Fellowship Faculty

Arms, Joe is a full time, board-eligible PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He also participates in fellowship candidate application review and interviews. 

Ace, Kerry is a full time PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. She has extensive PEM experience, including a PEM nursing background. 

Avendano, Pablo is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. He's also the lead PEM physician in sedation, and advises the fellows on sedation via small groups and lectures. He participates in the teaching faculty development program in the emergency department, and conducts didactic lectures. 

Baro, Marte E is a full time PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. She is board-certified in adult emergency medicine, and leads the fracture reduction by ED physicians initiative at the Children’s Hospital in St. Paul. 

Blackwell, David is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He is also one of two lead PEM physicians in charge of the department’s information technology focus. He is responsible for orienting the subspecialty residents to our computerized tracking system.

Bonadio, Bill is a PEM faculty member at the University of Minnesota.  He partipates in educational sessions with fellows (such as Journal Clubs and didactic lectures), is a member of the Scholarly Oversight Committee, and is a research mentor. 

Carolan, Patrick L is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities in the emergency department. He's the Director of Resident Education in the Emergency Department at the Minneapolis campus, the Director of the SIDS foundation, and participates in fellowship candidate application review and interviews. 

Erickson, Laura is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. She also participates in the teaching faculty development program in the emergency department and conducts didactic lectures. 

Fehr, Bruce is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities in the emergency department during their clinical rotations. He chairs the Safety Committee and LEAN for the emergency department. 

Fifield, Gary is a full time PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He has extensive experience in PEM. 

Fink-Kocken, Paula is a full time PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities in the emergency department during their clinical rotations. She is the past subspecialty fellowship director and serves as an assistant to the current subspecialty fellowship director. She is also the lead staff physician for emergency preparedness and the director of EMS-C, and participates in fellowship candidate application review,interviews and selection.

Furnival, Ron is a PEM faculty member at the University of Minnesota.  He participates in monthly educational sessions with fellows (such as Journal Clubs and didactic lectures), and is a member of the Fellowship Steering and SOC committees, and a research mentor. 

Goddard, Susan is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. 

Gustafson, David is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He's one of two lead PEM physicians in charge of the department’s information technology focus, and is responsible for orienting the fellows to our computerized tracking system. 

Hellmich, Thomas R is a PEM faculty member and board-certified PEM physician at the University of Minnesota.  He participates in monthy educational sessions with the fellows (such as Journal clubs and didactic lectures), is a member of the Scholarly Oversight Committee, and a research mentor.

Hendrickson, Marissa is a PEM faculty member and board-certified PEM physician at the University of Minnesota.  She participates in educational sessions with fellows (such as journal clubs and didactic lectures), is a member of the Scholarly Oversight Committee, and a research mentor. 

Hetzel, Thomas is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities in the emergency department. He organizes the review of all the resuscitations that occur at the Minneapolis campus, and participates in fellowship candidate interviews. 

Hick, Karen L is a part-time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. She is active in clinical research. 

Karpas, Anna is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. She's also a member of a research interest group and the Assistant Site Medical Director for the Minneapolis campus. She serves on SOC committees, provides didactic lectures, and participates in fellowship candidate interviews. 

Klatzko, Martin D is the former Site Director of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis and a board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He also participates in fellowship candidate interviews. 

Klucar-Stoudt, Adrianna is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. She is involved with PALS, as well as the simulation program, which is instrumental in teaching the fellows resuscitation scenarios via simulations with high fidelity mannequins. 

London, Michelle S is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. 

Louie, Jeffrey is a full time, board certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities and helps the fellows in their research activities. He also serves on SOC committees, and provides didactic lectures. He is the director of research for the emergency department. 

Madhok, Manu is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care and scholarly activities in the Emergency Department. He is the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program. 

Mellor, Marilyn is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. She is the lead physician for the focus on health and wellness of the PEM staff, and organizes lectures and recreational activities for the staff to encourage total health and wellness. 

Milner, Donna M is the Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of St. Paul and a board certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. She's a member of Fellowship Steering and SOC committees, and participates in fellowship candidate application review, interviews and selection for ranking. She also conducts didactic lectures. 

Nielsen, Cynthia is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. 

Ortega, Henry W is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities. He's a member of a research interest group, and oversees pediatric education in the Emergency Department for adult residents of Region’s Hospital at the St. Paul campus. He is a research mentor and provides didactic lectures. 

Plouff, Robert is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He's in charge of 48-hour returns, QI study and peer review of the PEM staff including the fellows. 

Reid, Samuel R is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He leads a research interest group, conducts journal club and evidence-based medical reviews, and participates in fellowship interviews. He's also a research mentor.

Roback, Mark is a PEM faculty member and board-certified PEM physician at the University of Minnesota.  He participates in monthly educational sessions with fellows (such as Journal Clubs and didactic lectures), is a member of the Fellowship Steering and SOC committees, and a research mentor. 

Street, Kellee A is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities in the emergency department during their clinical rotations. 

Wu, Betty is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. Formally, she was the Medical Director for PALS, is now a national PALS faculty member, and conducts the PALS instructor program. She participates in the supervision of fellows when they teach PALS. 

Wussow, Katherine is a full time, board-certified PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. She participates in the teaching faculty development program in the Emergency Department, conducts didactic lectures, and serves on SOC committees. 

Zenker, Paul is a full time, board-eligible PEM department staff physician who supervises the fellows in patient care activities during their clinical rotations. He's the Director of Resident Education in the Emergency Department at the St. Paul campus, and participates in teaching the faculty development program. He conducts didactic lectures, serves on SOC committees, and participates in fellowship candidate interviews.