When it comes to clinical strengths, the University of Minnesota has some of the world’s experts. The health care people listed here are leading authorities and innovators in their fields. Their contact information follows their names.

Pediatric cancers: Norma Ramsay 612-626-2961, ramsa001@umn.edu

Congestive heart failure: Jay Cohn 612-625-5646, cohnx001@umn.edu

Schizophrenia: Charles Schulz (national authority on schizophrenia in teens) Department of Psychiatry, 612-273-9800

Cord blood transplants for Fanconi anemia, leukemia, other blood diseases: John Wagner, Department of Pediatrics, 612-624-3113 Catherine Verfaillie, Stem Cell Institute, 612-626-4916, verfa001@umn.edu

Parkinson’s disease: Walter Low, 612-626-9200, lowwalt@umn.edu

Diabetes (new therapies and surgeries for prevention and treatment): Bernhard Hering, David Sutherland
Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation, 612-626-2101, diit@umn.edu

Organ transplants: R. Morton Bolman 612-625-3902 or 1-800-US HEART bolma001@umn.edu.

Bone marrow transplantation: Phil McGlave 612-624-5422, mcgla001@umn.edu.

Mind Body Spirit Clinic (complementary and alternative medicine): Mary Jo Kreitzer, Greg Plotnikof 612-273-5000, www.fairview.org/mindbodyspirit

Ovarian and other gynecologic cancers: Linda Carson, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health, 612-626-3111

Eating disorders (including a new treatment for bulimia): Elke Eckert 612-273-9819, ecker001@umn.edu

Head and neck cancer: George Adams 612-625-7400, adams002@umn.edu

Gambling, other compulsive behavior (including a new drug for gambling and alcoholism): Jon Grant, 612-273-9850, grant045@umn.edu

Epilepsy Drug Therapy: James Cloyd, College of Pharmacy, 612-624-4609, cloyd001@umn.edu

Oral cancer and Sjogren’s syndrome (dry mouth): Nelson Rhodus, School of Dentistry, 612-626-3233 (clinic) 612-625-0693 (office), rhodu001@umn.edu

Get more info For more information on leading medical treatments at the University or for general questions,
call University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) health access line at 612-672-7422. Or toll-free at 1-888-256-9787.

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