Aaron L Friedman

Dr. Friedman recently retired as the Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his appointment as vice president and dean, Dr. Friedman was head of the Department of Pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. He also served as Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin and Brown University.

Dr. Friedman served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics and served as its Secretary/Treasurer and Chair of the Board. He chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Professional Education. He also served as the chair of the steering committee for an NIH sponsored clinical trial while at Brown University. His research centered on amino acid transport and factors influencing growth in chronic renal failure.

He is a pediatric nephrologist and has been awarded the Henry L. Barnett Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for his contributions to children with kidney disease and to the pediatric nephrology community.