Professional History

Board Certification

• Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
  

Medical Education

• MD - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  Madison, WI
  2008
  

Residency/Fellowship

• Residency - University of Utah School of Medicine
  Salt Lake City, UT
  2011
  
• Fellowship - University of Utah School of Medicine
  Salth Lake City, UT
  2014
  

Contact Information

Primary Location:

Childrens Minnesota Hospitalist Program
2525 Chicago Ave S STE 32-1024
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 813-7155

Secondary Location(s):

Childrens Minnesota Hospitalist Program
345 N Smith Ave STE 3249
St Paul, MN 55102
(612) 813-7155

Personal Biography

Dr. Hester is a pediatric hospitalist at Children's Minnesota and the Medical Director of Quality Improvement within the department of Value and Clinical Excellence. She attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. She completed pediatrics residency and chief residency, a pediatric hospital medicine fellowship and a Master's of Science in Clinical Investigation at the University of Utah. She is interested in quality improvement, patient safety, health equity, and health services research as well as the care of hospitalized patients. Outside of the hospital she loves spending time with her husband and 2 children, nordic skiing, biking, and hiking.