This year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s 2020 “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” included 94 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors across 35 specialties.
 
To be selected, “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” candidates must have been fully licensed and in practice for 10 years or less. Each individual named to the list of “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” was chosen by peers in the field. All candidates are evaluated on numerous factors, including professional achievement, review by an expert panel, research and disciplinary history.
 
Below is a list of our doctors that were recognized as 2020 “Top Doctors: Rising Stars.”

Anesthesiology
Aaron A. Berg
Jeffrey O. Grosland
Megan J. Lanigan

Cardiac Surgery
Andrew W. Shaffer
Matthew Soule

Cardiology
Daniel Cortez (Pediatric Cardiology)
Jason A. Bartos
Justin K. Halbe
Nathan Rodgers (Pediatric Cardiology)
Prabhjot Nijjar

Critical Care Medicine
Katie Pendleton
Miriam Shapiro (Pediatric Critical Care)

Dermatology
Adam Mattox
Kevin J. Gaddis
Noah I. Goldfarb
Ronda S. Farah

Endocrinology
Anne Bantle
Megan M. Oberle (Pediatric Endocrinology)
Samar Malaeb

Family Medicine
Andrea K. Westby
Charles R. Salmen
Cherilyn M. Wicks
James E. Hougas, III
Jason A. Ricco
Kathryn M. Brown
Laura M. W. Miller
Tanner J. Nissly

Gastroenterology
Catherine M. Larson-Nath (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Eugenia Shmidt
Guru Trikudanathan
Kimberly C. Viskocil
Nabeel Azeem
Thomas M. Leventhal

General Surgery
Christopher Tignanelli
Jane Hui
Jennifer Rickard
Andrew W. Shaffer
Matthew Soule

Gynecologic Oncology
Colleen L. Rivard

Hematology
Joan Beckman
Marshall A. Mazepa

Infectious Disease
Archana Bhaskaran
Radha Rajasingham

Internal Medicine
Ben Trappey (Pediatrics)
Brian K. Muthyala
Briar Duffy
Mary Logeais
Ryan Kelly

Maternal/Fetal Medicine
Lisa A. Gill
Katherine Jacobs

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Tate A. Gisslen

Nephrology
Daniel O. Keys
Katti L. Woerner
Sarah Elfering
Scott T. McEwen (Pediatric Nephrology)

Neurological Surgery
Carolina Sandoval-Garcia

Neurology
Amanda M. Moen

Oncology
Katherine W. Chang

Ophthalmology
Collin McClelland
Karen R. Armbrust

Otolaryngology
Luke Jakubowski
Raluca T. Gray
Sobia F. Khaja

Pathology
Michael Linden
Paari Murugan

Pediatrics
Danielle R. Bullock
Laura J. Hagemeyer
Matthew Armfield
Molly Wyman
Robin L. Williams

Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation
Stephanie E. Standal

Plastic Surgery
Nicholas Kim

Psychiatry
Katharine Nelson

Pulmonary Medicine
Katherine Janssen
Laurel E. Stephenson
Nathaniel T. Gaeckle
Roy J. Cho
Umesh Goswami
William H. Amundson

Radiation Oncology
Christopher T. Wilke

Radiology
Anil Chauhan
Benjamin Spilseth
Matthew A. Rischall
Noelle Hoven
Shamar J. Young
Takashi Takahashi

Rheumatology
Nitika Ghattaura

Sports Medicine
David J. Jewison
David A. Supik

Thoracic Surgery
Madhuri V. Rao

Transplant Surgery
Vanessa Humphreville
Varvara Kirchner

Urogynecology
Cynthia Fok

Urology
Joseph Zabell
Michael S. Borofsky