Position:
Director of Research, Dept Family Medicine and Community Health at University of Minnesota
Location:
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Work:
University of Minnesota
since Oct 2008
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Director of Research, Dept Family Medicine and Community Health
Education:
University of Minnesota Medical School 1988 - 1993
MPH, Family Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 1987 - 1988
Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) 1984 - 1987
FRCS, Surgery
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1981 - 1983
Mayo Medical School 1977 - 1981
MD
Carleton College 1973 - 1977
BA
Honor & Awards:
2011-2012 American Diabetes Association. Co-Chair of the ADA Diabetes Expo. Minneapolis, MN
2009 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Diabetes, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
2006 Best Practice Award, Inventory and Evaluation of Clinical Research Networks, National Institutes of Health
2006 Certificate of Appreciation National Diabetes Education Program Director (National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney disorders , NIH, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
2004 Outstanding Physician-led Research in Minnesota. MN Physician Publishing, Inc..
2003 Researcher of the Year, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
2002 Silver Award for Excellence in Quality, Buyers Health Care Action Group, accepted by Dr. Peterson on behalf of the East Metro Diabetes Initiative
2001 “Top Doctor” Award, America Online.
1999 Aesculapius Award for contributions to patient education in diabetes. FIT-USA Foundation.