University of Minnesota Physicians

Media Room

Media relations for University of Minnesota Physicians is conducted by University of Minnesota Physicians’ Communications Director Nancy Martin and the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center. This team can help you…

  • identify and connect with experts on a particular health topic.
  • coordinate the logistics of an on-campus interview or story opportunity (scheduling, parking, directions, and how to get to where you need to be on campus).
  • provide future story ideas.
  • help connect you with access to multimedia content (video, audio and photos) related to health research, education and patient care.

Contact Info:

Nancy Martin
University of Minnesota Physicians
Communications Director
nmartin@umphysicians.umn.edu
612-884-0789

Laura McCarthy
Director, Media Relations and New Media
lamccart@umn.edu
612-625-2640

Justin Paquette
Public Relations Manager,
Media Relations & New Media
jpaquett@umn.edu
612-626-7037

Laura Stroup
Media Relations Associate
Stro0481@umn.edu
612-624-5680

Nick Hanson
Media Relations Associate
Hans2853@umn.edu
612-624-2449

Media Relations Assistant:
612-626-4784

AHC Communications Front Desk:
612-624-5100

After-hours media requests:
612-655-9778 to reach the on-call Academic Health Center communications staffer.