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Casey Martin, MD, program director
James Van Vooren, MD, associate program director
Deanna Bass, MD
Christine Danner, PhD, behaviorist
Christopher Fallert, MD, medical director
Dwenda Gjerdingen, MD, MS
Ila Mehra Harris, PharmD
David Hunter, MD
Manuel Idrogo, MD
Ann Philbrick, PharmD
David Power, MD, MPH

Casey Martin, MD, Program Director

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: University of MN St. Joseph’s Hospital Family Medicine
Medical interests: Sports medicine, geriatrics, cross-cultural health, and teaching medical students and residents
Personal interests: Entertaining his three children, cross-training, and playing guitar

 

Jim Van Vooren, MD, Associate Program Director

Medical school: George Washington University
Residency: North Colorado Family ­Medicine
Medical interests: Inpatient care, international health, and teaching procedures (colposcopy, ultrasound)
Personal interests: Traveling with family, reading, enjoying the outdoors, and participating in church activities

 

Deanna Bass, MD

Medical school: Medical College of WI
Residency: University of MN Department of Psychiatry
Medical interests: General adult and cross-cultural psychiatry
Personal interests: Travel, activities with kids, and piano

 

Christine Danner, PhD

Education: Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, in psychology
Postdoctoral fellowship: University of MN in behavioral psychology
Medical interests: Cross-cultural health, integrative care, and trauma
Personal interests: Spending time with her two children, hiking, camping, and listening to bluegrass music

 

Christopher Fallert, MD

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: University of MN North Memorial Family Medicine
Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine and teaching
Personal interests: Family, music, sports, and church activities

 

Dwenda Gjerdingen, MD, MS

Medical school: University of MN
Residency: University of MN St. Joseph’s Hospital Family Medicine
Medical interests: Teaching residents, conducting clinical research in women’s health, especially postpartum physical and mental health
Personal interests: Playing piano, spending time with family, and exercising at the YMCA

 

Ila Mehra Harris, PharmD

Education: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Residency: Medical University of SC
Medical interests: Women’s health, preventive health, diabetes, cardiology, and herbal medicine
Personal interests: Jogging, biking, skiing, and spending time with her husband and two children

 

David L. Hunter, MD

Medical school: OH State University
Residency: University of MN St. John’s Hospital Family Medicine
Medical interests: Chemical dependency and colon cancer screening
Personal interests: Reading, golfing, singing, working, and visiting with his twin daughters and grandchildren

 

Manuel Idrogo, MD

Medical school: University of WA
Residency and fellowship: Medical College of WI Waukesha Family Medicine
Medical interests: National/international diabetes program implementation and public health administration
Personal interests: Sports, travel, and time with family

 

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Anne Philbrick, PharmD

Education: University of NE Medical Center
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in pharmacy practice with an emphasis in primary care and ambulatory care
Medical interests: Asthma, COPD, smoking cessation, geriatrics, and medication therapy management
Personal interests: Traveling, scrapbooking, playing softball, and spending time with friends

 

David Power, MD, MPH

Medical school: University College Dublin
Residency: Dublin, Ireland
Fellowship: University of MN in faculty development
Medical interests: Patient care, natural family planning, and education
Personal interests: Time with family, golf, tennis, and music
Highlight: Director of the University of MN Family Medicine Clerkship


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