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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Media Contact: Lori Imsdahl, Hennepin Health, 253-720-9030
Hennepin Health is proud to welcome Dr. Krishnan Subrahmanian as its new chief medical officer.
Subrahmanian, widely known as “Dr. Krish,” is a board-certified pediatrician who currently practices medicine at Hennepin Healthcare and The Redleaf Center for Family Healing. He also serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics work group on early childhood. Additionally, Subrahmanian is a flight surgeon in the Minnesota Air National Guard. He will continue to practice medicine at Hennepin Healthcare while in his new role with Hennepin Health.
“Dr. Krish is a member of the Hennepin Health clinical quality outcomes and credentialing committees and knows our organization well,” says Hennepin Health Chief Executive Officer Anne Kanyusik Yoakum. “His broad expertise and deep commitment to Hennepin County residents will be a great fit for Hennepin Health and our vision to change how we build healthy, equitable communities in Hennepin County and beyond.”
In his initial message to the Hennepin Health team, Subrahmanian said: “The kind of healing Hennepin Health fosters doesn’t just happen. It takes an inordinate amount of love, care, and work. I am humbled and honored to walk alongside colleagues who have dedicated their lives, talents, and efforts to making our community more equitable, more just, and healthier.”
Subrahmanian is the son of Indian immigrants who settled in the Twin Cities. He lives in Hennepin County with his wife and children. In his free time, he enjoys giving piggy-back rides, singing to his kids, running, and “wallowing in my fate as a tortured Minnesota sports fan.”
He has also been a community resource on children’s health and wellness, contributing to local media reports on topics ranging from baby formula shortages to racial disparities and COVID-19.
Subrahmanian started his role as Hennepin Health chief medical officer on June 26.
More about Hennepin Health
Hennepin Health is Minnesota’s only county-owned, state-certified health maintenance organization and provides health care coverage to Hennepin County residents enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare. We partner with our members and communities to change how we build healthy, equitable communities by integrating health care and service to enhance the health and wellbeing of our members and the community.
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