Internal Medicine Residency Program Faculty

Internal Medicine Residency Program Faculty

As an Internal Medicine resident, you will interact with University of Minnesota faculty who love to teach. Whether precepting in continuity clinic, attending on the general medicine wards, or staffing consults, the faculty here are dedicated to teaching and learning, and truly enjoy the academic environment of a University training program.

Our faculty members strive to achieve a balance of autonomy and supervision; they are here to act as a “consultant,” helping you explore diagnostic and therapeutic options, rather than simply dictating a plan for patient care. Most have developed lectures, workshops and “10 Minute Talks” for teaching on the fly. All of our faculty are extremely approachable and welcome your questions or concerns. Many of them have received special recognition in the form of teaching awards, leadership positions and the like. Below is just a small sampling of educators from all three sites. 

University of Minnesota Medical School

Michael Aylward

Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
aylwa002@umn.edu
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Adam Bregman

Adam Bregman, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Scott Biggerstaff, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Briar Duffy, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency; Director of the Clinician Educator Pathway
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James Nixon, MD
Professor of Medicine; Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine
612-624-9499
nixon007@umn.edu
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Kathryn Pendleton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Erik J. Peterson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program and Director of the Peterson Lab
612-625-5634
peter899@umn.edu
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Melissa Plesac, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Clifford Steer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program and Director of the Steer Lab
612-624-6648
steer001@umn.edu
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Regions Hospital


Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
bhendel@umn.edu
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Richard Hilger, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
hilg0034@umn.edu


Michael Schnaus, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
schna049@umn.edu


Paula Skarda, MD
Associate Program Director Internal Medicine
skard001@umn.edu
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Colin Turner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
turne729@umn.edu

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

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Robertson Bayer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
rebayer@umn.edu


Reut Danieli, MD
General Internal Medicine physician, VA Medical Center
rdanieli@umn.edu


Kay Ingraham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Meghan Rothenberger, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
roth0134@umn.edu


Erin Wetherbee, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
racix001@umn.edu
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