The eighth edition of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s annual “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” recognized 128 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors for the remarkable care they provide to Minnesota communities.

The list honors physicians in Minnesota who have been practicing for 10 years or less and were nominated by their peers as deserving of the award. Doctors named to the list were selected after a thorough review process by an expert panel that assessed their professional achievements in addition to other factors. 

“We are proud of the exceptional physicians who have been recognized as this year’s Rising Stars,” said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, CEO of M Physicians. “As the group practice for U of M Medical School faculty who have trained 70% of Minnesota’s doctors, it is heartening to see in these honorees the future of outstanding care for Minnesota’s communities.”

Meet the M Physicians doctors who are recognized as 2022 Rising Stars by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine:

Anesthesiology
Aaron Berg
James Flaherty
Benjamin Gorbaty
Jeffrey Grosland
Stephen Richardson
Lisa Sun

Cardiology
Terrie-Ann Benjamin
Justin Halbe
Brent White

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ryan Knoper
Andrew Shaffer

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Nakita Natala

Colon & Rectal Surgery
Christopher Chow
Cyrus Jahansouz

Critical Care Medicine
David Wacker

Dermatology
Ronda Farah
Adam Mattox
Daniel Miller
David Pearson
Brittney Schultz

Endocrinology
Anne Bantle

Endocrinology/Weight Management
Megan Bensignor

Family Medicine
Calla Brown
Kathryn Brown
Kathryn Freeman
Laura Miller
Charles Salmen
Edward Smith
Joshua Thompson
Amanda Weinmann
Andrea Westby

Gastroenterology
Nabeel Azeem
Thomas Leventhal
Eugenia Shmidt
Tyson Sievers
Byron Vaughn

Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Christopher Steevens

Genetics and Metabolism
Anjali Aggarwal
Charles Billington

Gynecologic Oncology
Andrea O'Shea
Colleen Rivard

Hematology
Joan Beckman

Hematology/Oncology
Evidio Domingo-Musibay
Najla El Jurdi

Infectious Disease
Abassi Mahsa
Radha Rajasingham
Elizabeth Swanson
Beth Thielen

Internal Medicine
Brian Hilliard
Rebecca Markowitz
Melissa Plesac
Benjamin Webber
Matthew Yocum

Interventional Cardiology
Jason Bartos
Marat Yanavitski

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Sarah Wernimont

Medical Oncology
Amit Kulkarni

Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Melissa Engel
Tate Gisslen
Marie Hickey
Ellen Ingolfsland
Julie Johnson Rolfes
Rachel Koski
Megan Paulsen
Katherine Satrom
Johannah Scheurer
Anne White
Jameel Winter

Neurosurgery
Kristen Jones
Andrew Venteicher

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lisa Gill
Sarah Hutto

Ophthalmology
Raymond Areaux
Karen Armbrust
Joshua Hou
Amanda Maltry
Huda Sheheitli
Justin Yamanuha

Orthopedic Surgery
Caitlin Chambers
Patrick Horst
Patrick Horrigan
Mai Nguyen
Robert Wojahn

Otolaryngology
Raluca Gray
Ashok Jethwa
Sobia Khaja
Matthew Tyler

Pediatric Cardiology
Varun Aggarwal
Matthew Ambrose
Stacie Knutson
Nathan Rodgers
Kavisha Shah

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Nicholas Brown
Miriam Shapiro

Pediatric Dermatology
Cynthia Nicholson

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Callie Becker
Jonathan Strutt

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Elissa Downs

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Alexander Boucher

Pediatric Nephrology
Anne Kouri

Pediatric Neurology
Amanda Moen

Pediatric Ophthalmology
Sasha Strul

Pediatric Rheumatology
Danielle Bullock

Pediatrics
Kimara Gustafson
Laura Hagemeyer
Robin Williams

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
John Fox

Psychiatry
Amanda Schlesinger
Alik Widge

Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine
Roy Cho
Hem Desai
Yuka Furuya
Nathaniel Gaeckle
Kathryn Pendleton

Radiation Oncology
Christopher Wilke

Radiology
Jasleen Chopra
Noelle Hoven
Robben Schat

Rheumatology
Erik Peterson
Luke Monteagudo

Sports Medicine
David Smith

Surgery
Eric Wise

Transplant Cardiology
Kairav Vakil

Transplant Hepatology
Mary Thomson

Transplant Infectious Disease
Aditya Chandorkar

Urology
Michael Borofsky
Joseph Pariser
Joseph Zabell