Meet Our Team
The Adoption Medicine Clinic team is equipped to provide you with medical and health expertise at all stages of your adoption journey. Our multidisciplinary team knows what you're going through, and also how hard and long you've worked to get here. Browse faculty bios to learn more about our backgrounds; you are in good company and in good hands.
Judith Eckerle, MD
Director, Adoption Medicine Clinic
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ecke0056@umn.edu
Kimara Gustafson, MD
Assistant Professor
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Dana Johnson, MD, PhD
Professor
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Maria Kroupina, PhD
Associate Professor
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Megan Bresnahan, OTR
Karen Bartz, LPN
Adoption Medicine Nurse
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Taylor Grootwassink, OTR/L
Kathaleen Stone
Post-Doctoral Associate, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)
Julia Dahle
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
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dahle088@umn.edu
Emily Kukacka
AMC Outreach and Grant Coordinator
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kukac003@umn.edu
Angelique Dove Hatch
Former Advisory Board Chair
Katie Severt
Advisory Board Chair
RJ Devick
Advisory Board Vice Chair