Internal Medicine Residency Program Faculty
Internal Medicine Residency Program Faculty
As an Internal Medicine resident, you will interact with University of Minnesota faculty who love to teach. Whether precepting in continuity clinic, attending on the general medicine wards, or staffing consults, the faculty here are dedicated to teaching and learning, and truly enjoy the academic environment of a University training program.
Our faculty members strive to achieve a balance of autonomy and supervision; they are here to act as a “consultant,” helping you explore diagnostic and therapeutic options, rather than simply dictating a plan for patient care. Most have developed lectures, workshops and “10 Minute Talks” for teaching on the fly. All of our faculty are extremely approachable and welcome your questions or concerns. Many of them have received special recognition in the form of teaching awards, leadership positions and the like. Below is just a small sampling of educators from all three sites.
Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
aylwa002@umn.edu
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Scott Biggerstaff, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Briar Duffy, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency; Director of the Clinician Educator Pathway
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James Nixon, MD
Professor of Medicine; Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine
612-624-9499
nixon007@umn.edu
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Kathryn Pendleton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Erik J. Peterson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program and Director of the Peterson Lab
612-625-5634
peter899@umn.edu
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Melissa Plesac, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Clifford Steer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program and Director of the Steer Lab
612-624-6648
steer001@umn.edu
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Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
bhendel@umn.edu
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Michael Schnaus, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
schna049@umn.edu
Paula Skarda, MD
Associate Program Director Internal Medicine
skard001@umn.edu
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Colin Turner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
turne729@umn.edu
Robertson Bayer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
rebayer@umn.edu
Reut Danieli, MD
General Internal Medicine physician, VA Medical Center
rdanieli@umn.edu
Kay Ingraham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine