More than 200 Fairview and M Physicians doctors named to prestigious Top Doctors list
When doctors need health care for themselves and their loved ones, who do they turn to?
Each year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine asks physicians across the Twin Cities that very question: Who would they trust to provide care for themselves or the people closest to them? This year, physicians pointed to Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) more than any other health system in Minnesota.
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine named 221 physicians from Fairview and M Physicians to its 2026 Top Doctors list, recognizing doctors across 44 specialties, spanning primary care, specialty medicine, surgery, pediatrics, behavioral health, cancer care, heart care, transplant, and many other areas of advanced care.
For patients and families, the recognition reflects access to highly skilled physicians who combine advanced medicine with compassionate, human-centered care.
“When you step through the doors of our clinics and hospitals, you can feel confident knowing that some of Minnesota’s best are ready to treat you or your loved one like a member of their own family,” said Jaya Kumar, MD, MBA, an internist, nephrologist, and chief medical officer with Fairview. “We are incredibly proud to have so many of our physicians recognized for their clinical excellence and unwavering commitment to delivering patient-centered care every day.”
The physicians recognized on this year’s list care for patients across Fairview hospitals and clinics, many of which patients may still know today as M Health Fairview during the brand transition. What is not changing is the clinically excellent and deeply personal care patients rely on.
For decades, Fairview and M Physicians have worked together to bring innovative care, academic medicine, and community-focused care to Minnesotans. M Physicians is the faculty practice group for the University of Minnesota Medical School, which means its physicians care for patients while also teaching future doctors and advancing academic medicine.
“This recognition comes from fellow physicians, people who understand the skill, judgment and dedication required to deliver exceptional care,” said Greg Beilman, MD, CEO of University of Minnesota Physicians. “Our partnership with Fairview allows patients to benefit from academic medicine that is focused on people, families, and communities. Together, we are helping more Minnesotans access the expertise they need, where they need it.”
Fairview and M Physicians are building on a shared commitment to make health happen with human compassion by connecting patients to the right care, the right expertise, and the right support when it matters most.
Scroll down for the complete list of our physicians who have been recognized as 2026 Top Doctors by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.
Allergy & Immunology
Stephanie Fox, MD
John C. Moore, MD
Anesthesiology
Larry Lindenbaum, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Ranjit John, MD
Rosemary F. Kelly, MD
Matthew Soule, MD
Sara J. Shumway, MD
Andrew W. Shaffer, MD
Stephen Huddleston, MD
Rochus K. Voeller, MD
Cardiology
Erick Jimenez, MD
Carmelo J. Panetta, MD
Julia Steinberger, MD
Jamie L. Lohr, MD
Shanti Narasimhan, MD
Matthew Ambrose, MD
Gurumurthy Hiremath Mallikarjun, MD
Bilal S. Ali, MD
Rebecca Jane Cogswell, MD
Ganesh Raveendran, MD
Henri Roukoz, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Wolfgang Gaertner, MD
Genevieve B. Melton-Meaux, MD
Critical Care Medicine
Ashley Loomis, MD
Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD
Gwenyth Fischer, MD
Caroline L. George, MD
Dermatology
Kimberly A. Bohjanen, MD
Christina Boull, MD
Sheilagh Maguiness, MD
Ingrid C. Polcari, MD
Daniel Miller, MD
Noah I. Goldfarb, MD
Emergency Medicine
Rahul Kaila, MD
Endocrinology
Lynn A. Burmeister, MD
Lisa S. Chow, MD
Brandon M. Nathan, MD
Kyriakie M. Sarafoglou, MD
Thomas W. Laedtke, MD
Elizabeth R. Seaquist, MD
Antoinette M. Moran, MD
Anne Bantle, MD
Charles J. Billington, MD
Bradley S. Miller, MD
Family Medicine
Patricia Adam, MD
Nicole Chaisson, MD
Roli Dwivedi, MD
Robert B. Levy, MD
Carrie Link, MD
Kara K. Pacala, MD
Andrew H. Slattengren, DO
Timothy J. Ramer, MD
Tanner J. Nissly, DO
Laura M. W. Miller, MD
Shailey Prasad, MD
Jon S. Hallberg, MD
Laurel M. Ries, MD
Gastroenterology
Stuart Amateau, MD
John R. Lake, MD
Thomas M. Leventhal, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD
Byron Vaughn, MD
Nabeel Azeem, MD
J. Shawn Mallery, MD
Genetic Medicine
Nishitha Pillai, MD
Susan A. Berry, MD
Geriatrics
Teresa McCarthy, MD
James T. Pacala, MD
Emily J. Olson, DO
Gynecologic Oncology
Sally A. Mullany, MD
Colleen L. Rivard, MD
Peter A. Argenta, MD
Britt Erickson, MD
Melissa A. Geller, MD
Rahel G. Ghebre, MD
Deanna Teoh, MD
Boris Jan Winterhoff, MD
Hematology
Margaret L. MacMillan, MD
Mark T. Reding, MD
Lucie M. Turcotte, MD
Gregory M. Vercellotti, MD
Infectious Disease
Alison Galdys, MD
Mark R. Schleiss, MD
William M. Stauffer, III, MD
Internal Medicine
Bradley J. Benson, MD
Paul S. Gotlieb, MD
Thomas M. Hauth, MD
Bhavjot Kaur, MD
Brett W. Teten, MD
Mary Logeais, MD
Laxmana M. Godishala, MD
Brian M. Idelkope, MD
William E. Conroy, MD
David W. Macomber, MD
Brian K. Muthyala, MD
Cuong Pham, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Stephen A. Contag, MD
Cresta W. Jones, MD
Yasuko Yamamura, MD
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Catherine M. Bendel, MD
Tate A. Gisslen, MD
Sara E. Ramel, MD
Raghavendra B. Rao, MD
Katherine M. Satrom, MD
Erin A. Osterholm, MD
Michael K. Georgieff, MD
Erin Clifford Stepka, MD
Nephrology
Michelle Rheault, MD
Scott T. McEwen, MD
Mirna G. Boumitri, MD
Neurological Surgery
Matthew A. Hunt, MD
Andrew S. Venteicher, MD
Andrew Grande, MD
Carolina Sandoval Garcia, MD
Daniel J. Guillaume, MD
Michael C. Park, MD
Ramachandra P. Tummala, MD
Neurology
Thomas R. Henry, MD
William Frank Schmalstieg, MD
Paul J. Tuite, MD
Sarah M. Benish, MD
Haitham Hussein, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Christy M. Boraas, MD
Erin A. Collins, MD
Sarah L. Hutto, MD
Oncology
Heather Beckwith, MD
Anne Blaes, MD
Naomi Fujioka, MD
Troy Lund, MD
Joseph P. Neglia, MD
Manish R. Patel, DO
David A. Potter, MD
Karim Thomas Sadak, MD
John E. Wagner, Jr., MD
Edward W. Greeno, MD
Stuart H. Bloom, MD
Paul J. Orchard, MD
Douglas Yee, MD
Ophthalmology
Raymond Areaux, MD
Andrew Harrison, MD
Joshua Hou, MD
Michael S. Lee, MD
Chrystia Lilley, MD
Hossein Nazari, MD
Jill S. Anderson, MD
Ali Mokhtarzadeh, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Patrick M. Morgan, MD
Ann Van Heest, MD
Denis R. Clohisy, MD
Edward Y. Cheng, MD
Alicia K. Harrison, MD
Otolaryngology
Holly C. Boyer, MD
Peter A. Hilger, MD
Tina Huang, MD
Samir S. Khariwala, MD
Sobia F. Khaja, MD
Stephanie Misono, MD
Raluca T. Gray, MD
Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD
Pathology
Paari Murugan, MD
Pediatric Surgery
Robert D. Acton, MD
Daniel A. Saltzman, MD
Pediatrics
Judith Eckerle, MD
Jordan G. Marmet, MD
Lara Al-Ejeilat, MD
Kathleen Sadak, MD
Claudia K. Fox, MD
Abraham Jacob, MD
Michael B. Pitt, MD
Janelle M. Dailey, MD
Munir Abdalla, MD
Janet R. Hume, MD
Andrew J. Barnes, MD
Emily C. Borman-Shoap, MD
Plastic Surgery
Umar H. Choudry, MD
Psychiatry
Ziad Nahas, MD
Gail A. Bernstein, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Abbie Begnaud, MD
Roy J. Cho, MD
H. Erhan Dincer, MD
Hyun Joo Kim, MD
Joanne L. Billings, MD
Radiation Oncology
Margaret Reynolds, MD
Radiology
Tara Holm, MD
Rajesh Thampy, MD
David Nascene, MD
Benjamin Spilseth, MD
Jessica E. Kuehn-Hajder, MD
Siobhan M. Flanagan, MD
Sara B. Veldman, MD
Rheumatology
Bryce A. Binstadt, MD
Danielle R. Bullock, MD
Mona Riskalla, MD
Colleen Correll, MD
Patricia M. Hobday, MD
Jerry A. Molitor, MD
Sleep Medicine
Helena Molero, MD
Michael J. Howell, MD
Sports Medicine
David J. Jewison, MD
Elizabeth A. Arendt, MD
Surgery, General
James V. Harmon, Jr., MD
Daniel B. Leslie, MD
Todd M. Tuttle, MD
Michael R. Galle, MD
Jeffrey G. Chipman, MD
Maria R. Evasovich, MD
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
Eric H. Jensen, MD
Bradley R. Pierce, MD
Thoracic Surgery
Madhuri V. Rao, MD
Transplant Surgery
Andrew B. Adams, MD
Timothy L. Pruett, MD
Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Vanessa Humphreville, MD
Urogynecology/FPMRS
John Robert Fischer, MD
Nissrine A. Nakib, MD
Rahel Nardos, MD
Cynthia Fok, MD
Urology
J. Kyle Anderson, MD
Sean P. Elliott, MD
Christopher Warlick, MD
Vascular Surgery
William R. Omlie, MD
