Located on two campuses—one on the East Bank and the other on the West Bank of the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis—M Health Fairview includes outpatient and inpatient facilities and comprehensive services ranging from primary care to specialization in solid organ and blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease, cancer, neurosciences, and behavioral illnesses.

The M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center was created in 1997 as a result of the collaboration between University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics and Fairview Health Services, a statewide network of hospitals, community clinics, home care and hospice services, pharmacies, senior housing, and long-term care facilities. As the core teaching hospital of the University of Minnesota Medical School, our medical center focuses on patient care, which aligns with the medical school’s mission of research and education. The result is redefining care delivery through excellence in a wide range of programs and services.

The University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Dermatology has outpatient visits at three separate clinics at The M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center. The Medical Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery outpatient clinics are located on the third floor of the M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center. Pediatric Dermatology is located in the Pediatric Specialty Discovery Clinic across the street from the Masonic Children’s Hospital. Six or seven dermatology residents are assigned to the M Health Fairview Sites quarterly. Residents rotate in dermatopathology, dermatologic surgery, medical, cosmetic and pediatric dermatology and on the inpatient consult service. There are also several specialty clinics including the Hair Disorders Clinic, Cosmetic Clinic, Rheum Derm Clinic and the Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Clinic. Residents are actively involved in each of these clinics.

In addition, the department maintains one resident-driven clinic, Continuity Clinic. The Continuity Clinic meets every Thursday morning and is attended by Dr. Maria Hordinsky, Dr. Spencer Holmes, Dr. Kimberly Bohjanen Dr. David Pearson and Dr. Eamonn Maher.

Participation of students, residents, fellows and faculty in the multi-disciplinary skin cancer program through the Oncology Service Line and the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program is encouraged, as is clinical research in collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). The School of Public Health, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy operate in adjacent buildings to the department making for easy and effective collaborations.

The M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital provides a broad spectrum of pediatric programs. Services range from pediatric general surgery, imaging, neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology services and blood, marrow and organ transplantation.

The hospital opened a new 227,000 square-foot innovative building for mothers and children on April 30, 2011. This new facility provides patient- and family-centered care in more than 50 pediatric and maternal services in one convenient location. As Minnesota’s first green children’s hospital, it features an environmentally sensitive design, eco-friendly materials and green spaces, such as a healing garden. Other key features include a dedicated pediatric emergency department with eight children’s emergency rooms with two trauma bays, six state-of-the-art operating suites and a children’s observation and sedation unit. All patient rooms for children are private and 65 percent bigger than the industry average.

Christina Boull, Sheilagh Maguiness and Ingrid Polcari make up the Division of Pediatric Dermatology. The clinic is housed in the outpatient specialty center across from the hospital and offers the latest technologies, including laser treatments. Procedures are performed in a sedation center designed for children and adolescents. For complex conditions requiring multispecialty care, we work collaboratively with physicians in genetics, hematology, interventional radiology, neonatology, oncology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, plastic surgery and rheumatology. In 2013 the Center for Pediatric Vascular Lesions was created and is led by the Division of Pediatric Dermatology. A multi-disciplinary Epidermolysis Bullosa clinic is also led by Pediatric Dermatology

 The M Health Fairview Maple Grove site is located in the northwestern suburbs.

Hennepin Health Care is a safety net hospital with 500-plus inpatient beds. HHC is nationally recognized as a Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center with numerous outpatient clinics across Minneapolis, including our new outpatient ambulatory Clinics and Specialty Center in downtown, where dermatology is located.

Services at this clinic include general and pediatric dermatology, procedure and Mohs surgery, cosmetic and laser services. Dermatopathology is on the fourth floor of the hospital where residents meet weekly with our two dermatopathologists. HHC has one of the few Burn Units in the region. Resident will encounter numerous SJS/TEN cases in addition to many other interesting consults when on call.

Three residents are assigned to HHC each quarter. In additional to general clinic, there is weekly procedural clinic and a monthly rheumatology-dermatology clinic. Residents will also have opportunities to rotate through podiatry and photodermatology. General dermatology clinics are staffed by Dr. Audrey Jacobsen (Chief of Service & Residency Site Director), Dr. Sara Hylwa, and Dr. Christina Boull. The continuity clinic meets every Thursday morning and is attended by Dr. Jacobsen.

The Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System is a full service general medical and surgical hospital and specialized care referral center affiliated with the University of Minnesota. It covers 65,000 square-feet and maintains 845 beds.

The medical center is located six miles south of the University of Minnesota campus. All outpatient clinics are located in one area of the hospital. The VA runs eight half-day clinics per week, five general dermatology and three dermatologic surgery clinics. Eight dermatology residents are assigned to the VA. All residents are present for general dermatology clinics. All residents also attend twice-weekly dermatopathology training sessions. In addition, one upper level resident attends three half-day dermatopathology training sessions, and one day per week one resident attends Mohs surgery clinic. The on-call resident is responsible for inpatient consultations and is usually present for regular clinical duties. The residents get a significant amount of procedural experience at this teaching site.

The medical dermatology clinics are attended by Andrea Bershow (Chief of Dermatology), Kim Bohjanen, Kevin Gaddis, Noah Goldfarb, Brittney Schultz, Nora Shumway, Lorie Skibness, Erin Warshaw, and several community-based clinical faculty members. Specialty areas of faculty include nail diseases, connective tissue diseases, hidradenitis suppurativa, complex medical dermatology, CTCL, vulvar disease, blistering disorders and allergic contact dermatitis. The dermatologic surgery clinics are attended by VA and community dermatologic surgery faculty. 

Med Derm residents rotate to Regions Hospital. Regions Hospital has an illustrious history dating back almost 150 years. It was originally the public St. Paul-Ramsey County Hospital and later became Regions Hospital, a private, non-profit hospital which still serves as the county hospital for the city of St. Paul and surrounding communities. It is a Level I adult and pediatric trauma center and has a renowned Burn Center. These attributes allow residents to care for insured and uninsured patients with both common and rare diseases, providing a wealth of educational opportunities and experiences.

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