Nusheen Ameenuddin

Nusheen Ameenuddin, M.D., M.P.H., a 2018–2019 Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, is currently an Assistant Professor and Consultant (tenured staff physician) in the Division of Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Previously she was a pediatrician at MeritCare Clinic and a full-time active medical staff in pediatrics at North Country Regional Hospital, Bemidji, Minn. She is most passionate about advocating for underserved populations and immigrant populations who face significant barriers to health care, including language, health literacy, and transportation. In response to the recent measles outbreak in Minnesota, Dr. Ameenuddin participated in a vaccine education outreach as part of a joint effort between the Minnesota Department of Health and the state’s chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, traveling to Somali mosques to educate and vaccinate. These efforts halted the spread of measles before any deaths occurred. She has also taken to social media with the #KeepKidsCovered Twitter video campaign she helped spearhead in response to efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Ameenuddin received her medical degree in 2002 and her M.P.H. in 1998 from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She completed a residency in pediatric and adolescent medicine at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, in 2005.