Two doctor-moms with separate, but intersecting lives

Although Drs. Radhika Lal Snyder and Gretchen Wenner Butler were not close friends, their lives and medical practices had much in common. They completed residency training at Hennepin County Medical Center one year apart, they had deep ties to the same college community in central Minnesota, and both chose to practice medicine in the Twin Cities. Below are links to media coverage about them.

Minnesota media

  • Physician Suicide Awareness Day, 2021

    KSTP (ABC affiliate in the Twin Cities) covered an event held in front of the MN State Capitol, featuring Dr. Michelle Chestovich, Shireen Sakizadeh McConnell, and Dr. Kellie Lease Stecher. KSTP Story

  • Mental Health Crisis in Healthcare

    Jana Shortal from KARE 11 (NBC affiliate in the Twin Cities) featured an interview with Dr. Michelle Chestovich on the topic of mental health among healthcare workers. KARE 11 Story

  • It takes a village after postpartum death

    Laura Yuen, a features writer for the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, wrote a story about Dr. Radhika Lal Snyder’s family and the community response to her passing. Star Tribune story

  • Nursing Innovation - Postpartum health

    Frank Rajkowski with The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University newsroom wrote a feature on alums Deidra Heuring and Radhika Lal Snyder, discussing a national fellowship Heuring is using to raise awareness of perinatal mental health. CSB/SJU story

  • MN Physician Suicide leads to new Foundation

    Andy Steiner, a writer with the Minnpost paper in the Twin Cities, wrote a feature article about the Dr. Mom Foundation and the mental health conditions for medical education and practice. Minnpost Story

  • We need to do all we can

    KARE11 Extra report raising awareness about physician suicide, and featuring the families behind the creation of the Dr. Mom Foundation. KARE 11 Story