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The University of Minnesota Medical School community recently gathered to celebrate a major milestone for its exceptional educators, researchers, and clinicians. Faculty, leadership, and colleagues...

Congratulations to over 75 of our pediatricians for their recognition as M Physicians Clinical Excellence Honorees! These individuals were nominated by their peers for consistently going above and...

Since 1972, the Department of Pediatrics has presented the Gold Headed Cane to pediatricians in recognition of their exceptional contributions to pediatric care and education. Diana Becker Cutts, MD...

Travis and Nicole Fuechtmann navigate the challenges of raising three children, two of whom—Bryn and Vivian—have cystic fibrosis (CF). Initially overwhelmed, the couple quickly shifts focus from...

Kari and Tony Gand have navigated a challenging journey to parenthood marked by two preterm births. They were initially surprised by the news of twins during their first pregnancy, but at 22 weeks,...

Mpls.St.Paul magazine recently released its list of 2024 Top Doctors. Of the 201 University of Minnesota faculty members honored this year, 50 are from the Department of Pediatrics.The Top Doctor...

This summer at the Minnesota State fair, another new attraction will be happening: The gene sequencing of a corn dog.Beth Thielen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious...

Lindsy Halleckson, staff member in the Department of Pediatrics and local artist, participated in the Love Data Week Big Ten Academic Alliance Data Viz Championship. Her project, the Leaf...

Parents all around are struggling to understand the best ways to take care of their children with autism because there are no open inpatient appointments available. Therefore, many of these families...

The Blue Ridge Rankings, produced by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, are published rankings of medical institutions, departments, and researchers based on NIH funding received. We are...

 Join us in congratulating Cynthia Howard, MD, MPHTM, Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Minnesota on receiving the 2023 Gold-Headed Cane Award!The...

The University of Minnesota’s 10,000 Families Study was recently awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This funding will be directed towards additional investigation into cancer...

A new study from the University of Minnesota is the first to demonstrate the ability for gene therapy to repair neural connections for those with the rare genetic brain disorder known as Hurler...

We are excited to announce that Catherine M. Bendel, MD, received The Graduate Medical Education Lifetime Achievement Award for her noteworthy and lasting contributions to education in the University...

“The health of Minnesota is built on the 135-year legacy of care from remarkable physicians like these,” said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical...

We invite you to attend this hybrid educational experience on Sept. 21-22, 2023. The Twin Cities Pediatric Update is hosted by Children’s Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Department of...

Vaccinations prevent millions of deaths each year, coming to the forefront as one of the most impactful health interventions in recent decades. Even with the promising preventative effects of...

On February 6th, 2023, Minnesota became the first state to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), the most common infectious birth defect in the United States. Though anyone can...

Recently, the 2022 Blue Ridge Research Rankings were released, showing the University of Minnesota Medical as being ranked 21st of all medical schools for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding...