Meet the 120 doctors who represent the future of medicine for Minnesota.

“We know that this Medical School has outstanding faculty physicians, but it is always great when others recognize them, too. This is one way we see our impact on our community and on healthcare. Congratulations to our newest Top Doctors and Rising Stars!” Dean Jakub Tolar, MD, MPH

In its ninth annual edition of “Top Doctors: Rising Stars,” Mpls.St.Paul Magazine has named 120 University of Minnesota Medical School faculty physicians 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 are faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School and practice with University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), the Medical School's multispecialty group practice, 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