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Mpls. St. Paul Magazine names 107 physicians as ‘Top Doctors’


July 1, 2015


BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — January 1, 2015 — Mpls.St.Paul Magazine has released its ‘Top Doctors’ list, and 107 physicians spanning 33 specialties across HealthPartners, Park Nicollet, Stillwater Medical Group and TRIA Orthopaedic Center have been included in this annual recognition program. The complete list of ‘Top Doctors’ can be seen in the July issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Physicians who are included on the list were nominated by their peers and selected based on their medical expertise. It’s fantastic recognition for some of our many great physicians and reflects the tremendous work being done across the organization to improve health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients and community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees from our organization:

Allergy & Immunology
David Graft, Park Nicollet
Brenda Guyer, Park Nicollet
Pamela Harris, Park Nicollet
Jennifer Oldham, HealthPartners Medical Group
Richard Sveum, Park Nicollet

Anesthesiology
Diane Ahlers, Park Nicollet
Joseph Frisch, Park Nicollet

Cardiac Surgery
Timothy Kroshus, HealthPartners Medical Group

Cardiology
Elizabeth Bisinov, Park Nicollet
David Homans, Park Nicollet
William B. Nelson, HealthPartners Medical Group
Glenn Nickele, HealthPartners Medical Group
Soma Sen, Park Nicollet
Jeffrey Shultz, Park Nicollet
Jay Simonson, Park Nicollet
Stephen Smalley, HealthPartners Medical Group
Dennis Zhu, HealthPartners Medical Group

Colon & Rectal Surgery
George Belzer, Park Nicollet

Critical Care Medicine
Nicolette Myers, Park Nicollet
Avi Nahum, HealthPartners Medical Group

Dermatology
John Fenyk, Park Nicollet
Mary Meighan, Park Nicollet
Cynthia Olson, Park Nicollet
Cynthia Vehe, HealthPartners Medical Group

Emergency Medicine
Karen Quaday, HealthPartners Medical Group

Endocrinology
Christopher Kodl, HealthPartners Medical Group
Richard Bergenstal, Park Nicollet

Family Medicine
John Haugen, Park Nicollet
Sally Kline, Park Nicollet
Jeremy Springer, Park Nicollet

Gastroenterology
Irshad Jafri, HealthPartners Medical Group
Christopher Shepela, HealthPartners Medical Group
Ann Kools, Park Nicollet
David Stolpman, Park Nicollet

Geriatrics
Tom von Sternberg, HealthPartners Medical Group
Jennifer Olson, Park Nicollet

Hematology
Colleen Morton, HealthPartners Medical Group

Infectious Disease
Leslie Baken, Park Nicollet
Mark Sannes, Park Nicollet

Internal Medicince
J. Bryan Warren, HealthPartners Medical Group
Bernard Quebral, HealthPartners Medical Group
Frederick Arnason, Park Nicollet
William Conroy, Park Nicollet
Alison Eckhoff, Park Nicollet
Heather Gantzer, Park Nicollet
Gregory Lehman, Park Nicollet
Mary Sue Beran, Park Nicollet
Mary Miley, Park Nicollet
William Anderson, Park Nicollet

Nephrology
William Stuart Jr., Park Nicollet

Neurology
Bret Haake, HealthPartners Medical Group

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kimberly Gerten, Park Nicollet
Janet Schaffer, Park Nicollet
Deborah Thorp, Park Nicollet
Kellee Ott, Park Nicollet
Andrea Messina, Park Nicollet
Laura Dean, Stillwater Medical Group

Oncology
Randolph Hurley, HealthPartners Medical Group
Daniel Anderson, HealthPartners Medical Group
Jeffrry Jaffe, HealthPartners Medical Group
Balkrishna Jahagirdar, HealthPartners Medical Group
Candy Corey, Stillwater Medical Group
Amy Spomer, Park Nicollet
Mark Wilkowske, Park Nicollet

Ophthalmology
Steven Rakes, Park Nicollet

Orthopedic Surgery
Peter Cole, HealthPartners Medical Group
Jeffrey Husband, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Marc Swiontkowski, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Julie Switzer, HealthPartners Medical Group

Otolaryngology
Harley Dresner, HealthPartners Medical Group
Derek Schmidt, HealthPartners Medical Group

Pediatrics
Teresa Kovarik, HealthPartners Medical Group
David Lee Wineinger, HealthPartners Medical Group
Leonard Snellman, HealthPartners Medical Group
Howard Stang, HealthPartners Medical Group
James Clark, Park Nicollet
Robert Karasov, Park Nicollet
Andrew Rzepka, Park Nicollet

Plastic Surgery
James Fletcher, HealthPartners Medical Group
Loree Kalliainen, HealthPartners Medical Group

Psychiatry
Elizabeth Reeve, HealthPartners Medical Group
Michael Trangle, HealthPartners Medical Group
Richard Lentz, Park Nicollet

Pulmonary Medicine
Charlene McEvoy, HealthPartners Medical Group
Keith Harmon, Park Nicollet
Sue Ravenscraft, Park Nicollet

Rheumatology
Thomas Harkcom, HealthPartners Medical Group
Elie Gertner, HealthPartners Medical Group

Sleep Medicine
Salim Kathawalla, Park Nicollet

Sports Medicine
Joel Boyd, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Jonathan Braman, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
David Fischer, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Robert Johnson, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Bradley Nelson, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Andrew Thomas, HealthPartners Medical Group

Surgery, General
James Schlaefer, HealthPartners Medical Group
Todd Morris, HealthPartners Medical Group
Brian Grubbs, Park Nicollet
Thomas Jones, Park Nicollet
Kevin Ose, Park Nicollet
David Dries, HealthPartners Medical Group

Thoracic Surgery
Ted Spooner, Park Nicollet

Urology
Nathan Hoffman, Park Nicollet

Vascular Surgery
M. Mark Melin, Park Nicollet
Jeffrey Mendeloff, Park Nicollet

About HealthPartners

HealthPartners is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. For more information, visit healthpartners.com.

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