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Education

With over twenty-five training programs across a myriad of specialties and professions, we are committed to comprehensive and interdisciplinary training for our students, interns, residents, and fellows. Taught by faculty across a rich and diverse pediatric culture, the success of our learners is among our highest priorities.

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Research

Our research builds on more than 100 years of pioneering breakthroughs, including the first successful pediatric blood and marrow transplant, the first infant heart transplant in Minnesota, and the first pediatric cochlear ear implant surgery. We rank eighth in funding from the National Institutes of Health among departments of pediatrics—underscoring our role as a leader in children’s health.

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Patient Care

Through teamwork and collaboration, we respectfully address the physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs of pediatric patients and their families. Our compassionate, innovative approach repeatedly receives national recognition. 

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Department Head Joseph P. Neglia, MD, MPH

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School strives to improve the lives of children in our community, nation, and world through research, service, education, and advocacy.

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 syndrome.

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Beau Webber, PhD, with the University of Minnesota Medical School recently received a $330,000 grant from CURE Childhood Cancer.

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“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 School and CEO of M Physicians.

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