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Hospitalist Program

Physicians and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Walid Maalouli, MD, FAAP
Medical Director

  • Graduated from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, with a bachelor’s of science degree in neurobiology
  • Graduated from medical school at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • Pediatric residency, St. Luke’s– Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Member of the Society of Hospital Medicine National Pediatric Committee
   

Sanford J. Anderson, MD, FAAP

  • Graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Completed pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
   

Michael R. Bendel-Stenzel, MD, FAAP

  • Graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Completed pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota; where also a pediatric nephrology fellow
  • Assistant professor of pediatrics – nephrology, at the University of Minnesota
  • Named a Top Doctor by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine in 2008
   

Emily Chapman, MD, FAAP

  • Graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Completed pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Completed medical study at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Affiliate clinical faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School
   

Megan E. Deisz, MD

  • Graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison
  • Graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor of science degree in medical microbiology and immunology
  • Completed pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
   

Sonja Green, MD

  • Graduate of The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
  • Completed pediatric residency at University of Minnesota
  • Served as pediatric chief resident at University of Minnesota
  • Worked as a general pediatrician in multi-specialty clinic for almost 12 years
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
   

Mary Ellen Heezen, MD

  • Graduate of The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Pediatric internship and residency, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.
  • Fellowship in child psychiatry, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
  • More than 20 years of experience in general pediatric practice including hospital rounding and coverage
   

Mani M. Mokalla, MD, FAAP

  • Graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Completed pediatric residency at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
  • Pediatric cardiology fellow, University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School
   

Michele Richardson, MD

  • Graduate of Temple University School of Medicine,
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Pediatric residency, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, department of pediatrics, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Fellowship, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, pediatric emergency medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
  • More than 10 years of experience as a pediatric clinician, hospitalist, and emergency room physician
   

Angela K. Sidler, MD

  • Graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine
  • Board-certified in pediatrics
  • Completed pediatric residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Four-time recipient of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctor recognition
 
   

Shari Goss, RN, CNP

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
   

Amy Janisch, RN, CNP

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Graduate Certificate in Children with special health care needs and disabilities, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
   

Alycia Johnson, RN, CNP
Nurse Practitioner Lead

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Graduate Certificate in Children with special health care needs and disabilities, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
 
   

Cassandra Jones, RN, CNP

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Graduate Certificate in Children with special health care needs and disabilities, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
   

Kirsten Morse, RN, CNP

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Graduate Certificate in Children with special health care needs and disabilities, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
   

Molly O’Connell, RN, CNP

  • Master's of nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Graduate Certificate in HIV and STI's from University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
   

Jennifer Weyandt, RN, CNP

  • Master's of science in nursing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • Graduate Certificate in Children with special health care needs and disabilities, University of Minnesota
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board