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Clinical Council
Formed in April 2002, Abbott Northwestern's Clinical Council is comprised of physician
leaders and members of the Abbott Northwestern senior management team. Physician
members have been selected for their leadership ability, strategic orientation
and representation of Abbott Northwestern's Centers of Excellence.
The mission of the Clinical Council is to bring clinical perspective to administrative
decisions, enhancing care and shaping strategy.
The mission has three supporting goals:
- use the experience and judgment of physicians to guide operations and planning
- consider and inform the opinion of the Medical Staff regarding administrative
issues
- develop and empower physician leaders
Clinical Council Physician Members
Mark Arnesen, MD, Pathology
Lee Arostegui, MD, Emergency Department
Neeraj Chepui, MD, Radiology
Michael Cummings, MD, Internal Medicine
Kevin Graham, MD, Internal Medicine
Eric Johnson, MD, Surgery
Thomas Keul, MD, Behavioral Health Services
Robert McKlveen, MD, Operating Room
Mark Migliori, MD, Plastic Surgery
Wendy Miller, MD, Hospital Medicine
Frank Norberg, Orthopedic Surgery
Joseph Perra, MD, Spine
Ronald Peterson, MD, OB/GYN
Karl Sandin, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sandy Schmitt, executive vice president of strategy and organizational performance, Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Timothy Sielaff, MD/PhD, Surgery
Michael Tedford, MD, Clinical Council Chair
Donald Wothe, MD, Obstetrics and gynecology
Douglas Yock, MD, Neuroscience
Abbott Northwestern Senior
Management Team
Mark Arnesen, MD
Pathology
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1980
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Pathology Associates
- Medical Degree: Mayo Medical School
- Residency: University of Washington
- Certification: American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
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Lee Arostegui, MD
Emergency Department
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1987
- Practice/Group: Emergency Case Consultants, PA
- Medical Degree: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
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Michael Cummings, MD
Internal Medicine
- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1990
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
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Kevin Graham, MD
Internal Medicine
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1989
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Minneapolis Heart Institute® Clinics
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center and the University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease & Internal Medicine)
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Eric Johnson, MD
Surgery
- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1999
- Practice/Group: Surgical Specialists of Minnesota
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: University of Minnesota
- Fellowship: University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Surgery
Robert McKlveen, MD
Operating Room
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1989
- Practice/Group: Northwest Anesthesia, PA
- Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School
- Residency: Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
- Fellowships: Cardiac Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Boston
- Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology
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Mark Migliori, MD
Plastic Surgery
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: Since 1995
- Practice/Group: MMK Plastic Surgery
- Medical Degree: Brown Medical School
- Residency: University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
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Wendy Miller, MD
Hospital Medicine
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 2006
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Service
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
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Frank Norberg
Orthopedic Surgery
- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1999
- Practice/Group: Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery
- Medical Degree: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Residency: University of Kansas Medical Centerl
- Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Joseph Perra, MD
Spine
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- Practice/Group: Twin Cities Spine Center
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
- Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo
Center for Medical Studies
- Fellowship: Spine, Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis
- Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Ronald Peterson, MD
OB/GYN
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1983
- Practice/Group: John A. Haugen Associates, PA
- Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School
- Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Karl Sandin, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 2008
- Practice/Group: Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Associates
- Medical Degree: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
- Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine)
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Sandy Schmitt
Executive vice president of strategy and organizational performance, Allina Hospitals & Clinics
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- Previous experience: vice president of strategy, VHA; strategy leadership positions, Arthur Andersen and KPMG Peat Marwick’s National Health Care Strategy Practice; vice president of planning and development, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines
- Education: bachelor's degree (University of Wisconsin, Madison), master's degrees in hospital and health administration (University of Minnesota)
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Timothy Sielaff, MD/PhD
Surgery
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 2004
- Practice/Group: Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
- Medical Degree: Medical College of Virginia
- Residency: University of Minnesota
- Fellowship: University of Toronto
- Certification: American Board of Surgery
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Michael Tedford, MD
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1990
- Practice/Group: Minneapolis Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic and Hearing
Center
- Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Residency: Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
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Donald Wothe, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1988
- Practice/Group: Minnesota Perinatal Physicians
- Medical Degree: University of Washington School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Iowa
- Fellowships: Oregon Health Sciences University
- Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine and OB/GYN)
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Douglas Yock, MD
Neuroscience
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1985
- Practice/Group: employed by Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School
- Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center
- Fellowships: Neuroradiology, San Francisco Medical Center, Stanford
University Medical Center
- Certifications: American Board of Radiology and Neuroradiology
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