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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
  • Professional interests include basic neuroscience and biomechanics
   

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-eligible in pediatrics
   

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
   

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
 
   

Susan K. Fix, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor of science degree in nursing
  • Graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing with a master of science degree in nursing
  • More than 14 years pediatric nursing experience; more than 20 years combined nursing experience
   

Shari Lynn Goss, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a bachelor of arts degree in nursing
  • Graduated from the University of Wisconsin, with a master of science degree in nursing
  • More than 20 years pediatric nursing experience, with extensive knowledge of pediatric growth and development, and behavior
   

Amy M. Janisch, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor of arts degree in nursing, and with a master of science degree in nursing
  • Clinical faculty, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Professional Excellence award recipient
   

M. Alycia Johnson, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor of science degree in nursing, and with a master’s of science degree in nursing
  • Nearly 10 years nursing experience
 
   
 

Anna Napiwocki, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from Towson University with a bachelor of science degree in nursing
  • Graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a master of science degree in nursing
  • More than 10 years pediatric nursing experience
   

Ellen M. Reyerson, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor of science degree in nursing, and with a master of science degree in nursing
  • Member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
 
   

Casandra Vajda, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from the College of St. Catherine, Saint Paul, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing, and with a master of arts degree in nursing
  • Special medical interest in ADHD, adolescent health, obesity, breastfeeding, and asthma
   

Jennifer L. Weyandt, RN, CNP

  • Graduated from the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
  • Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in nursing
  • Graduate certificate from the University of Minnesota in children with special health care needs and disabilities
  • Special medical interest in obesity