Professional History

Board Certification

• Surgery, General - American Board of Surgery
  
• Surgery, Pediatric - American Board of Surgery
  

Medical Education

• MD - University of Minnesota Medical School
  Minneapolis, MN
  2002
  

Residency/Fellowship

• Residency - Hennepin County Medical Center
  Minneapolis, MN
  2008
  
• Fellowship - Children's Mercy Hospital
  Kansas City, MO
  2010
  

Contact Information

Primary Location:

Pediatric Surgical Associates
2530 Chicago AVE S
Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 813-8000

Secondary Location(s):

Pediatric Surgical Associates
347 N Smith AVE
Suite 502
St Paul, MN 55102
(651) 220-6040

Personal Biography

Dr. Patricia Valusek received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her general surgery residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. She also completed a post-doctorate research fellowship in pediatric surgery, focusing on clinical research, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, where she was the Hospital's first clinical scholar in research fellowship. After her residency, Dr. Valusek supplemented her education with advanced training in pediatric surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital, working with some of the world's leaders in minimally-invasive surgery and surgical outcomes research. In addition to her work with patients at Pediatric Surgical Associates, she continues her work to improve patient outcomes and advance pediatric surgery.