Cynthia Howard, M.D.

Cindy Howard, M.D., MPHTM is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, the Associate Director of the Global Pediatric Program, and the Director of the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Howard received her M.D. degree at the University of North Carolina, completed her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Alabama Children's Hospital. She completed her pediatric infectious disease fellowship and MPH in tropical medicine at Tulane University. Prior to coming to the University of Minnesota Dr. Howard practiced in Germany, Nigeria, Uganda and inner city Baltimore. She developed and coordinated an educational exchange program between the departments of pediatrics at the University of Maryland and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Dr. Howard's areas of interest include developing and measuring the effectiveness of global health curriculum; and training/ mentoring young men and women to address global child health challenges particularly infectious diseases, protein energy malnutrition and medical inequity.