This year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s 2021 “Top Doctors” recognized 188 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors across 44 specialties.

“Top Doctors” are nominated by their peers, who are asked which physicians they would go to for medical care. Peer recognition, professional achievement, extensive research and disciplinary history are factors that determine which doctors are named to the list.

"We are incredibly proud of our doctors, and the exceptional patient care that they were able to provide this year––especially throughout the pandemic," said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, CEO of M Physicians and Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. "It is a tremendous honor for physicians to be nominated by their peers as some of the best doctors in the state.”

Scroll down to see the full list of M Physicians doctors who have been recognized in 2021 by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Adoption Medicine
Judith Eckerle, MD

Anesthesiology
Tjorvi Perry, MD, MMSc
Richard Prielipp, MD

Blood and Marrow Transplant
Bruce Blazar, MD
Troy Lund, MD, PhD
Paul Orchard, MD
Angela Smith, MD, MS
Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD
John Wagner, MD

Cardiology
Stephen Battista, MD, FACC
Karl Foster-Smith, MD, FACC
Michael Garr, MD
Gurumurthy Hiremath Mallikarjun, MD, MBBS, FACC
Thomas Johnson, MD
Jamie Lohr, MD
Cindy Martin, MD
Carmelo Panetta, MD
Ganesh Raveendran, MD
Julia Steinberger, MD, MS

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Rosemary Kelly, MD
Sara Shumway, MD    

Cardiovascular Surgery
Ranjit John, MD

Child Abuse Pediatrics
Nancy Harper, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Wolfgang Gaertner, MD, MSC
Robert Madoff, MD
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD

Critical Care Medicine
Gwenyth Fischer, MD
Caroline George, MD
Rahul Kaila, MD, MPH
Ashley Loomis, MD
Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH

Dermatology
Mitchell Bender, MD
Kimberly Bohjanen, MD, FAAD
David Groth, MD
Daniel Miller, MD, FAAD
Ingrid Polcari, MD, FAAD

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Charles Billington, MD
Lynn Burmeister, MD
Bradley Miller, MD, PhD
Antoinette Moran, MD
Brandon Nathan, MD
Kyriakie Sarafoglou, MD
Elizabeth Seaquist, MD

Family Medicine
Patricia Adam, MD, MSPH
Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
Roli Dwivedi, MD
Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD
Jon Hallberg, MD
Robert Levy, MD
Teresa McCarthy, MD, MS
Tanner Nissly, DO
David Olson, MD
James Pacala, MD, MS
Kara Pacala, MD
Shailey Prasad, MBBS, MPH
Jamie Santilli, MD
Andrew Slattengren, MD
Michael Wootten, MD

Gastroenterology
Stuart Amateau, MD, PhD
Martin Freeman, MD
Mohamed Hassan, MD, FAASLD
John Lake, MD
Nicholas Lim, MD
James Shawn Mallery, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD
Boris Sudel, MD

General Surgery 
Robert Acton, MD
Gregory Beilman, MD
Jeffrey Chipman, MD
David Dries, MD
James Harmon, MD
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA
Daniel Saltzman, MD

Genetic Medicine
Susan Berry, MD

Gynecologic Oncology
Peter Argenta, MD
Melissa Geller, MD
Rahel Ghebre, MD, MPH
Sally Mullany, MD

Hand Surgery
Michael Forseth, MD

Hematology
Mark Reding, MD

Hematology/Oncology
Anne Blaes, MD
Naomi Fujioka, MD
Edward Greeno, MD
Jeffrey Miller, MD
Christopher Moertel, MD
Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH
Manish Patel, MD
Marie Steiner, MD, MS
Gregory Vercellotti, MD, FACP
Brenda Weigel, MD, MSC

Infectious Diseases
Mark Schleiss, MD

Internal Medicine
Bradley Benson, MD
Elizabeth Davis, MD
 
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Cresta Jones, MD
Daniel Landers, MD, FACOG
Phillip Rauk, MD
Yasuko Yamamura, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Catherine Bendel, MD
Michael Georgieff, MD
Sixto Guiang, MD
Raghavendra Rao, MD
Erin Stepka, MD, PhD

Nephrology
Blanche Chavers, MD
Clifford Kashtan, MD
Michelle Rheault, MD

Neurology
Thomas Henry, MD
Paul Tuite, MD

Neurosurgery
Anthony Bottini, MD
Clark Chen, MD, PhD
Andrew Grande, MD, FRCS, FAANS
Daniel Guillaume, MD, MS
Matthew Hunt, MD, FRCS, FAANS
Michael Park, MD
Ramachandra Tummala, MD, FRCS, FAANS

Obstetrics/Gynecology
John Fischer, MD
Carrie Terrell, MD, FACOG

Oncology
Heather Beckwith, MD
Douglas Yee, MD

Ophthalmology
Andrew Harrison, MD
Michael Lee, MD
Hossein Nazari, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery
Elizabeth Arendt, MD
Deborah Bohn, MD
Jonathan Braman, MD
Edward Cheng, MD
Denis Clohisy, MD
Peter Cole, MD, FAOA
Alicia Harrison, MD
Patrick Morgan, MD
Bradley Nelson, MD
Stephen Sundberg, MD
Marc Swiontkowski, MD
Julie Switzer, MD
Ann Van Heest, MD

Otolaryngology
Meredith Adams, MD, MS
George Goding, MD
David Hamlar, MD, DDS
Jennifer Hsia, MD
Seth Janus, MD
Richard Karlen, MD
Samir Khariwala, MD
Stephanie Misono, MD, MPH
Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH

Pediatrics
Emily Borman-Shoap, MD
Claudia Fox, MD, MPH
Cynthia Howard, MD, MPHTM
Abraham Jacob, MD, MHA
David Miller, MD
Michael Pitt, MD
Peter Scal, MD, MPH

Plastic Surgery
Umar Choudry, MD

Psychiatry
Gail Bernstein, MD
Allison Holt, MD
Sheila Specker, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Joanne Billings, MD, MPH
Deanna Diebold, MD
Huseyin Erhan Dincer, MD
William Gershan, MD
Marshall Hertz, MD
Robert Kempainen, MD
Helena Molero-Ramirez, MD

Radiation Oncology
Kathryn Dusenbery, MD
Margaret Reynolds, MD

Radiology
Ellen Abeln, MD
Aaron Binstock, MD
Siobhan Flanagan, MD
Michael Madison, MD
Alexandra Muschenheim, MD
David Nascene, MD
Mark Veldman, MD

Rheumatology
Bryce Binstadt, MD
Jerry Molitor, MD, PhD
Mona Riskalla, MD
Richard Vehe, MD

Sports Medicine
Heather Bergeson, MD
David Olson, MD

Surgical Oncology
Maria Evasovich, MD
Eric Jensen, MD
Todd Tuttle, MD

Tropical and Travel Medicine
William Stauffer, MD, MPH, CTropMed

Transplant Surgery
Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Timothy Pruett, MD

Urology
J. Kyle Anderson, MD
Sean Elliott, MD
John Hulbert, MD
Jane Lewis, MD
Roland Ugarte, MD
Christopher Warlick, MD, PhD