Board elections are held each year for open positions on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MNAAP) and the Board of the Minnesota Academy of Pediatrics Foundation (MAPF). Currently, the chapter is seeking to fill one board member opening for pediatricians or pediatrician specialists who want to […]
What does a typical workday look like for you as a developmental-behavioral pediatrician? It can vary from day to day! At Children’s Developmental Pediatrics, we currently have a mix of in-person and virtual visits. I typically meet a few new patients each day and then spend the rest of my time seeing patients for follow-up […]
“Recognition is not a scarce resource. You can’t use it up or run out of it.” – Susan M. Heathfield Every day, pediatricians and child health advocates are going above and beyond to ensure that Minnesota’s children and teens have a chance to live the healthiest, most promising lives they can. MNAAP wants to honor […]
Jennifer Abuzzahab is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Minnesota and has been a MNAAP member since 2001. Dr. Abuzzahab answered these questions for Minnesota Pediatrician as this issue’s member spotlight. What made you choose pediatric endocrinology as your specialty? I like the balance of hormone pathways, the ability to replace (most) deficits with bio-identical […]
What led you to choose pediatrics? Who wouldn’t choose pediatrics?? Just kidding. My short answer is kids are just the best. Who wouldn’t want to care for them? I am actually med-peds trained though, and so I do love the full spectrum of ages and patient care, but I think people would say I have […]
