Clinical Council
Formed in April 2002, Abbott Northwestern's Clinical Council is comprised of physician
leaders and members of the Abbott Northwestern senior management team. Physician
members have been selected for their leadership ability, strategic orientation
and representation of Abbott Northwestern's Centers of Excellence.
The mission of the Clinical Council is to bring clinical perspective to administrative
decisions, enhancing care and shaping strategy.
The mission has three supporting goals:
- use the experience and judgment of physicians to guide operations and planning
- consider and inform the opinion of the Medical Staff regarding administrative
issues
- develop and empower physician leaders
Clinical Council Physician Members
Mark Arnesen, MD, Pathology
Lee Arostegui, MD, Emergency Department
Michael Cummings, MD, Internal Medicine
Kevin Graham, MD, Internal Medicine
Eric Johnson, MD, Surgery
Kathy Juul, RN, Nursing
Thomas Keul, MD, Behavioral Health Services
Robert McKlveen, MD, Operating Room
Mark Migliori, MD, Plastic Surgery
Wendy Miller, MD, Hospital Medicine
Wendy (Gwen) Nazarian, MD, Radiology
Frank Norberg, Orthopedic Surgery
Joseph Perra, MD, Spine
Ronald Peterson, MD, OB/GYN
Karl Sandin, MD, Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Timothy Sielaff, MD/PhD, Surgery
Michael Tedford, MD, Clinical Council Chair
Donald Wothe, MD, Obstetrics and gynecology
Douglas Yock, MD, Neuroscience
Hospital Senior
Management Team
Mark Arnesen, MD
Pathology
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1980
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Pathology Associates
- Medical Degree: Mayo Medical School
- Residency: University of Washington
- Certification: American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
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Lee Arostegui, MD
Emergency Department
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1987
- Practice/Group: Emergency Case Consultants, PA
- Medical Degree: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
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Kevin Graham, MD
Internal Medicine
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: Since 1989
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Minneapolis Heart Institute Clinics
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center and the University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease & Internal Medicine)
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Kathy Juul, RN
Nursing
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1970
- Practice Area: perinatal nursing
- Education: Abbott Northwestern School of Nursing with certifications in inpatient obstetrics and electronic fetal monitoring
- Memberships: Nursing Practice Council co-chair, Birth Center Council member
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Robert McKlveen, MD
Operating Room
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1989
- Practice/Group: Northwest Anesthesia, PA
- Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School
- Residency: Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
- Fellowships: Cardiac Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Boston
- Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology
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Mark Migliori, MD
Plastic Surgery
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: Since 1995
- Practice/Group: MMK Plastic Surgery
- Medical Degree: Brown Medical School
- Residency: University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
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Wendy Miller, MD
Hospital Medicine
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 2006
- Practice/Group: Abbott Northwestern Hospital Service
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
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Wendy (Gwen) Nazarian, MD
Radiology
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- Practice/Group: Consulting Radiologists, Ltd.
- Medical Degree: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn.
- Residency: Radiology, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Fellowship: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology - Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Joseph Perra, MD
Spine
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- Practice/Group: Twin Cities Spine Center
- Medical Degree: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
- Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo
Center for Medical Studies
- Fellowship: Spine, Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis
- Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Ronald Peterson, MD
OB/GYN
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1983
- Practice/Group: John A. Haugen Associates, PA
- Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School
- Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Michael Tedford, MD
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1990
- Practice/Group: Minneapolis Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic and Hearing
Center
- Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Residency: Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota
- Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
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Douglas Yock, MD
Neuroscience
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- Length of service at Abbott Northwestern: since 1985
- Practice/Group: employed by Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School
- Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center
- Fellowships: Neuroradiology, San Francisco Medical Center, Stanford
University Medical Center
- Certifications: American Board of Radiology and Neuroradiology
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