Christine Desautels, MD
Hospitalist
Patients cannot establish ongoing primary care with this provider.
My specialties:
- Hospitalist
- Internal medicine
Not accepting new patients in this area.
Professional interests:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hypertension
- Heart diseases
- Bedside ultrasound
I am a hospitalist who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients. I work primarily within the hospital setting, managing the day-to-day medical care of patients admitted for treatment. While patients are unable to establish regular care with me, my role is to ensure you receive continuous and focused attention from admission to discharge and assist in ensuring a smooth transition between different stages of treatment. After your stay, please follow up with your primary care provider.
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
Specialties
- Hospitalist
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
- 11
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)