General Info

Dr. Emslander was born and raised in Rochester Minnesota. There she grew up in a bilingual home speaking German with her immigrant parents. She lived in the shadow of the Mayo Clinic where she worked as a college student and returned later as a medical student. Working with the staff at Mayo continued the love for medicine that was started by her parents who were both doctors. After graduating from Lourdes high school, Dr. Emslander spent a year in Mexico as a Rotary exchange student where she learned Spanish. Then she went to California and attended Stanford University. She returned to Rochester and the midwest to attended Mayo Medical school. She always knew she wanted to go into medicine but was not sure if it would involve humans or animals. After graduating from medical school she completed her internship and residency at the University of Minnesota followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at St Paul Children’s Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota. After completing her fellowship in 1995 Dr. Emslander and her husband moved to Houston Texas, then to Eugene Oregon, and finally landed in Jefferson City in 1999. There she joined Dr. Folz at JCMG Pediatrics and helped her grow the department. Now she is looking forward to starting JC Peds to provide children and their parents a medical home. During college, Dr. Emslander pursued a love for rowing. This lead to participation in the national championships and later a gold medal in the pan Am Games. On the racecourse, she met her husband Dr. Michael Ryan. After rowing for rival teams they ultimately married and raised 4 children surrounded by animals and plants. In her free time, Dr. Emslander enjoys playing with her dogs and cats, gardening, photography, and travel.