mentor: Charlene McEvoy, MD
Abstracts: ATS 2017 poster presentation: A Case of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Transformation to Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of The Lung, Washington DC; ATS 2016 poster presentation. A Case of Hypercalcemia due to Granulomatous Inflammation in Acute Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. San Francisco, CA.
Publications: Ken M. Kunisaki, Oksana A. Bohn, Erin E. Wetherbee, Thomas S. Rector. High-resolution wristworn overnight oximetry has high positive predictive value for obstructive sleep apnea in a sleep study referral population. Sleep Breath (2016) 20:583; doi 10.1007/s11325-015-1251-6
Grants: Red Fund Grant via Health Partners Research Institute (funded)
Steve Skolasinski, MD
Medical School: Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
Residency: University of Minnesota - Internal Medicine
Primary Research: NHLBI T32 Training Program Novel Cell Sprayer Device for Lung Bioengineering and Directed Cell Therapy
Primary Research Mentor: Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari PhD
Grant Submitted: F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service "Pulmonary Bioengineering: New methods for recellularizing and assessing lung scaffolds using a novel cell sprayer device and MRI airflow mapping"
Abstracts: ATS 2016 poster presentation "Hyperammonemia in the ICU", San Francisco, CA; American College of Physicians 2013 poster presentation "Compressive Subcutaneous Emphysema", Minneapolis, MN
Takehide Umeda, MD
Medical School: Akita University, Akita, JAPAN
Residency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University Internal Medicine, Pawtucket RI
Primary Research: Candida Colonization Improves Survival after Lung Transplant; Pronton Pump Inhibitor Treatment in IPF Patient (Mentor: Rade Tomic, MD); Successful Weaning and Extubation Parameter (Mentor: John Marini, MD)
Abstracts: ATS 2017 case report "Dendriform Pulmonary Ossification" Tomic R, Umeda T; ATS 2017 poster presentation "Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis"; ISHLT 2017 "Candida Colonization Improves Survival after Lung Transplant?" Green J, Brown R, Umeda T, Rudser K, Hertz M, Loor G, Young J, and Tomic R