University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Pediatrics Faculty Honored as Top Doctors

Mpls.St.Paul magazine recently released its list of 2024 Top Doctors. Of the 201 University of Minnesota faculty members honored this year, 50 are from the Department of Pediatrics.

The Top Doctor honor selection process is completed through peer nomination. Doctors are nominated and selected based on their level of offered care, merit, peer recognition, personal achievements, research practices, and disciplinary history. This large number of honored Department of Pediatrics faculty highlights the profound impact their care brings to the community. Congratulations to the honored doctors listed below. To see the full list of this year’s Top Doctors, follow this link.

• Judith Eckerle, MD – Professor & Director, Adoption Medicine Clinic
• Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH - Associate Professor & Fellowship Program Director, Division of Clinical Behavioral Medicine
• Kyriakie Sarafoglou, MD – Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Division of Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism
• Susan Berry, MD – Professor, Division of Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism
• Catherine Bendel, MD – Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Lead Pediatric Fellowship Programs Director, & Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Erin Clifford Stepka, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Michael Georgieff, MD - Executive Vice Chair & Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Tate Gisslen, MD - Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Sixto Fernando Guiang  III, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Erin Osterholm, MD - Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Sara Ramel, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology
• Raghavendra Rao, MD - Professor, Division Director, Division of Neonatology
• Claudia Fox, MD, MPH - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition
• Muna Sunni, MBBCh, MS - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
• Matthew Ambrose, MD - Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
• Jamie Lohr, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
• Julia Steinberger, MD, MS – Professor & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
• Gwenyth Fischer, MD - Associate Chair of Research, Associate Professor, & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Caroline George, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Janet Rae Hume, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Ashley Loomis, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Rahul Kaila, MD, MPH - Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Bradley Miller, MD, MPH - Professor, Division Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
• Antoinette Moran, MD - Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Marguerite & James Dugger Professor in Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
• Brandon Nathan, MD - Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
• Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD – Professor & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
• Charles Billington, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
• Marie Steiner, MD, MS - Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine & Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Troy Lund, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
• Margaret MacMillan, MD, MSc – Professor & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
• Christopher Moertel, MD - Professor, Fellowship Program Director Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH - Department Head & Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Paul Orchard, MD - Professor, Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
• Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD - Dean, Vice President for Clinical Affairs
• Lucie Turcotte, MD, MPH, MS - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• John Wagner Jr, MD - McKnight-Presidential Endowed Chair, Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Program
• Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc - Professor, Division Director, & Lehman Family Chair in Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Michael Pitt, MD - Professor, Fellowship Program Director, & Associate Residency Program Director, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• Mark Schleiss, MD - Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Gurumurthy Hiremath, MD - Associate Professor & Associate Division Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
• Michelle Rheault, MD – Professor & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
• Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD - Professor, Division Director, & Fellowship Program Director, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
• Colleen Correll, MD, MPH - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
• Patricia Hobday, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
• Mona Riskalla, MD, MS - Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
• Helena Molero-Ramirez, MD - Assistant Professor & Fellowship Program Director, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
• Emily Borman-Shoap, MD - Vice Chair for Education and Associate Professor, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Health
• Abraham Jacob, MD, MHA - Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
• Jordan Marmet, MD - Associate Vice Chair of Education, Associate Professor, & Division Director, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine