Diana Cutts, MD appointed Chair of Pediatrics

Diana Cutts, MD, has been appointed Chair of Pediatrics at Hennepin Healthcare. Dr. Cutts served as Interim Chair since 2018 and was selected as permanent chair following a national and local search process.

Dr. Cutts joined the Department of Pediatrics in 1992 as a staff pediatrician and Medical Director of the Growth and Nutrition Clinic. She is the Pediatric Consultant to the Mother-Baby Program/Redleaf Center for Family Healing and has served as the director of the department’s Office of Pediatric Research and Advocacy since 1998. Prior to serving as the Interim Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Cutts served as the Assistant Chief of Pediatrics for 11 years.

Dr. Cutts is a national leader in childhood growth and nutrition and is the Co-Lead Principal Investigator for Children’s HealthWatch, a network of pediatricians, public health researchers, and children’s health and policy experts. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and serves on the Child Health Advisory Committee at the U of M and the board of directors of Minnesota Hunger Impact Partners. Of particular note, Dr. Cutts was recently recognized with the 2019 Safety Net Champion Award at the Many Faces of Community Health Conference for advancing research, policy, and programming for children and families.

Dr. Cutts completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and studied medicine at the University of Illinois School of Medicine. She completed residency training and chief residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston City Hospital in 1986. ​

Hennepin Healthcare sees more than 100,000 patients from birth to young adulthood across our system every year. More than half of them are seen by providers from the Department of Pediatrics. From general primary care to a large array of sub-specialty care, a developmentally-appropriate, family-centered focus brings this vital expertise to the community, trainees, and research.