Minnesota Monthly spotlights the doctors Minnesotans trust most: M Health Fairview leads the way

Minnesota has long been recognized as one of the best places in the nation to receive medical care. At the heart of this excellence are the doctors who provide that care. We're honored that Minnesota Monthly has named more than 200 M Health Fairview physicians as Top Doctors. 

The 200 doctors represent more than 60 medical specialties. They bring dedication, innovation and compassionate care to work with them every day.

In addition, M Health Fairview has 78 Legacy of Excellence winners, more than any other health system in the state. Legacy of Excellence status is reserved for people who have received Top Doctors recognition for eight or more consecutive years. 

“Behind every recognition is a patient who received expert care, a family who found support during a difficult time, and a community that benefits from access to leading-edge medicine,” said Jaya Kumar, MD, MBA, chief medical officer at Fairview Health Services. “The doctors mentioned have truly touched many lives, and we’re delighted to see them honored for their approach and expertise.”

Greg Beilman, MD, Interim CEO for University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), shared his experience with the doctors.

"I've had the opportunity to work alongside many of these doctors for over 30 years, and I can tell you they are the best at what they do," Beilman said. "They care deeply for their patients and their teams, and they are always working to advance the standard of care for Minnesota."

To create its annual Top Doctors list, Minnesota Monthly surveys thousands of licensed physicians across the Twin Cities metro and Olmsted County, asking a simple but telling question: “Who would you trust to care for a loved one?”

See if your doctor made the list. 

*Indicates a Legacy of Excellence provider.

Addiction Medicine

Alexander Hubbell, MD

Katharine Parker, DO

Allergy & Immunology

*Stephanie Fox, MD

John Moore, MD

Alzheimer’s

William Mantyh, MD

Breast Surgery

*Jane Hui, MD, MS

*Todd Tuttle, MD

*Sara Wildenberg, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Stuart Adler, MD

Demosthenes Iskos, MD

Henri Roukoz, MD

Amila Dilusha William, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Stephen Huddleston, MD

*Ranjit John, MD

*Rosemary Kelly, MD

*Andrew Shaffer, MD

Rochus Voeller, MD

Cardiology

Tamas Alexy, MD, PhD

Bilal Ali, MD

Jason Bartos, MD

*Rebecca Cogswell, MD

Andrea Elliott, MD

Rajat Kalra, MD

Ganesh Raveendran, MD

*Thenappan Thenappan, MD

Cardiology - Pediatric

*Matthew Ambrose, MD

*Jamie Lohr, MD

*Gurumurthy Mallikarjun, MD

*Julia Steinberger, MD, MS

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Elliot Arsoniadis, MD

*Wolfgang Gaertner, MD

Cyrus Jahansouz, MD

*Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD

*Amy Thorsen, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Kathryn Pendleton, MD

Ronald Reilkoff, MD

David Wacker, MD, PhD

Dermatology

*Kimberly Bohjanen, MD

Daniel Miller, MD

Brittney Schultz, MD

Dermatology - Pediatric

*Christina Boull, MD

*Sheilagh Maguiness, MD

*Ingrid Polcari, MD

*Andrew Barnes, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Tadashi Allen, MD

Sara Veldman, MD

Emergency Medicine - Pediatric

Rahul Kaila, MD

Jonathan Strutt, MD

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Takako Araki, MD

Anne Bantle, MD

*Lynn Burmeister, MD

*Lisa Chow, MD

*Melena Bellin, MD

Jose Jimenez-Vega, MD

*Bradley Miller, MD

Endocrinology & Metabolism - Pediatric

*Brandon Nathan, MD

Family Medicine 

Jon Hallberg, MD

Sara Johnson, MD

Carrie Link, MD

*David Macomber, MD

*Kara Pacala, MD

Timothy Ramer, MD

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Elizabeth Aby, MD

*Stuart Amateau, MD

*Martin Freeman, MD

Justin Howard, MD

Thomas Leventhal, MD

James Mallery, MD

Julie Thompson, MD

Mary Thomson, MD

Guru Trikudanathan, MBBS

Byron Vaughn, MD, MS

Kimberly Viskocil, MD

Heli Bhatt, MD

Vikram Christian, MD

Elissa Downs, MD

Aayush Gabrani, MD

*Catherine Larson-Nath, MD

*Sarah Schwarzenberg, MD

General Surgery

Jeffrey Borut, DO

Michael Galle, MD

James McGreevy, MD

Sara Wildenberg, MD

General Surgery - Pediatric

*Robert Acton, MD

*Daniel Saltzman, MD, PhD

*Bradley Segura, Md, PhD

Genetics

*Susan Berry, MD

Charles Billington, MD, PhD

Nishitha Pillai, MBBS

Geriatric Medicine

James Pacala, MD, MS

Gynecologic Oncology

*Britt Erickson, MD

*Melissa Geller, MD, MS

*Sally Mullany, MD

Deanna Teoh, MD, MS

Hand Surgery

*Ann Van Heest, MD

Hematology

Joan Beckman, MD, PhD

*Gregory Vercellotti, MD

Hematology - Pediatric

Alexander Boucher, MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

*Karim Sadak, MD, MPH, MSE

Hospital Medicine

Annette Nijjar, MD

Hospital Medicine

*Andrew Olson, MD

Haruka Torok, MD

Infectious Diseases

David Boulware, MD

Aditya Chandorkar, MD

Anne-Marie Leuck, MD

Karam Obeid, MD

Infectious Diseases - Pediatric

Laura Norton, MD, MS

Beth Thielen, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine

Thomas Hauth, MD

*Bhavjot Kaur, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Sabrina Burn, MD

*Cresta Jones, MD

Bethany Sabol, MD

*Yasuko Yamamura, MD

Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery

Ian Maher, MD

Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

*Erin Osterholm, MD

*Sara Ramel, MD

Nephrology

Shanthi Balani, MD

Mirna Boumitri, MD

Sarah Elfering, MD

Patrick Nachman, MD

Nephrology - Pediatric

Sarah Kizilbash, MD

Anne Kouri, MD

*Michelle Rheault, MD

Neurology

Sarah Benish, MD

Oladi Bentho, MD

Allison Ho, MD

Haitham Hussein, MD

Margy McCullough-Hicks, MD

Abby Metzler, MD

Benjamin Miller, MD

Christopher Streib, MD

Neurology - Pediatric

Jessica Goldstein, MD

*Peter Karachunski, MD

Neurosurgery

*Andrew Grande, MD

*Ramachandra Tummala, MD

Andrew Venteicher, MD, PhD

Neurosurgery - Pediatric

*Daniel Guillaume, MD, MS

Carolina Sandoval Garcia, MD

Oncology

*Anne Blaes, MD

*Stuart Bloom, MD, MSc

Naomi Fujioka, MD

Kiran Lassi, MD

Oncology - Pediatric

*Christopher Moertel, MD

*Karim Sadak, MD

*Lucie Turcotte, MD, MPH

Ophthalmology

Andrew Harrison, MD

*Michael Lee, MD

Collin McClelland, MD

*Ali Mokhtarzadeh, MD

Joshua Olson, MD

Ophthalmology - Pediatric

Jill Anderson, MD

*Raymond Areaux Jr, MD

Optometry

Melissa Caceres, OD

Christian Larson, MD

Andrew Ritter, OD

Meredith Stallone, OD

Cheryl Zabrowski Flogel, OD

Organ Transplant

Andrew Adams, MD, PhD

*Srinath Chinnakotla, MD

*Raja Kandaswamy, MD

Karthik Ramanathan, MD

Organ transplant – Pediatric

Andrew Adams, MD, PhD

Srinath Chinnakotla, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

*Alicia Harrison, MD

Otolaryngology

*Holly Boyer, MD

Peter Hilger, MD

Ashok Jethwa, MD

*Samir Khariwala, MD, MS

Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD

*Stephanie Misono, MD, MPH

Kolin Rubel, MD

Jenna Van Beck, MD

Otolaryngology - Pediatric

Ian Lalich, MD

Pain Management

Clarence Shannon, MD

Pathology

Emilian Racila, MD

Pediatric Dermatology

Kristen Hook, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mahmood Gharib, MD

Jason Holgers, DO

Farha Ikramuddin, MD, MHA

Florence John, MD, MPH

Parisa Salehi, MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

*Umar Choudry, MD

Peter Hilger, MD

Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD

Jenna Van Beck, MD

Radiation Oncology

Stephanie Terezakis, MD

Radiology

Sara Veldman, MD

Respiratory/Pulmonary Care

Joanne Billings, MD, MPH

H. Erhan Dincer, MD

*Jordan Dunitz, MD

Sarah Kiel, MD

*Hyun Kim, MD

Rheumatology

Parastoo Fazeli, MD

*Jerry Molitor, MD

Erik Peterson, MD

Rheumatology - Pediatric

*Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD

Danielle Bullock, MD, MPH

*Patricia Hobday, MD

*Mona Riskalla, MD, MS

Sleep Medicine

*Michael Howell, MD

Rakesh John, MD

Thoracic Surgery

*Rafael Andrade, MD

Amit Bhargava, MD

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, MD

Madhuri Rao, MD

Urology

Hamed Ahmadi, MD

Joseph Zabell, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Donna D'Souza, MD

*Siobhan Flanagan, MD