More Than 80 University of Minnesota Physicians Named "Rising Stars" by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Last week, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine announced the 2019 edition of “Top Doctors, Rising Stars,” which recognized more than 80 University of Minnesota physicians.

“Rising Stars” candidates must have been fully licensed and in practice for 10 years or less. Each individual named to the list of “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.

Here is a full list of our “Rising Stars.”

Anesthesiology
Jacob Hutchins, MD
Jakob Guenther, MD
Julia Weinkauf, MD

Dermatology
Adam Mattox, DO
Christina Boull, MD
Daniel Miller, MD
Kevin Gaddis, MD
Ronda Farah, MD

Family Medicine & Community Health
Annette Nijar, MD
Cherilyn Wicks, MD
James Hougas III, MD
Jason Ricco, MD, MPH
Kathryn Freeman, MD
Laura Miller, MD
Tanner Nissly, DO

Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Michael Linden, MD
Paari Murugan, MD

Medicine
Abdi Jama, MD, FACC, RPVI
Anne Bantle, MD
Archana Bhaskaran, MD
Bernard Trappey, MD
Brian Muthyala, MD, MPH
Briar Duffy, MD, MS
Byron Vaughn, MD
Daniel Keys, MD
Eugenia Shmidt, MD
Guru Trikudanathan, MD, MBBS
Heather Beckwith, MD
Jaime Green, MD
Jill Bowman Peterson, MD
Kathryn Pendleton, MD
Katti Woerner, DO
Kimberly Viskocil, MD
Laurel Stephenson, MD
Marshall Mazepa, MD
Mary Logeais, MD
Nabeel Azeem, MD
Nathaniel Gaeckle, MD
Nicholas Lim, MD
Roy Cho, MD, MHA
Ryan Kelly, MD
Sarah Elfering, MD
Umesh Goswami, MD

Neurology
William Schmalstieg, MD

Neurosurgery
Kristen Jones, MD

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
Britt Erickson, MD
Colleen Rivard, MD
Katherine Jacobs, DO

Ophthalmology
Collin McClelland, MD
Joshua Olson, MD
Michael Page, MD, MA
Sasha Strul, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery
David Jewison, MD

Otolaryngology
Jennifer Hsia, MD
Luke Jakubowski, MD
Sobia Khaja, MD
Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD

Pediatrics
Brian Joy, MD
Catherine Larson-Nath, MD
Danielle Bullock, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Swanson, MD
Helena Molero-Ramirez, MD
Janet Hume, MD
Jonathan Strutt, MD
Judith Eckerle, MD
Laura Hagemeyer, MD
Matthew Armfield, MD, MAEd
Miriam Shapiro, MD
Muna Sunni, MD
Naomi Goloff, MD
Nathan Rodgers, MD
Robin Williams, MD, MS
Timothy Moss, MD

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Kaz Nelson, MD

Radiation Oncology
Christopher Wilke, MD

Radiology
Anil Chauhan, MD
Benjamin Spilseth, MD
Joseph Gill, MD
Kelly Dietz, MD
Matthew Rischall, MD
Noelle Hoven, MD
Shamar Young, MD
Siobhan Flanagan, MD
Takashi Takahashi, MD

Surgery
Madhuri Rao, MD
Matthew Soule, MD
Varvara Kirchner, MD

Urology
Cynthia Fok, MD
Michael Borofsky, MD