Andrew Kiragu, M.D.

Co-Principal Investigator, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Minneapolis

Dr. Andrew W. Kiragu is a Staff Intensivist for the Department of Pediatrics at Hennepin County Medical Center. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and is board-certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care and Internal Medicine. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dalhousie University of Nova Scotia, Canada, and subsequently graduated from Howard University of Washington, DC, with a medical degree in 1994. Dr. Kiragu served his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, 1994-1998, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care, 1998-2001. He was one of the Walter Ramsey Endowment Fellows at the University. During his fellowship, he was awarded the Mark Snelling Outstanding Teaching Fellow for three consecutive years, in recognition of his commitment to resident education. He was also awarded a Vikings Foundation Grant to study the inflammatory effects of cardiopulmonary bypass. Dr. Kiragu serves as a co-principal investigator for the Minneapolis “Injury Free Coalition for Kids."