Department of Medicine Research
State-of-the-art Research
Hennepin Healthcare’s Department of Medicine has robust and varied research activity conducted by highly skilled clinicians and basic science researchers across many areas of focus including addiction medicine, cardiology, health services, homelessness & criminal justice, infectious diseases, nephrology, organ transplantation, oncology, and provider wellness. Research and scholarship are a department priority and key support and infrastructure are provided within the department and through the affiliated organizations described below (Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI), Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG), Berman Center, Institute of Professional Worklife (IPW) and the University of Minnesota). For details on divisional research activities, please visit the research section and faculty bios on the divisional pages.
Scholarly Activity Highlights
- Dr. Allyson Hart, Leading the “Heart” of Ethical Research for Hennepin Healthcare | Article date August 23, 2023
- You Have to C It 2 Dream It | Article date June 9, 2023
- Dr. Burrack Bound for Homeward Bound | Article date April 24, 2023
- Doxycycline does not prevent STIs among cisgender women | Article date February 20, 2023
- Hennepin Healthcare investigators study game to help people quit smoking | Article date February 6, 2023
- Dr. Schaffhausen receives NIH R01 Award to study shared decision making for kidney transplant candidates | Article date February 6, 2023
- People who experience homelessness face earlier and greater risk of death, report finds | Article date January 26, 2023
- HHRI investigators highlighted by CTSI as UMN Mothers Leading Science | Article date January 26, 2023
- Incarceration of parent is associated with worse access to health care for millions of U.S. children, new study shows | Article date November 15, 2022
- Dr. Murray receives NIH R01 Award to study sex-specific risk factors and trajectories of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias | Article date October 3, 2022
- Focus on global health outcomes shouldn’t exclude jails and prisons | Article date June 21, 2022
- Hennepin Healthcare investigators study game to help people quit smoking | Article date May 27, 2022
- HHRI investigators featured in NIH and UMN news – Coaching transforms researchers and institutions | Article date April 26, 2022
- Dr. Warren McKinney appointed Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute VP for Equity in Research | Article date March 10, 2022
- HHRI studying tele-psychotherapy vs. tele-yoga for depression | Article date Dec 10, 2021
- CDC study including Hennepin County data finds that people experiencing homelessness had significantly lower vaccination coverage compared to all residents living in the same area | Article date December 6, 2021
- Dr. Kate Vickery's research highlighted by CTSI | Article date December 1, 2021
- Hennepin Healthcare System is one of AARP 2021 Quality Measure Innovation Grant Award Winners | Article date November 12, 2021
- Increasing Trust is Key to Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Threats to Health | Article date November 9, 2021
- Dr. Bart Studies Taking Suicide Prevention into Primary Care Settings | Article date October 27, 2021
- Statewide research program to address impact of racism on cardiovascular health inequities | Article date October 19, 2021
- Dr. Winkelman talks about EHR Consortium and COVID-19 on Healthy Matters on WCCO radio | Article date September 28, 2021
- U.S. Kidney Transplant Survival Rates Continue to Improve | Article date August 19, 2021
- Study identifies racial/ethnic and language inequities in ways patients obtain COVID-19 virus testing | Article date July 13, 2021
- Medication Access for Opioid Use Disorder Lower Among Those Involved with Criminal Justice System | Article date April 5, 2021
- Dr. Johansen Receives NKF J. Michael Lazarus Award for Dedication to Kidney Health | Article date March 24, 2021
- What a Kidney Transplant Means for You or a Loved One | Article date March 7, 2021
- Walz, Flanagan Announce Groundbreaking Partnership Between State of Minnesota, Health Care Systems on Race and Ethnicity Data Collection | Article date March 5, 2021
- Dr. Bart talks about meth addiction and treatment on Healthy Matters on WCCO radio | Article date January 25, 2021
- Breaking Through the Wall of Stigma in Healthcare | Article date January 22, 2021
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute is the research arm that supports and oversees research conducted at Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS), including research conducted by faculty in the Department of Medicine.
Additional Resources for Conducting Research
Analytics Center of Excellence (Intranet)
Berman Center for Outcomes & Clinical Research
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
The Research Scientist Track at Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS) is a service learning, research, and teaching hospital. The Department of Medicine Research Scientist Track was designed to provide a formal framework for post-doc PhD and investigator PhD-level researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute to be integrated into the Department of Medicine.
Department of Medicine Research Programs
Addiction Medicine Research spans clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenetics, clinical trials for the treatment of psychostimulant use disorder, implementation science, and educational interventions.
The Behavioral Health Equity Research Group seeks to improve behavioral health equity by designing and testing innovative behavioral treatments and providing these treatments in modalities and settings that increase access to behavioral health care for underserved communities.
The Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research has been a leader in cardiovascular research and a clinical site for over 100 trials in heart and kidney disease, diabetes, women’s health, cancer, and neurological disorders.
Cardiology Research Program
The Chronic Disease Research Group, a division of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, is an interdisciplinary research group whose work focuses on answering questions related to the experiences of patients with chronic diseases.
The Health, Homelessness, & Criminal Justice Lab studies physical and mental health, substance use conditions, and the overlapping systemic barriers to health that are often driven by structural racism. Their goal is to improve health for people with homelessness or criminal justice involvement, in our community and beyond, through research and collaboration with a broad coalition of partners.
Infectious Diseases Research: from immunity to community at Hennepin is broadly focused on infectious diseases that disproportionately affect the community we serve, involving approaches that span immunology, disease pathogenesis, translational intervention studies, prevention strategies, implementation science, and large-scale clinical trials.
The Hennepin Healthcare Institute for Professional Worklife (IPW) provides support, guidance, leadership, and consultation to individuals and entities who are looking to understand the burnout epidemic and effect change in their institutions.
Nephrology Research spans a wide spectrum from observational studies to clinical trials and from identifying and addressing racial and ethnic disparities to reducing opioid use among patients on dialysis.