Christine Desautels, MD
My specialties:
- Internal medicine
Professional interests:
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Heart Diseases
- Bedside ultrasound
I enjoy seeing adult patients with a broad spectrum of medical issues, from routine physical exams, to coordinating care for complex diseases with my specialist colleagues. Diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are particular areas of interest for me. I feel that my role as a primary care provider is to get to know my patients on a personal level, and then help them navigate the health care system according to their values and particular medical needs.
I spend most of my time in the outpatient setting, but also take care of hospitalized patients. I am detail-oriented, and at the same time, I believe that the most important thing is a patient's big-picture values for his or her quality of life. I enjoy performing and teaching bedside ultrasound in patient diagnosis. For fun, I travel, snowboard and kiteboard.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Internal medicine
Personal interests
- Boating
- Fishing
- Gardening
- Kiteboarding
- Running
- Snowboarding
- Travel
- Waterskiing
Educational institutions
- University of Minnesota Medical School
Internships
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Residencies
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Years of experience
- 9
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne*
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare*
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)