Dr. Hester is a pediatric hospitalist at Children's Minnesota and the Medical Director of Quality Improvement within the department of Value and Clinical Excellence. She attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. She completed a pediatrics residency and chief residency, a pediatric hospital medicine fellowship, and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation at the University of Utah. She is interested in quality improvement, patient safety, health equity, and health services research as well as the care of hospitalized patients. Outside of the hospital, she loves spending time with her husband and 2 children, nordic skiing, biking, and hiking.