Minnesota Monthly’s 2021 Top Doctors List

Our doctors are being recognized again. More than 150 doctors from over 40 specialty areas have been named to Minnesota Monthly’s 2021 Top Doctors list (many of these doctors are also on the 2022 Top Doctors list from Minnesota Monthly).

The doctors recognized on this year’s list practice across our HealthPartners and Park Nicollet clinics, as well as hospitals and specialty centers, including Regions, Methodist, Lakeview and Hutchinson hospitals, TRIA and more.

To create their list of Top Doctors, Minnesota Monthly surveyed thousands of doctors across the Twin Cities metro area and Olmsted County. Contacted doctors named up to three doctors within each specialty area that they would recommend to others – and of course, doctors couldn’t nominate themselves. The doctors with the most votes were named as Top Doctors for the year.

HealthPartners is home to hundreds of talented and caring doctors and clinicians. And we’re incredibly proud of this year’s honorees for providing quality care that’s recognized by both their peers and patients.

HealthPartners’ 2021 Minnesota Monthly’s Top Doctors

Addiction medicine

Christopher A. Darnell, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Pain Management, Saint Paul
Rowena L. Archibald, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Allergy and immunology

Jennifer L. Oldham, MD | HealthPartners Riverway Clinic, Anoka; HealthPartners Specialty Center – Allergy & Asthma, Saint Paul
Annely M. Richardson, MD | Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Shakopee
Pamela J. Harris, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Andrew S. Nickels, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Shakopee; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Supriya Varadarajulu, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Alzheimer’s care

Michael H. Rosenbloom, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Neurology, Saint Paul; Regions Hospital – The Stroke Center, Saint Paul

Anesthesiology

Joseph G. Frisch, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Bloomington
Edward V. Violante, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Bloomington

Breast surgery

Amy C. Fox, MD | Regions Hospital – The Breast Health Center, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Specialty Center, Saint Paul; Lakeview Breast Health Center, Stillwater; HealthPartners Clinic, Stillwater
Kristin N. Ritter, MD | HealthPartners Regions Specialty Clinics, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Brian C. Grubbs, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center, Saint Louis Park
Keith M. Heaton, MD | Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Cardiology

Elizabeth A. Bisinov, MD | Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Shakopee
Aimee E. Johnson, MD | Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Shakopee; Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Brian M. Horst, MD | HealthPartners Heart Care at Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater; Regions Hospital – The Heart Center, Saint Paul
Pamela R. Paulsen, MD | HealthPartners Clinic, Arden Hills; HealthPartners Clinic – Como, Saint Paul; Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
Soma Sen, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Stephen J. Smalley, MD | HealthPartners Clinic, Hudson; Regions Hospital – The Heart Center, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Colon and rectal surgery

George Eric Belzer, MD | Park Nicollet Digestive and Endoscopy Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Ryan M. Carlson, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Surgery, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Specialty Center – Digestive Care, Saint Paul
Christopher Jen-Hung Chow, MD | Park Nicollet Digestive and Endoscopy Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
David J. Willis, MD | Park Nicollet Digestive and Endoscopy Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Critical care medicine

Sara E. Erickson, MD | HealthPartners Regions Specialty Clinics, Saint Paul
Elizabeth Anne Miller, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville
Avi Nahum, MD | HealthPartners Regions Specialty Clinics, Saint Paul

Dermatology

Sarah S. Asch, MD | HealthPartners Clinic, Arden Hills; HealthPartners Specialty Center – Dermatology, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Dermatology, Saint Louis Park
Dane R. Christensen, MD | Park Nicollet Dermatology, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Cari Gibbs Dakin, MD | Park Nicollet Dermatology, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Karla S. Rosenman, MD | Park Nicollet Dermatology, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Larisa S. Speetzen, MD | Park Nicollet Dermatology, Saint Louis Park

Diagnostic radiology

Bret D. Yonke, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Bloomington; Park Nicollet Clinics

Emergency medicine

Karen A. Quaday, MD | Regions Hospital, Saint Paul

Endocrinology and metabolism

Anders L. Carlson, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Endocrinology, Saint Paul
Amy B. Criego, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Clinic, Rogers; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Laura M. Gandrud Pickett, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic, Rogers; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Christopher T. Kodl, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Endocrinology, Saint Paul
Rebecca M. Moxness, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Betsy L. Schwartz, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Clinic, Rogers; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Matthew D. Wise, MD | HealthPartners Clinic, Arden Hills; Park Nicollet Clinic, Rogers; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Family medicine

Spencer A. Bershow, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Gastroenterology

David R. Stolpman, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Digestive and Endoscopy Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

General surgery

Thomas H. Blee, MD | HealthPartners Regions Specialty Clinics, Saint Paul
Christina T. M. Moses, MD | Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Olivia Hospital & Clinic, Olivia
Kevin J. Ose, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center, Saint Louis Park
Paul S. Vietzen, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Geriatric medicine

Teresa E. Quinn, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic Saint Louis Park Creekside, Saint Louis Park

Gynecologic oncology

Levi S. Downs, Jr., MD | Park Nicollet Women's Center, Saint Louis Park

Hand surgery

Deborah C. Bohn, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Erica J. Gauger, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
Yvonne M. Grierson, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Jeffrey B. Husband, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park
Katharine S. A. Pico, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
Thomas F. Varecka, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Thomas M. Walsh, IV, MD | TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park; TRIA Orthopedics, Burnsville
Christina M. Ward, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury

Hospice and palliative medicine

Joel Waclaw Carter, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Miguel A. Ruiz Diaz, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Lung & Sleep Health, Saint Paul
Lisa C. Illig, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Rebecca M. Jones, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Neurology, Saint Paul; New Richmond Clinic, Westfields Hospital & Clinic, New Richmond
James M. Risser, MD | HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
Sonia Karimi Zechmann, MD | Park Nicollet Methodist Home Care, Hopkins

Hospital medicine

Daniel Sullivan, MD | Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Joan Kovacovich, MD | Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Joanna Kokoszka, MD | Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Natalia Dorf Biderman, MD | Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Infectious disease

Janet L. Larson, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Sarah R. Peglow, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center, Saint Paul
Mark R. Sannes, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park; Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson

Internal medicine

Heather E. Gantzer, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Gregory Taylor Lehman, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Maternal and fetal medicine

Marijo N. Aguilera, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Health Center for Women, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Regions Hospital – The Birth Center, Saint Paul
Elizabeth Ann Baldwin, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Health Center for Women, Saint Paul
Meiling Hua Parker, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Nephrology

Christine L. Johns, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul
Rajeev Kaul, MBBS | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Mary E. Tahnk-Johnson, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Clinic, Chanhassen
Abel E. Tello, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Neurology

Jon I. McIver, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Neurosurgery/Ortho Spine, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Neurology/Neurosurgery, Saint Louis Park
Matthew M. Kang, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Neurosurgery/Ortho Spine, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Neurology/Neurosurgery, Saint Louis Park; Regions Hospital – Neurosurgery, Saint Paul; Regions Hospital – The Spine Center, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Paul
Melissa K. Samuelsson, MD | Park Nicollet Neurology/Neurosurgery, Saint Louis Park; Regions Hospital – The Stroke Center, Saint Paul

Obstetrics and gynecology

Andrea L. Messina, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic Minnetonka Carlson Parkway; Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Family Birth Center, Saint Louis Park
Janet Schaffer, MD | Park Nicollet Women's Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Family Birth Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Women's Clinic and OB-GYN, Burnsville

Occupational medicine

Fozia A. Abrar, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul
Ralph S. Bovard, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul; Park Nicollet Clinic, Minneapolis; HealthPartners Clinic, Stillwater
Christina L. Cusic, MD | Physicians Neck & Back Center, Edina; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Zeke J. McKinney, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – West End, Saint Louis Park
Jonathan S. Sellman, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Wabasha, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Clinic, Stillwater

Oncology and hematology

Balkrishna N. Jahagirdar, MBBS | HealthPartners Cancer Care at Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater; Lakeview Breast Health Center, Stillwater; HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
Steven E. McCormack, MD | New Richmond Clinic, Westfields Hospital and Clinic, New Richmond; HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
Mark R. Menge, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Amy B. Spomer, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park
Bryan J. Trottier, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Punit D. Wadhwa, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park
Mark A. Wilkowske, MD | HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park

Ophthalmology

Hans S. Grinager, MD | Park Nicollet Eye Care, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Eye Care, Saint Louis Park
Laura Johnson Heinmiller, MD | Park Nicollet Eye Care, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Eye Care, Saint Louis Park
Jonathan T. Pribila, MD | Park Nicollet Eye Care, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Eye Care, Saint Louis Park

Orthopedic surgery

Jonathan P. Braman, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Christine M. Pui, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park
Julie A. Switzer, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park

Otolaryngology

Margaret M. Browning Holmgren, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Seth C. Janus, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Otolaryngology/ENT, Saint Paul
Grace L. Nimmons, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville
Derek J. J. Schmidt, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Otolaryngology/ENT, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Clinic, Hudson
Daniel W. Watson, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Pain management

Paul J. Amundson, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Christina M. Gonzaga, DO | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Joseph G. Johnson, MD | HealthPartners Clinic, Stillwater; HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Regions Specialty Clinics, Saint Paul; New Richmond Clinic, Westfields Hospital & Clinic, New Richmond; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Isaac Thomas Marsolek, MD | HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, Saint Paul
Peter Alan Stiles, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington

Pathology

Ross W. Simpson, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Pediatrics

Jason R. Maxwell, MD | HealthPartners Clinic – Como, Saint Paul
Roopa Sharma, MBBS | HealthPartners Clinic, White Bear Lake

Physical med/rehabilitation (physiatry)

Leslie J. Hillman, MD | Physicians Neck & Back Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Anne N.F. Maurer, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Carrie P. Noran Jaeger, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Jason L. Buseman, MD | Park Nicollet Plastic Surgery, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis Park
Anthony J. DeAngelis, MD | Park Nicollet Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis Park
Harley Seth Dresner, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Otolaryngology/ENT, Saint Paul
Cherrie A. Heinrich, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Plastic and Hand Surgery, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Woodbury; HealthPartners Plastic Surgery, Woodbury
James H. Kong, MD | Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Plastic Surgery, Maple Grove; HealthPartners Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis Park
Mark Edward Lovaas, MD | Park Nicollet Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis Park
Ashish Y. Mahajan, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Plastic and Hand Surgery, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Woodbury
Warren V. Schubert, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Plastic and Hand Surgery, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Woodbury
Jonathan D. Witzke, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Plastic and Hand Surgery, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Woodbury; HealthPartners Plastic Surgery, Woodbury

Podiatry

James W. Mazzuca, DPM | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Troy J. Boffeli, DPM | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Foot & Ankle Surgery/Podiatry, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury

Psychiatry

Wei Guan, MD | Park Nicollet Child and Family Behavioral Health Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Christine R. Stanson, MD | HealthPartners Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
Michelle M. Wiersgalla, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Sandra M. Quinn, MD | Park Nicollet Behavioral Health, Maple Grove

Respiratory and pulmonary care

Keith R. Harmon, MD | Park Nicollet Sleep Disorder Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Shakopee
Alexis K. Christie, MBBS | Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Charlene E. McEvoy, MD | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Lung & Sleep Health, Saint Paul; HealthPartners Neuroscience Center – Neurology, Saint Paul
Nicolette Myers, MD | Park Nicollet Sleep Disorder Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Sue A. Ravenscraft, MD | Park Nicollet Sleep Disorder Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Rheumatology

Peter D. Kent, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park
Tawatchai Paisansinsup, MD | Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville

Sleep disorders

Salim A. Kathawalla, MBBS | Park Nicollet Sleep Disorder Center, Saint Louis Park; Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Specialty Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park; Park Nicollet Specialty Center, Shakopee

Sports medicine

Heather L. Bergeson, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove
Heather R. Cichanowski, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
Anne-Marie Ford Moore, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
Michelle Gorman-McNerney, MD | TRIA Orthopedic Center Bloomington

Thoracic surgery

Douglas R. Baldwin, MD | Regions Hospital – Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Saint Paul; Regions Hospital – The Heart Center, Saint Paul
Peter E. Dyrud, MD | Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Bernard S. Harrison, MD | Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
Ted H. Spooner, MD | Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center at Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park

Urogynecology

Anna R. McNanley, MD | Park Nicollet Women's Health, Maple Grove

Urology

Nathan B. Hoffman, MD | Park Nicollet Urology, Saint Louis Park; Hutchinson Health Clinic, Hutchinson; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville
Jyothi B. Kesha, MBBS | Park Nicollet Urology, Saint Louis Park
Jocelyn M. D. Rieder, MD | Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Burnsville; Park Nicollet Urology, Saint Louis Park

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