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International PPB/DICER1 Registry honors Dr. Yoav Messinger with Lifetime Service Award

Dr. Messinger was recognized for his devotion to the Registry’s mission of improving the outcomes for children and adults with PPB and other DICER1-related cancers.

Dr. Kade Goepferd named a 2024 Top LGBTQ+ Doctor

Congratulations to Dr. Kade Goepferd, chief education officer and medical director of the Children’s Minnesota Gender Health program, on being honored as a 2024 Top LGBTQ+ Doctor by Castle Connolly.

MHA honors Hillery Shay with Retention and Resiliency award

Hillery is one of 40 hospital and health systems teams and individuals from across Minnesota recognized by MHA for their efforts to bolster the health care workforce and improve quality and safety.

Sam Githinji named a Black healthcare leader to know by Becker’s

Congratulations to Sam Githinji, chief information security officer (CISO) at Children’s Minnesota, for being honored as a Black healthcare leader to know by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Dr. Kade Goepferd honored in Chief’s inaugural The New Era of Leadership Awards

Children’s Minnesota is proud to announce that Dr. Kade Goepferd, chief education officer and medical director of Children’s Minnesota’s Gender Health program, has been recognized as one of 50 exceptional executive women and nonbinary people shaping the future of business with resilience by Chief’s inaugural The New Era of Leadership Awards.

Children’s Minnesota earns LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader designation

Children’s Minnesota is proud to announce it has been re-designated as an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Children’s Minnesota honored as one of Becker’s 2024 top places to work in healthcare

The healthcare organizations featured on the list are considered top-tier employers who assist in teammates' professional and personal development, offer wellness benefits that address whole-person health, and provide opportunities to give back to the community.

Children’s Minnesota physicians recognized as Rising Stars

Children’s Minnesota is pleased to congratulate the 64 kid experts recognized by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine as 2024 Top Doctors: Rising Stars.

Adriene Thornton named a 2024 Women Leaders Rising Star

The recognition celebrates outstanding contributions of women across the health care industry, highlighting their efforts in improving care delivery, promoting health equity, shaping policy, and advancing gender equality in health care leadership.

Shukri Jumale named Notable Emerging Leader by Twin Cities Business

Shukri is program manager of Midwest Fetal Care Center (MWFCC), a collaboration between Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. She is being recognized for her role in MWFCC’s fetal equity project, which aims to ensure all communities have access to the expert care MWFCC provides unborn babies with complex medical conditions.