Mankato Faculty

John C. McCabe, MD, Program Director
Education: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Family Medicine Residency, Duluth, Minnesota
Practice: Various sites in rural Minnesota, including Waseca and Mankato
Medical Interests: Rural medicine, cross-cultural medicine, medical education, sports medicine, geriatrics
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and participating in outdoor activities

Carroll Galvin, MD, Associate Program Director
Education: University of South Dakota, Vermillion and University of Minnesota
Residency: Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
Practice: Has practiced in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and currently practices in Waseca
Medical Interests: Procedural training including colonoscopy, colposcopy, OB, abdominal ultrasound
Personal Interests: Community theater, listening to music, participating in church activities, playing tennis and golf

Angela Buffington, PhD
Education: MA, University of Iowa; PhD, Duke University
Internship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Practice: Clinical Neuropsychology through the Mayo Health System/Immanuel St. Joseph's EastRidge Clinic
Medical Interests: Differential diagnosis of dementia, traumatic brain injury, ecological validity in neuropsychological assessment
Personal Interests: Family time, outdoor activities, baking

Michael Sparacino, DO, Osteopathic Director of Medical Education
Education: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri
Internship/Residency: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Fellowship: High-risk OB and faculty development
Medical Interests: Medical education, medical ethics, end-of-life decisions, medical humanities
Personal Interests: Outdoor activities, listening to and playing jazz, reading

Keith Stelter, MD, MM
Education: University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth and Twin Cities
Residency: Duluth Family Medicine Residency
Practice: St Peter, Minnesota, 2003-2007, and Moose Lake, Minnesota, 1991-2003
Medical Interests: Chronic disease management, quality improvement, physician-patient communication
Personal Interests: Hiking in the Lake Superior area, cycling (both motorized and non-motorized), camping