Education program coordinators

Students:

Kori Geinert
Minneapolis VAHCS, NFS (120)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2566
Fax: 612-467-5997
Email: Kori.Geinert@va.gov 

Students:

Carolyn Thell
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medical Records Department
One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2000
Email: Carolyn.Thell@va.gov

Sandra Sampair
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medical Records Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3373
Email: Sandra.Sampair@va.gov

Physician fellows, residents and medical students:

Michael Froats
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2044
Fax: 612-467-5604
Email: michael.froats@va.gov

Family practice residents:

Sarah Grunhard

Phone: 612-467-2072
Email: Sarah.Grunhard@va.gov

Fellows and residents:

Darlene Dewaay
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medicine Office (111)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-4431
Email: Darlene.DeWaay@va.gov

Physician assistants:

Kimberly Smith, PA-C (Interim)
Minneapolis VAHCS
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN  55417

Email: Kimberly.Smith6@va.gov

Students: 

Kate Mattson
Phone: 612-467-2085
Email: Kathleen.Mattson@va.gov

Internal medicine includes: 

• Cardiology disease
• Chief resident (IM)
• Clinical cardiac
• Diabetes and metabolism
• Electrophysiology
• Endocrinology
• Family practice
• Gastroenterology (IM)
• Hematology and oncology
• Infectious disease
• Interventional cardiology
• Nephrology
• Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine
• Rheumatology
• Sleep medicine

Nursing students:

Felicia Berger
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department (4T-109)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-7771
Email: Felicia.Berger@va.gov

Pre-license nursing:

Cynthia Pivec
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department (4M-135)
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-4097
Email: Cynthia.Pivec@va.gov

Nurse practitioner:

Patrick Sherrick
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department (4M-135)
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-629-7187
Email: Patrick.Sherrick@va.gov

TMS administrator:

Kami Lindberg
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-4380
Email: Kami.Lindberg@va.gov

MDs, medical students, and pathology tech students:

Kaarn Spencer
Minneapolis VAHCS, Path & Lab (113)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2088
Email: Kaarn.Spencer@va.gov

Phlebotomy trainees and medical technologist trainees:

Rachel South
Minneapolis VAHCS, Path & Lab (113)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-4073
Email: Rachel.South@va.gov

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Pathology and laboratory medicine service includes:

• Anatomic & surgical pathology
• Hematopathology/cytology
• Blood bank
• Chemistry and toxicology
• Hematology
• Microbiology

Pharmacy students: 

Lindsey Timm, PharmD, BCACP
Minneapolis VAHCS, 
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2040
Email: Lindsey.Timm@va.gov

Lynn Peterka
Minneapolis VAHCS,
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-629-7929
Fax: 612-727-5654
Email: Lynn.Peterka@va.gov

Physician fellows, residents, medical students and others: 

Michael Froats
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2044
Fax: 612-467-5604
Email: michael.froats@va.gov

Physical therapy neurologic residency program: 

Lori Danzl, PT, GCS
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3073
Fax: 612-467-5604
Email: Lori.Danzl@va.gov

Physical therapy clinical rotations: 

Shawn Mclaughlin
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 
Shawn.Mclaughlin@va.gov

Occupational therapy: 

Laura Glenz, MOT, OTR/L
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-814-3364
Email: Laura.Glenz@va.gov

Speech language pathology:

Ann St. Jacque
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (127A)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1380
Email: Ann.St.Jacque@va.gov

Prosthetics:

Kyle Barrons
Minneapolis VAHCS, Prosthetic Treatment Center
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2344
Email: Kyle.Barrons@va.gov

Students:

Tina Gustafson
Minneapolis VAHCS, Prosthetic Treatment Center
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2595
Email: Tina.Gustafson@va.gov

Residents, medical students, fellows, interns and other trainees:

Jay Stephenson
Minneapolis VAHCS, Mental & Behavioral Health (116A)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1504

Psychology and psychiatry includes:

• Psychology postdoctoral residency
• Psychology predoctoral internship
• Psychology practicum training
• Psychiatry residency
• Psychiatry fellowships
• Addiction psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Medical student psychiatry clerkship

Residents and fellow coordinator:

Sara Baker
Minneapolis VAHCS, Imaging (114)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1057
Email: Sara.Baker2@va.gov

Imaging support services manager:

Julie Brown
Minneapolis VAHCS, Imaging (114)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1057
Email: Julie.Brown@va.gov

Students:

Carol Camden
Minneapolis VAHCS, Recreation Therapy (135R)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3947
Fax: 612-727-5643
Email: Carol.Camden@va.gov

Students:

Amy Archer
Minneapolis VAHCS,  Social Work (122)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3239
Email: Amy.Archer@va.gov

Medical students and other trainees:

Shanna Vagts
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery ICC (112)
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3395
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Shanna.Vagts@va.gov

Residents and fellows:

Marlin "Curt" Grose 
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery / Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-4551
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Marlin.Grose@va.gov

Kyle Card
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery / Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1330
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Kyle.Card@va.gov

All other inquiries:

Lynda Dent, Administrative Officer, SSC
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery/Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2384
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Lynda.Dent@va.gov

Surgery/specialty care includes:

• Adult reconstructive orthopedics
• Audiology
• Anesthesiology
• Clinical neurophysiology
• Colon and rectal surgery
• Critical care surgery
• Dermatology
• Endovascular surgery
• General surgery
• Hand surgery
• Neurological surgery
• Neurology
• Obstetrics & gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedic surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Plastic surgery
• Radiation oncology
• Thoracic surgery
• Urology
• Vascular

VALUE clerkship:

Katie Krasaway
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-7667
Email: Katie.Krasaway@va.gov