In its ninth annual edition of “Top Doctors: Rising Stars,” Mpls.St.Paul Magazine has named 120 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors among those in Minnesota who have transformed health and patient care in their first decade as physicians. 

Over one in four of the 444 doctors included in the 2023 edition practice with M Physicians, the most of any practice included in the list.

Physicians honored each year are nominated by their peers and are then chosen following a thorough review process. The review by an expert panel takes into account professional achievements and other factors.

“These remarkable physicians represent the future of medicine for Minnesota,” said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, CEO of M Physicians and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. “This is a talented and devoted group who cares deeply for our communities. It’s evident within their clinical care, research and discovery to bring better medicine to each and every patient they see."

Meet the leading physicians honored in the list this year:
 

Anesthesiology

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

Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Ryan Knoper
  • Andrew Shaffer
  • Matthew Soule

Cardiology

  • Terrie-Ann Benjamin
  • Brent White

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Raghu Gandhi

Colon and Rectal Surgery

  • Elliot Arsoniadis
  • Cyrus Jahansouz

Critical Care Medicine

  • Sarah Kiel

Dermatology

  • Matthew Mansh
  • Cynthia Nicholson
  • Brittney Schultz

Endocrinology

  • Megan Bensignor
  • Eric Bomberg

Family Medicine

  • Karen Borchert
  • Kathryn Brown
  • Anne Doering
  • Elycia Matushin
  • Joshua Thompson

Gastroenterology

  • Tyson Sievers

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

  • Christopher Steevens

Genetics and Metabolism

  • Anjali Aggarwal

Gynecologic Oncology

  • Andrea O'Shea

Hematology

  • Joan Beckman

Hematology/Oncology

  • Najla El Jurdi

Infectious Disease

  • Mahsa Abassi
  • Radha Rajasingham
  • Beth Thielen

Internal Medicine

  • Timothy Capecchi
  • Brian Hilliard
  • Rebecca Markowitz
  • Melissa Plesac
  • Benjamin Webber

Interventional Cardiology

  • Jason Bartos
  • Marat Yanavitski

Maternal/Fetal Medicine

  • Bethany Sabol
  • Sarah Wernimont

Medical Oncology

  • Amit Kulkarni

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

  • Ellen Ingolfsland
  • Julie Johnson Rolfes
  • Rachel Koski
  • Megan Paulsen
  • Katherine Satrom
  • Anne White
  • Jameel Winter

Neurosurgery

  • Andrew Venteicher

Neurology

  • Abby Metzler
  • Elizabeth Neil

Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Lisa Gill

Ophthalmology

  • Karen Armbrust
  • Huda Sheheitli
  • Justin Yamanuha

Orthopedic Surgery

  • Caitlin Chambers
  • Mahad Hassan
  • Patrick Horst
  • Christopher Martin
  • Mai Nguyen
  • Allison Rao
  • Robert Wojahn

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

  • Raluca Gray
  • Ashok Jethwa
  • Andrew Redmann
  • Matthew Tyler

Pediatrics

  • Calla Brown
  • Janna Gewirtz O'Brien
  • Kimara Gustafson
  • Risha Moskalewicz

Pediatric Cardiology

  • Stacie Knutson
  • Kavisha Shah

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

  • Nicholas Brown
  • Julia Heneghan

Pediatric Dermatology

  • Cynthia Nicholson

Pediatric Emergency Medicine:

  • Carmen Avendano
  • Callie Becker
  • Jonathan Strutt
  • Emily Wagner

Pediatric Gastroenterology 

  • Heli Bhatt

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

  • Alexander Boucher

Pediatric Nephrology

  • Anne Kouri
  • Scott McEwen

Pediatric Radiology

  • Jeffrey Ames

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  • John Fox
  • Mahmood Gharib
  • Michael Kasprzak

Plastic Surgery

  • Thomas Suszynski

Psychiatry

  • Cristina Albott
  • Amanda Schlesinger
  • Katie Thorsness
  • Saydra Wilson

Pulmonary Medicine

  • Hem Desai
  • David Wacker

Radiology

  • Andrew Bunney
  • Eric Carolan
  • Jason Carroll
  • Jasleen Chopra
  • Everett Gu
  • Kevin Nguyen
  • Brendan O'Shea
  • Robben Schat
  • Lashonda Soma
  • Collin Torok

Rheumatology

  • Sahar Lotfi-Emran
  • Luke Monteagudo

Sports Medicine

  • David Smith
  • Edward Smith

Surgery

  • Christopher Tignanelli
  • Eric Wise

Transplant Hepatology

  • Mary Thomson

Transplant Infectious Disease

  • Aditya Chandorkar

Urology

  • Bryan Hinck
  • Joseph Pariser
  • Joseph Zabell