Theodore M. Berman, M.D.

Dr. Theodore Berman is a native of Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1975. He completed his medicine residency and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Sleep Science. Dr. Berman has been in private practice since 1980 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

R. Michael Bowen, M.D.

Dr. Michael Bowen is from Mississippi and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1977. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Bowen has been in practice since 1983 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Wilfred A. Corson, M.D.

Dr. Wilfred Corson graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1959. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Corson has been in private practice since 1968 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Joan M. K. Fox, M.D.

Dr. Joan Fox graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1985. Following the completion of an Internal Medicine Residency and a Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota, she was on faculty at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics involved in clinical and basic research. Dr. Fox is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Kathy R. Gromer, M.D.

Dr. Kathy Gromer graduated from Kansas University Medical School in 1985. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and her Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan. She is Medical Director of the Respiratory Care Program at Saint Paul Technical College. Dr. Gromer has been in private practice since 1991 and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Mitchell G. Kaye, M.D.

Dr. Mitchell Kaye graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Illinois and his Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Kaye is Medical Director of the MLC Clinical Research Program and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He has been in private practice since 1989 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Shelley M. Lennox, M.D.

Dr. Shelley Lennox graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical School in 1979. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University in 1982 and her fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Lennox has been in private practice since 1984 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine.

Evelyn Mai, M.D.

Evelyn Mai, MD graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 2003. She completed her Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2008. Dr Mai is board Certified in Adult Psychiatry. She has been in private practice since 2008.

Thomas F. Mulrooney, M.D.

Dr. Thomas Mulrooney graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1959. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan and Hennepin County Medical Center in 1965. He completed his Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota where he is now Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Mulrooney is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Jeanne M. Nelson, M.D.

Dr. Jeanne Nelson graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1984. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences in Denver and her Pulmonary fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Nelson has been in practice since 1990 and is board certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Ralph E. Steele, M.D.

Dr. Ralph Steele graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics and his Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Steele has been in private practice since 1980 and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Wayne L. Stern, M.D.

Dr. Wayne Stern is from New York and graduated from the University of Rochester Medical School in 1969. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics. He is one of the original founders of the Minnesota Lung Center and has been in private practice since 1974. Dr. Stern is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine.

Patrick J. Wright, M.D.

Dr. Patrick Wright graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1985. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and his Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Wright is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota and has been in private practice since 1991. He is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders.

Advanced Practice Practitioners

Tonia Ashline, PA-C

Tonia Ashline graduated from the Physician Assistant Program at the University of New England in 2003. Tonia has seven years of experience working in Surgery and Primary Care.

Brenda Henney, PA-C

Brenda Henney graduated from the Physician Assistant program at Augsburg College in 1998. Brenda has six years of experience working in Otolaryngology and Urgent Care.

Janette Hiner, CNP

Janette Hiner graduated from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Wright State University in 2003. Janette has thirty two years of experience working in Family Practice, Cardiology and Pulmonology.

Patricia Udovich, CNP

Patricia Udovich graduated from the Nurse Practitioner Program at Metropolitan State University in 2009. Patricia has ten years of experience working in Nursing and Critical Care.

Anne Voorhes, PA-C

Anne Voorhes graduated from the Physician Assistant program at the University of South Dakota in 2007. Anne has one year of experience working in Bariatric Surgery.

Administration

Wayne L. Stern, M.D., President