{"id":6823,"date":"2020-04-09T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:16:41","slug":"investigator-bios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/2020\/04\/09\/investigator-bios\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigator bios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our research is led by an interdisciplinary team of investigators, research associates and biostatisticians. Our investigators are experts in behavioral health, cardiovascular health, clinical decision support, critical care, dental and oral health, diabetes, health economics, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedics, population genomics, pregnancy and child health, pulmonology, vaccines and worksite and occupational health. We have 37 core investigators and collaborate with nearly 400 additional researchers across HealthPartners.<\/p>\n<p>A HealthPartners researcher must be involved in any project involving HealthPartners\u2019 data, patients or members.<\/p>\n<p>Select a research investigator below. You will be connected to our Knowledge Exchange, which provides detailed information about our investigators and their scholarly materials.<\/p>\n<h3>Listed alphabetically<\/h3>\n<div class=\"gca-column one-third first\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Akinsete-O-O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akinsete, Omobosola O., MBBS, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Anderson-D-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anderson, Daniel M., MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Asche-S-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asche, Stephen, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Barclay-T-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barclay, Terry, PhD, LP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n3844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bennett, Bruce, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Beran-M-S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beran, Mary Sue, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Bergenstal-R-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bergenstal, Richard M., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n7034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blazar, Michael, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Carlson-A-L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlson, Anders L., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Chadha-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chadha, Chhavi, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Chen-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chen, Cathleen, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Cole-P-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cole, Peter A., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Crain-A-L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crain, Lauren, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Criego-A-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Criego, Amy, MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Das-K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Das, Kamalini, MBBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-DeSilva-M-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSilva, Malini, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Dehmer-S-P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dehmer, Steven, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n1255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demel, Kurt C., MD, MBA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Fine-J-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fine, Jared M., PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Frey-W-H-2nd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frey II, William H., PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Ganesan-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ganesan, Chitra, MBBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Gertner-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gertner, Elie, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Gordon-B-D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gordon, Bradley D., MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Haake-B-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haake, Bret C., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Hanson-L-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanson, Leah, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Herrmann-A-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herrmann, Amanda, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Hooker-S-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hooker, Stephanie, PhD, MPH, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Hurley-P-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurley, Peter J., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Hurley-R-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurley, Randy, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Isenberger-K-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isenberger, Kurt, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Jackson-S-D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackson, Steven D., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"gca-column one-third\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaffe, Jeffrry P., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Jahagirdar-B-N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jahagirdar, Balkrishna, MBBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-JaKa-M-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JaKa, Meghan, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n6576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ji, Yan, MD, PhD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson, Julia C., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Jurkovich-M-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jurkovich, Mark W., DDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Kashyap-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashyap, Bhavani, MBBS, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Kharbanda-E-O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kharbanda, Elyse, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Kottke-T-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kottke, Thomas, MD, MSPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kubiak, Kendra, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n8131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larson, Brenda, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Lerner-R-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lerner, Rachel E., MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Mabry-P-L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mabry, Patricia, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Maciosek-M-V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maciosek, Michael, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/individual?uri=http%3A%2F%2Frepository.healthpartners.com%2Findividual%2Fperson-Maldonado-J-O&amp;extra=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maldonado-Ortiz, Jos\u00e9, DDS, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Margolis-K-L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margolis, Karen, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Marini-J-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marini, John J., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Martens-T-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martens, Thomas W., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Mathews-B-K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathews, Benji, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n5383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCormack, Steve E., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-McEvoy-C-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McEvoy, Charlene, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-McKinney-Z-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKinney, Zeke, MD, MHI, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Menge-M-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Menge, Mark R., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Michalowicz-B-S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michalowicz, Bryan S., DDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Miley-K-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miley, Kate, PhD, CNP, PMHNP-BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n5283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore, Kathryn, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Moriarty-K-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moriarty, Katie A., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Nance-M-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nance, Martha A., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Nelson-J-G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nelson, Jessie, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Nelson-W-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nelson, William B., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Nolan-M-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nolan, Margaret B., MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"gca-column one-third\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-O-Connor-P-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O\u2019Connor, Patrick J., MD, MA, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Palmsten-K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palmsten, Kristin, ScD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Parashos-S-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parashos, Sotirios, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Popp-K-L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popp, Kristin L., PhD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Pronk-N-P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pronk, Nico, PhD, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabenau, Karen E., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Rindal-D-B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rindal, Brad, DDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n7850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rizvi, Mohammed Ali Danish, MBBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Rossom-R-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rossom, Rebecca, MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Schnaus-M-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schnaus, Michael J., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Schousboe-J-T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schousboe, John T., MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Schubert-W-V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schubert, Warren, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Shapiro-A-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapiro, Alice, PhD, RDN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n5503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherman, Melissa M., MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simonson, Jay, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siy, Jerome, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n2531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spomer, Amy, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Switzer-J-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzer, Julie, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Vazquez-Benitez-G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vazquez-Benitez, Gabriela, PhD, MSC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n7082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wadhwa, Punit, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Warshaw-E-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warshaw, Erin, MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Westgard-B-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westgard, Bjorn, MD, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/n387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilkowske, Mark, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Willis-H-J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willis, Holly J., PhD, RDN, LD, CDCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/knowledgeexchange\/display\/person-Wyman-Chick-K-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyman-Chick, Kate, PsyD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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