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More than 130 University of Minnesota Health physicians honored as “Top Doctors” in 2017
Every year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine asks thousands of doctors across the Twin Cities region a simple question: Which doctor would you choose if you or a loved one needed medical attention?
The top results from that survey are compiled for the magazine’s annual “Top Doctors” issue.
This year, we’re proud to announce that 149 University of Minnesota Physicians doctors representing 41 different medical specialties were selected by peers in their field for inclusion in the magazine’s Top Doctors edition. Of those chosen, 138 are affiliated with University of Minnesota Health.
The 2017 Top Doctors list, released on June 14, recognized a total of 803 doctors in the Twin Cities for their exceptional care. University of Minnesota Health doctors represent roughly 17 percent of that total.
The rankings are determined by a survey sent to 5,000 licensed physicians in the 10-county metro area. Survey participants are asked to nominate one or more doctors, excluding themselves. The candidates who made the final list were evaluated on indicators of peer recognition, professional achievement, and disciplinary history. In addition, a blue-ribbon panel of physicians also reviewed each Top Doctors candidate. The magazine also conducted reputation-based research.
Scroll down to see the complete list of UMPhysicians and M Health doctors recognized by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. An asterisk indicates a pediatric provider. Two asterisks indicates a provider who sees both adults and children. Click here for a list of last year’s honorees.
Anesthesiology
Richard Prielipp, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Ranjit John, MD
Rosemary Kelly, MD
Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD
Sara Shumway, MD
Cardiology
Stephen Battista, MD, FACC
Karl Foster-Smith, MD, FACC
Jamie Lohr, MD*
Ganesh Raveendran, MD
Scott Sakaguchi, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Robert Madoff, MD
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD
Critical Care Medicine
Caroline George, MD*
Robert Kempainen, MD
Dermatology
Mitchell Bender, MD
Kimberly Bohjanen, MD
Kristen Hook, MD*
Maria Hordinsky, MD**
Emergency Medicine
Eric Christianson, MD
Ronald Furnival, MD*
Mark Roback, MD*
Endocrinology
John Bantle, MD
Charles Billington, MD
Lynn Burmeister, MD
Bradley Miller, MD, PhD*
Antoinette Moran, MD*
Brandon Nathan, MD*
J. Bruce Redmon, MD
Elizabeth Seaquist, MD
Family Medicine
Patricia Adam, MD, MSPH**
Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
Jon Hallberg, MD
Kara Pacala, MD
Jamie Santilli, MD**
Carolyn Torkelson, MD
Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH
Michael Wootten, MD
Gastroenterology
Alan Baldridge, MD*
Martin Freeman, MD
Mohamed Hassan, MD
John Lake, MD
J. Shawn Mallery, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD*
Boris Sudel, MD*
Genetic Medicine
Susan Berry, MD*
Geriatrics
Teresa McCarthy, MD, MS
James Pacala, MD, MS
Gynecologic Oncology
Peter Argenta, MD
Linda Carson, MD, FACOG
Levi Downs, Jr., MD, MS, FACOG
Melissa Geller, MD
Rahel Ghebre, MD
Sally Mullany, MD
Hematology
Philip McGlave, MD
Mark Reding, MD
Marie Steiner, MD, MS*
Gregory Vercellotti, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Edward Greeno, MD
Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH*
Paul Orchard, MD*
Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD*
John Wagner, Jr., MD*
Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc*
Douglas Yee, MD
Infectious Diseases
Karan Obeid, MD
Mark Schleiss, MD*
Daniel Zydowicz, MD
Internal Medicine
Bradley Benson, MD*
William Conroy, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Daniel Landers, MD, FACOG
Yasuko Yamamura, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Catherine Bendel, MD*
Thomas George, MD*
Michael Georgieff, MD*
Sixto Guiang, III, MD*
Nephrology
Blanche Chavers, MD*
Clifford Kashtan, MD*
Connie Manske, MD, MPH
Lydia Najera, MD*
Michelle Rheault, MD*
Priya Verghese, MD, MPH*
Neurosurgery
Daniel Guillaume, MD, MS*
Stephen Haines, MD, FRCS, FAANS**
Matthew Hunt, MD, FRCS, FAANS
Ramachandra Tummala, MD, FRCS, FAANS
Neurology
Thomas Henry, MD
Paul Tuite, MD
John Tulloch, MD
David Walk, MD
Neuro-Oncology
Christopher Moertel, MD*
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Carrie Terrell, MD, FACOG
Ophthalmology
Andrew Harrison, MD
Michael Lee, MD
C. Gail Summers, MD*
Martha Wright, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Edward Cheng, MD**
Denis Clohisy, MD**
Peter Cole, MD
Mark Dahl, MD**
Patrick Morgan, MD
Jonathan Sembrano, MD*
Marc Swiontkowski, MD
Ann Van Heest, MD**
Otolaryngology
George Goding, Jr., MD
Peter Hilger, MD
Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH
Pathology
Anthony A. Killeen, MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgery
Robert Acton, MD*
Daniel Saltzman, MD, PhD*
Pediatrics
Claudia Fox, MD*
Cynthia Howard, MD, MPHTM*
Abraham Jacob, MD, MHA*
Kyriakie Sarafoglou, MD*
Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation (Physiatry)
Dennis Dykstra, MD, PhD**
Plastic Surgery
Umar Choudry, MD
Psychiatry
Gail Bernstein, MD*
Sheila Specker, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Joanne Billings, MD, PhD*
Erhan Dincer, MD
Marshall Hertz, MD
Hyun Joo Kim, MD
Radiation Oncology
Kathryn Dusenbery, MD**
Rheumatology
Bryce Binstadt, MD, MPH*
Jerry Molitor, MD
Mona Riskalla, MD, MS*
Richard Vehe, MD*
Sports Medicine
Elizabeth Arendt, MD
Joel Boyd, MD**
Jonathan Braman, MD
David Fischer, MD
Robert Johnson, MD
Bradley Nelson, MD
David Olson, MD
Steven Stovitz, MD
Surgery, General
Gregory Beilman, MD*
Jeffrey Chipman, MD
Maria Evasovich, MD (Surgical Oncology)
James Harmon, Jr., MD
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA
Eric Jensen, MD (Surgical Oncology)
Todd Tuttle, MD, MS (Surgical Oncology)
Thoracic Surgery
Rafael Andrade, MD
Transplant Surgery
Timothy Pruett, MD
Urology
J. Kyle Anderson, MD
Sean Elliott, MD
John Hulbert, MD
William Kaylor, Jr., MD
Badrinath Konety, MD
Jane Lewis, MD*
