Contact
Chair's Office
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Sherri NovitskyAdministrative Director612-625-1174
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Orit AckermanChair's Office Project Manager
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Rachel FittsChair's Office AdministratorSupporting: Sayeed Ikramuddin MD
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Alyssa Dindorf, MPSCommunications Manager
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Paxton AltoCommunications Specialist
Surgical Education
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Jessica Andersen, MBA, C-TAGMESurgical Education Manager612-625-3141
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Sarah Erickson, JDGeneral Surgery Program Administrator612-625-6483
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Kimberly MooreheadGeneral Surgery Assistant Coordinator612-626-2590
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Michelle LundenSurgical Education Specialist612-626-2590
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Yvonne ChristensenUME Surgery Clerkship Administrator612-626-9237
Fellowship Program Administrators
- Kimberly Moorehead
Plastic Surgery, Integrated Plastic Surgery
612-626-2590
moor2350@umn.edu - Erin Acton
Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Vascular Surgery
612-621-9433
conne367@umn.edu - Mitch Gmyrek
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
612-624-1722
Gmyre001@umn.edu - Carol Nguyen
Surgical Critical Care
612-301-2921
nguye432@umn.edu - Jasmine Jackson
Transplant Surgery
jacks589@umn.edu
Cardiovascular Surgery
- Jenn Johnson
Division Administrator
612-625-8698
ewin0012@umn.edu
Supporting: Ranjit John MD and Rosemary Kelly MD *UMN Specific Tasks - Rick Castillo
Program/Project Specialist
612-625-3904
Casti020@umn.edu
Supporting: John Foker MD, PhD, Stephen Huddleston MD, PhD, Sara Shumway MD - Caroline Orth
Veterans Affairs Administrator
612-467-3367
orth0079@umn.edu
Supporting: Matthew Soule MD and Rose Kelly MD - Tina Russell
Program/Project Specialist
612-625-1096
russe041@umn.edu
Supporting: Michael Mulvihill, MD, Andrew Shaffer MD, MS, Rochus Voeller MD, K. Joshua Wong MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Alex Broek
Associate Administrator
612-625-7992
Broek012@umn.edu
Supporting: Wolfgang Gaertner MD, Robert Madoff MD, Genevieve Melton-Meaux MD, PhD, Cyrus Jahansouz MD, Elliot Arsoniadis MD, PhD
Surgical Critical Care
- Brittany Ernst
Associate Administrator
612-625-4424
swan1187@umn.edu
Supporting: Jeffrey Chipman MD, Melissa Brunsvold MD, FACS, Jorge Granja, MD - Christine Vincent
Associate Administrator
612-625-2684
Vinc0013@umn.edu
Supporting: James V. Harmon Jr. MD, PhD, Gregory Beilman MD, Daniel Kendrick MD - Keara Carpenter
carpe803@umn.edu
Supporting: Christopher Tignanelli MD
Gastrointestinal/Bariatric Surgery
- Shelley Burton
Associate Administrator
612-624-1089
burt0108@umn.edu
Supporting: Daniel Leslie MD, Eric Wise MD
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Jessy Anderson
Associate Administrator
612-625-2646
and08788@umn.edu
Supporting: Pranava Sinha, MD, Syed Mufrad Peer MD
Pediatric Surgery
- Lisa Iverson
Division Administrator
612-624-0434
Ivers054@umn.edu
Supporting: Robert Acton MD, Donavon Hess MD, PhD, Daniel A. Saltzman MD, PhD, Bradley Segura MD, PhD, Randi Lassiter MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Chrissy Johnson
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
612-625-1188
ceflett@umn.edu
Supporting: Marie-Claire Buckley MD, Umar Choudry MD, Thomas Suszynski MD
Surgical Oncology
- Stephanie Woods
Division Administrator
612-625-2991
Smlundgr@umn.edu
Supporting: Jacob Ankeny MD, Maria Evasovich MD, Jane Hui MD, Eric Jensen MD, Christopher LaRocca MD, Todd Tuttle MD, Schelomo Marmor PhD, MPH - Loriene Hammond
Global Health Programs Manager
651-324-3898 (cell)
LoriH@umn.edu
Thoracic & Foregut Surgery
- Deidra Nutt
Associate Administrator
612-625-0998
dnutt@umn.edu
Supporting: Rafael Andrade MD, Amit Bhargava MD, Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez MD, Madhuri Rao MD
Transplantation
- Stephanie Taylor
Division Administrator
612-625-5151
Taylo574@umn.edu
Supporting: Andrew Adams MD, PhD - Carissa Washington
Program/Project Specialist
612-626-5182
washi427@umn.edu
Supporting: Srinath Chinnakotla MD, Erik Finger MD, PhD, Vanessa Humphreville MD - Carly Ryan
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
612-625-5609
ryan1025@umn.edu
Supporting: Karthik Ramanathan MD, Raja Kandaswamy MD, Arthur Matas MD, Timothy Pruett MD
Vascular Surgery
- Shameka Gherau
Associate Administrator
612-625-1485
jaija001@umn.edu
Supporting: Amy B. Reed MD, R. James Valentine MD, Rumi Faizer MD
Basic & Translational Research
- Kelli Tourand
BTR Administrator
612-624-4581
toura018@umn.edu
Supporting: Julia Davydova MD, PhD, Mizuho Sato-Dahlman PhD, Christopher Staley PhD, Subbaya Subramanian PhD, Masato Yamamoto MD, PhD, David Rothenberger, MD, Beth Lusczek PhD
Experimental Surgical Services
- Stefanie Yorek
Institute Administrator
612-625-4937
Yorek001@umn.edu
Supporting: Richard Bianco, Guerard Byrne PhD, Christopher McGregor MD, FRCS
History of Medicine
- Mary Thomas
612-624-4416
Thom0209@umn.edu
Supporting: Evan Roberts PhD, Jennifer Gunn PhD, Jole Shackelford PhD
Schulze Diabetes Institute
- TBA
612-626-5697
Supporting: Sabarinathan Ramachandran PhD, Bernard Hering MD, Amar Singh PhD
Visible Heart Laboratories
- Kara Heinle
Lab Coordinator
612-624-3959 - heinl044@umn.edu
- Supporting: Paul Iaizzo, PhD
The University of Minnesota Medical Center, a Fairview division, is located on the corner of Harvard Street Southeast and East River Parkway on the University of Minnesota East Bank. It is easily accessible from virtually any point in the metro area, via Interstates I-94 and I-35W.
Directions from the North
Take I-35W south. Turn right onto Highway 280. Take the University Avenue exit; turn right at the second stoplight. Stay on University Avenue until it merges with Washington Avenue. Follow Washington to the left. Go three blocks and turn left on Oak Street. Turn right onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut streets. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.
Directions from the East or West
Take I-94 (east or west) to the Huron Boulevard Exit. Turn left onto Fulton Street. Go three blocks and turn right onto Oak Street. Turn left onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut streets. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.
Directions from the South
Take I-35W north to the Third Street/U of M exit. Then take the East Bank exit, which becomes Washington Avenue. Follow Washington to Harvard Street. Turn right onto Harvard Street. Turn left onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your left. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Harvard Street. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.
Patient and visitor parking is available in the Patient/Visitor Ramp on Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut Streets. For more information about parking, call 612-273-4665.
Patients and Visitors
Patients and visitors may park in the Patient/Visitor parking ramp on Delaware Street. Emergency department parking is also available near the ER entrance at the front of the hospital. All parking facilities include handicapped-designated spaces. Also, between the Malcolm Moos Tower and the Philips-Wangensteen Building, there are two parking spaces on Delaware Street designated for handicapped use. Wheelchairs are available in the clinic, hospital and ramp entrances. You may also ask staff at any information desk to call for a wheelchair.
Valet parking
To make parking more convenient for our patients and visitors, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview offers valet parking on both campuses. Valets are available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Gold Parking Garage on the Riverside campus; 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the main hospital entrance on the University campus; and from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Phillips-Wangensteen Building entrance on the University campus.
Hourly parking rates
We offer a discounted parking rate to our patients and their guests. Remember to bring your parking ticket with you into the building. Clinic and hospital patient care unit staff will stamp your ticket to ensure the lower rate. There's no charge if you park in our facilities for fewer than 15 minutes. You will need to present your ticket to the parking attendant as you exit the parking facility. When there's no attendant on duty, please pay the auto cashier $4 in cash/quarters.
Weekly & Monthly Parking Passes
Patients and visitors planning to come to our hospital or clinics several times a week or month may wish to purchase a weekly or monthly parking pass. Parking passes are available for $24 weekly or $55 monthly. To purchase a parking pass, please visit one of our parking offices at:
University campus: B340 Mayo
Riverside campus: MB218 East Building
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F
Phone: 612-273-PARK
E-mail: parking@fairview.org
Street parking/bike racks
Free and metered street parking is available around our facilities. Bike racks are also available in all of our parking ramps. Please call the Parking Office for more information.
Intercampus shuttle
We provide a shuttle service between our Riverside and University campuses from 5:20 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. See the shuttle schedule near the boarding locations on each campus. The shuttle picks up and drops off at the front entrance to Mayo Building connected to the hospital on the University campus and in the West circle entrance outside Subway restaurant on the Riverside campus.
City buses
Metro Transit bus service is available to our Riverside campus via route numbers 7 and 2, and to our University campus via route numbers 16, 50, 111, 113, 114, 115, and 152.
Airport Transportation
Super Shuttle offers shuttle services to and from our medical facilities and nearby hotels. For rates, schedules or to make a reservation call 612-827-7777; toll free is 800-BLUE-VAN (800-258-3826).
Taxis
A number of taxicab services in St. Paul and Minneapolis serve the hospital. Direct telephone lines to some taxi services are located in the hospital lobbies.
Safety and Security
To ensure the safety of all who visit our facilities, security officers are on duty 24 hours a day to respond to emergencies and to escort patients to and from our parking facilities. Call 612-273-4544 if you wish to have an escort, and a security officer will meet you at your location.
Courtesy Cart
A heated, underground walkway connects the parking ramp to the clinics and hospital on our University campus. A motorized courtesy cart transports elderly and disabled patients from the ramp to their destinations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.