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Faculty

Patricia Adam, MD, MPSH, director
Nicole Chaisson, MD, associate director
Ben Baechler, MD
Nancy Baker, MD
Dana Brandenburg, PsyD
Peter Harper, MD, MPH
Carrie Link, MD
Diane Madlon-Kay, MD, MS
Grant Morrison, MD
Michelle O'Brien, MD, MPH
Kara Pacala, MD
Chrystian Pereira, PharmD
Timothy Ramer, MD, medical director
David Satin, MD
Steven Shu, MD, MBA, MS


FM Smileys Program Director P Adam, MD

Patricia Adam, MD, MPSH
Director

Education: MD, University of VA; MSPH, University of MO-Columbia
Residency: University of MO-Columbia Family Medicine
Fellowship:
University of MO-Columbia in academic medicine
Medical interests: Colposcopy, chronic diseases, ambulatory care, evidence-based medicine
Personal interests: Keeping up with her three boys, dancing the tango with her husband


Nicole Chaisson, MD

Nicole Chaisson, MD
Associate Director

Medical school: University of NC at Chapel Hill
Residency: Ramsey Family and Community Medicine (formerly in St. Paul)
Fellowship: Regions Hospital in adolescent medicine
Medical interests: Family planning, prenatal care, women's reproductive rights, adolescent medicine
Personal interests: Spending time with family, going for long walks, trying to keep her garden alive


FM B Baechler

Ben Baechler, MD

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: University of Minnesota Smiley's Family Medicine Residency
Personal interests: He and his twin brother Andrew co-founded Eniva Corporation, which produces a liquid vitamin supplement.


Nancy Baker, MD

Nancy Baker, MD

Medical school: University of MO-Columbia
Residency: St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center Family Medicine
Medical interests: Community-oriented primary care, adolescent and geriatric medicine, medical humanities
Personal interests: Canoeing with friends and family in the
Boundary Waters


Dana Brandenburg, PsyD

Dana Brandenburg, PsyD

Education: IL School of Professional Psychology
Internship: Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in health psychology
Fellowship: MI State University in primary care psychology and
medical education
Medical interests: Smoking cessation, health behavior change, primary
care psychology
Personal interests: Spending time with family, training for endurance running events


FM Smiley's P Harper

Peter Harper, MD, MPH
Medical Director,
University of MN Family Medicine and Community Health

Education: MD, Case Western Reserve University; MPH, University of MN
Residency: University Hospitals Case Medical Center Family Medicine
Medical interests: Community-oriented primary care, Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project, quality improvement
Personal interests: Canoeing with family in the Boundary Waters


FM Smileys Faculty C Link

Carrie Link, MD

Education: MD, University of MN
Residency: Smiley’s Family Medicine
Medical interests: Procedures, reproductive health and rights, GLBT medical care, evidence-based practice, academic medicine
Personal interests: Trying new foods, taking her daughter to the Children’s Museum, traveling


Diane Madlon-Kay, MD

Diane Madlon-Kay, MD, MS

Education: MD, NY Medical College; MS, University of MN
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, WA
Medical interests: Maternal child health, practice-based research networks, evidence-based medicine
Personal interests: Inline skating, reading, listening to Weird Al Yankovic, spending time with her husband and two sons


FM NM Faculty Morrison

Grant Morrison, MD

Education: MD, University of WA
Fellowship: Hennepin County Medical Center in primary care sports medicine
Medical interests: Closed fractures, athletic injuries, initial management of musculoskeletal injuries, joint injections, sports medicine 
Personal interests: Participating in marathons and triathlons; cross-country skiing; computers; reading novels


FM M Obrien

Michelle O'Brien, MD, MPH

Education: MD, University of MN; MPH, Boston University
Residency: Duluth Family Medicine
Medical interests: OB, child development, mind-body medicine, group care, public health policy


FM Kara Pacala

Kara Pacala, MD

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: Smiley’s Family Medicine
Medical interests: Urban community health, refugee/immigrant health, women's health and reproductive rights
Personal interests: Spending time with her husband and two kids


Chrystian Pereira, PharmD

Chrystian Pereira, PharmD

Education: University of MN
Residencies: Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN; University of WA, Harborview Medical Center
Medical interests: Diabetes management, smoking cessation, urban community health
Personal interests: Bicycling, playing soccer and ultimate frisbee


FM Tim Ramer

Timothy Ramer, MD
Medical Director

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: Smiley’s Family Medicine
Certification: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders trainer
Medical interests: Quality improvement, cross-cultural health, electronic medical record, spirituality and healing
Personal interests: Cooking curries, biking, canoeing, swimming, celebrating Halloween, spending time with his wife and three children


David Satin, MD

David Satin, MD

Medical school: University of Western Ontario
Residency: Smiley’s Family Medicine
Fellowship: University of MN Center for Bioethics
Medical interests: Bioethics, pay-for-performance, emergency medicine


Steven Shu, MD

Steven Shu, MD, MBA, MS

Education: MD, Shanghai Medical University; MBA, University of TN-Knoxville; MS, University of Miami
Residencies: Shanghai Medical University in surgery; MI State University
in family medicine
Medical interests: Surgical outpatient procedures

 

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