Jennifer Martin-McKay, MD, a Pediatrician with Allina Health Coon Rapids Clinic

Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Martin-McKay, who serves patients in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Dr. Martin-McKay is a caring and thorough pediatrician at Allina Health Coon Rapids Clinic in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Her professional interests include preventive medicine and well-child exams; newborn, infant and toddler care, adolescent health, acute care and asthma. She also offers face-to-face virtual visits for a variety of health services and conditions.

Fully listening to patients’ concerns, she considers the best part of her career to be working with children and helping them grow into healthy individuals. She loves the relationship with the parents of her pediatric patients.

A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Dr. Martin-McKay knew she wanted to become a physician when her brother died of a heart condition. She wanted to use her experience to help children and their families.

After graduating with her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2004, she went on to perform her internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota.

A Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Holding a Minnesota Medical License, Dr. Martin-McKay is affiliated with Mercy Hospital and The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children’s Minnesota.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Martin-McKay enjoys dancing, cooking, reading, spending time with family, and traveling. Her favorite health tip is: to drink plenty of water. 

She tells her friends and family to: always wear a helmet when biking or riding a scooter or skateboard. She recommends small, healthy changes.

Learn More about Dr. Jennifer Martin-McKay:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2164554-Jennifer-Martin-McKay-Pediatrician or through Allina Health, https://account.allinahealth.org/providers/2023 

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