Rebecca M. Minter, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of General Surgery) and Medical Education at the University of Michigan. Dr. Minter graduated magna cum laude from the University of Denver in 1992. She received her M.D. degree in 1996, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and went on to general surgery residency training at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Minter completed a two year research fellowship in molecular biology and gene therapy for the treatment of acute inflammatory conditions in 2000, and completed her general surgery residency in June of 2003. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan shortly thereafter in July of 2003.

Dr. Minter's clinical practice is focused in the areas of general and gastrointestinal surgery, including laparoscopy and surgical endoscopy. She has a particular interest in the management and treatment of benign and neoplastic diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum, and pancreas.

Dr. Minter is an NIH funded investigator whose current research efforts are focused on immunomodulation of inflammation in the setting of chronic liver disease. As part of this effort, Dr. Minter and colleagues are currently developing a computational modeling approach for the analysis of dynamic, complex biologic datasets. Additionally, Dr. Minter is actively involved in both undergraduate and graduate medical education at the departmental, institutional, and national level.