Meet Our Experienced Team
Our Unique Approach to Care
We offer an approach to treatment that puts your child and family at the center of our comprehensive care, therapies, and commitment from our team. BMT patients have complex medical needs requiring the attention of many medical sub-specialists. Our multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals focus on the unique needs of BMT patients and range from oncologists and hematologists, to nurses, social workers, pharmacists and child family life specialists.
Relationship for Life
Our support to patients and their families is extended throughout the transplantation process from preparing for transplant, to your stay post transplant, to our Program for Long-Term Care. Your child is in our care for life.
Dr. Wagner is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of stem cells and umbilical... Read More
Dr. Verneris’s area of focus is stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute leukemia,... Read More
Dr. Tolar focuses on using hematopoietic stem cell transplant as a treatment for rare genetic... Read More
Dr. Stefanski’s clinical interests include transplant for patients with leukemias, solid tumors... Read More
Dr. Smith’s clinical interests include transplant for leukemia and MDS and non-cancerous... Read More
Dr. Orchard is interested in the use of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) and potentially... Read More
Dr. MacMillan’s research focuses on developing new therapeutic strategies to reduce the early... Read More
Dr. Lund is interested in the use of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) primarily for... Read More
Dr. Blazar is an international leader in the development of novel, immune-based stem cell... Read More
Dr. Miller is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation... Read More
Shannon Schroetter received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Rush University School of... Read More
Mary Sallstrom completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and received her board... Read More
Sarah Preusser is the lead for the team of pediatric BMT nurse practitioners and physician... Read More
Paul Metz is a graduate of the Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program. He worked at the... Read More
Sarah Manuels received her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies degree from the Massachusetts... Read More
Meghan Flesher received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree from Marquette... Read More
Erica Drake received her Master of Arts in Nursing degree from the College of St. Catherine. She... Read More
Nicole Beckmann received her Master of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from... Read More
Dr. Panoskaltsis-Mortari is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and... Read More
Dr. Hippen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and... Read More
Dr. Osborn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and... Read More
Dr. Kyba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow... Read More
Dr. Hallstrom is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and... Read More
Pat Fidler is a Nurse Clinician with the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program working... Read More
Kim Schoeneck is a Nurse Clinician with the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program... Read More
Maggie (Martyn) Kumbalek is the Inpatient Nurse Coordinator for patients on the inpatient... Read More
Patty Kleinke received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The College of St. Catherine in... Read More
Teresa Bekkala is a Nurse Clinician with the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program.... Read More
Beth Andrews is the Nurse Manager for the University of Minnesota Journey Clinic. Beth received... Read More
Ann Hagerman is the Nurse Manager for the inpatient pediatric BMT Unit 4 at the University of... Read More
Social workers in the BMT program work exclusively with pediatric BMT patients and their... Read More
Child Family Life Specialists support your child in expressing their feelings about their... Read More
Facing a disease and choosing to have a BMT is a demanding process. It can be draining—... Read More
Nutrition is an important component of your care. Your doctors, nurses, dietitians, dietetic... Read More
We believe in empowering patients to fully participate in their BMT experience. This includes... Read More
Genetic counselors work as a member of the health care team, providing genetic counseling... Read More
Care Partners is a unique volunteer program only available at the University of Minnesota... Read More