Director
Timothy Ramer, MD
Assistant Professor612-333-0770
ramer001@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Smiley’s Family Medicine Residency (now University of Minnesota Medical Center)
Certification: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders trainer
Medical interests: Quality improvement, cross-cultural health, electronic medical record, spirituality, and healing
Personal interests: Cooking curries, biking, canoeing, swimming, celebrating Halloween, spending time with his wife and three children
Associate Director
Karen Borchert, MD
Assistant Professor612-333-0770
borc0084@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Women's health, reproductive health, GYN procedures, LGBTQ health, gender-affirming care, prenatal care, medication-assisted treatment, HIV prevention
Personal interests: Hiking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, reading science fiction, rabbits
Associate Professor
612-333-0770
adamx005@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: University of Missouri-Columbia in academic medicine
Additional training: MSPH, University of Missouri-Columbia
Medical interests: Colposcopy, chronic diseases, ambulatory care, evidence-based medicine
Personal interests: Keeping up with her three boys, dancing the tango with her husband
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
borc0084@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Women's health, reproductive health, GYN procedures, LGBTQ health, gender-affirming care, prenatal care, medication-assisted treatment, HIV prevention
Personal interests: Hiking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, reading science fiction, rabbits
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
brand444@umn.edu
Graduate school: Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Internship: Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in health psychology
Fellowship: Michigan State University in primary care psychology and medical education
Medical interests: Smoking cessation, health behavior change, primary care psychology
Personal interests: Spending time with family, training for endurance running events
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
canto030@umn.edu
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Loyola-MacNeal Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Women's health and reproductive care, LGBT primary care, and gender-affirming care.
Personal interests: Hiking, playing volleyball, drawing and painting, and reading.
Assistant Professor
612-343-7155
chai0027@umn.edu
Medical school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center Family Medicine Residency (now Regions Hospital)
Fellowship: Regions Hospital in adolescent medicine
Additional training: MPH, University of Minnesota
Medical interests: Family planning, prenatal care, women's reproductive rights, adolescent medicine
Personal interests: Spending time with family, going for long walks, trying to keep her garden alive
Assistant Professor
612-343-7154
maier072@umn.edu
Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: West Suburban Family Medicine Residency - Chicago, IL
Medical interests: Osteopathic manual treatment, educating family medicine physicians
Assistant Professor
(612) 333-0770
harpe006@umn.edu
Medical school: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: University Hospitals Case Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Additional training: MPH, University of Minnesota
Medical interests: Community-oriented primary care, Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project, quality improvement
Personal interests: Canoeing with family in the Boundary Waters
Assistant Professor
612-625-5269
keyh0001@umn.edu
Medical school: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Chronic health conditions, holistic medicine, behavioral change
Assistant Professor
612-333-0774
linkx010@umn.edu
Medical school: MD, University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center (Smiley's) Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: GLBT medical care, procedures, health care access, community-oriented primary care, family-centered obstetrics
Personal interests: Political activism, reading, exploring the world with her family
Assistant Professor
612-884-0406
ober0042@umn.edu
Medical school: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: Hennepin County Medical Center in primary care sports medicine
Professor
612-625-0954
pacal001@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Rochester
Residency: University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Medicine Residency
Fellowships: University of Connecticut in geriatrics and Brown University in health services research
Additional training: MS, Brown University
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
pacal002@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center (Smiley’s) Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Urban community health, refugee/immigrant health, women's health and reproductive rights
Personal interests: Spending time with her husband and two kids
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
jmpenny@umn.edu
Medical school: Kansas City University
Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Bioethics, advocacy, healthcare policy, medical equity and justice
Associate Professor
612-343-7136
pereira@umn.edu
Pharmacy school: University of Minnesota
Residencies: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Medical interests: Diabetes management, smoking cessation, urban community health
Personal interests: Bicycling, playing soccer and ultimate frisbee
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
ramer001@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota Smiley’s Family Medicine Residency (now University of Minnesota Medical Center)
Certification: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders trainer
Medical interests: Quality improvement, cross-cultural health, electronic medical record, spirituality, and healing
Personal interests: Cooking curries, biking, canoeing, swimming, celebrating Halloween, spending time with his wife and three children
Assistant Professor
612-626-8581
sati0003@umn.edu
Medical school: University of Western Ontario
Residency: University of Minnesota Smiley’s Family Medicine Residency (now University of Minnesota Medical Center)
Fellowship: University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics
Medical interests: Bioethics, pay-for-performance, emergency medicine
Assistant Professor
612-333-0770
thibo014@umn.edu
Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Medical interests: Reproductive health, obstetrics, osteopathic medicine, patient-centered communication, behavioral health in primary care, and health equity.
Personal interests: Cycling, hiking, and paddling in boats
