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St. Cloud Physician Becomes President of Minnesota Medical Association

September 29, 2020

Marilyn Peitso, MD, was installed as the Minnesota Medical Association’s (MMA) 154th president on Sept. 24 during the group’s virtual Annual Conference. Her term, which officially begins Oct. 1, lasts one year.
 
Peitso is currently a pediatric hospitalist with CentraCare in St. Cloud. Since 1983, she has served in several positions with the MMA including her work on its awards committee, nominating committee, Annual Conference planning committee, and health equity advisory group. She’s also been president of the MMA Foundation board, a North Central Trustee on the MMA Board of Trustees, and member of the Policy Council as president-elect.  

Outside of her involvement with the MMA, Peitso is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received the 2011 Spirit of Women Health Care Hero award for her work with health care homes.     
 
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