Professional History

Board Certification

• Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics
  
• Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
  

Medical Education

• MD - University of New Mexico School of Medicine
  Albuquerque, NM
  2007
  

Residency/Fellowship

• Residency - University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics BMT
  Minneapolis, MN
  
• Fellowship - University of Minnesota Medical Center
  Minneapolis, MN
  

Contact Information

Primary Location:

Childrens Minnesota NICU Minneapolis
2525 Chicago Ave S STE 32-2516
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612)813-6118

Secondary Location(s):

Childrens Minnesota Neonatal Medicine
345 N Smith AVE STE 70-505
St Paul, MN 55102
(651)220-6210

Personal Biography

Tara is a neonatologist and the medical director at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis. She attended medical school at the University of New Mexico before moving to Minnesota to complete her pediatric residency and perinatal-neonatal medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota. She has previously worked at the St. Paul campus, and also spent several years in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the University of New Mexico. Her areas of interest include caring for the extremely preterm infant, blood transfusion practices and neonatal nutrition. She has been involved in basic translational research and teaching medical students, residents and fellows. Tara and her husband Felix have two children, Santiago and Selena, and a dog named Gofer. They love to try new food, fish, and enjoy outdoor activities.