Ninety-nine physicians top Best Doctors list 2009-2010

By University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital

University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital congratulates 99 of our physicians in 30 different specialties for being named to Best Doctors in America® 2009-2010. The list honors the top 5 percent of doctors in the nation – selected by their peers.

Earlier this year – U.S. News & World Report ranked University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital among the best in the nation for treating pediatric cancer, diabetes and kidney disorders. “This has been a tremendous year of achievements made possible by world-class care and leading-edge academic medicine,” said Kathie Taranto, president, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. “We are honored and proud to be among the best in the state and the nation in caring for kids.”

Adolescent Health
Nimi Singh, M.D.

Anesthesiology
David Beebe, M.D.
Kumar Belani, M.D.
Michael Sweeney, M.D.

Blood and Marrow Transplant
Bruce Blazar, M.D.
Margaret MacMillan, M.D.
Paul Orchard, M.D.
Jakub Tolar, M.D.
Michael Verneris, M.D.
John Wagner, M.D.

Cardiology
John Bass, M.D.
Elizabeth Braunlin, M.D.
Parvin Dorostkar, M.D.
Ann Dunnigan, M.D.
Daniel Gruenstein, M.D.
Lazaros Kochilas, M.D.
Jamie Lohr, M.D.
James Moller, M.D.
Lee Pyles, M.D.
Shanti Sivanandam, M.D.
James St. Louis, M.D.
Julia Steinberger, M.D.

Critical Care
Caroline George, M.D.
Sameer Gupta, M.D.
Neil Kooy, M.D.
Marie Steiner, M.D.

Dermatology
H. Spencer Holmes, M.D.
Maria Hordinsky, M.D.

Developmental-Behavioral
Daniel Kohen, M.D.
Katherine (Betsy) Murray, M.D.

Endocrinology
Bradley Miller, M.D.
Antoinette Moran, M.D.
Brandon Nathan, M.D.
Anna Petryk, M.D.

Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Glenn Gourley, M.D.
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, M.D.
Harvey Sharp, M.D.

Genetics & Metabolism
Susan Berry, M.D.
Lisa Schimmenti, M.D.
Chester Whitley, M.D.

General Pediatrics
Cindy Howard, M.D.
Abe Jacob, M.D.
Richard Kaplan, M.D.
Anne Kelly, M.D.
Leon Satran, M.D.

Hematology & Oncology
Michael Burke, M.D.
Susan Kearney, M.D.
Christopher Moertel, M.D.
Daniel Mulrooney, M.D.
Joseph Neglia, M.D.
Brenda Weigel, M.D.

Infectious Diseases
Richard Andersen, M.D.
Kiran Belani, M.D.
Patricia Ferrieri, M.D.
Mark Schleiss, M.D.

Neonatology
Catherine Bendel, M.D.
Thomas George, M.D.
Michael Georgieff, M.D.
Sixto Guiang, M.D.
Dana Johnson, M.D.
Kari Roberts, M.D.
Theodore Thompson, M.D.

Nephrology
Blanche Chavers, M.D.
Aaron Friedman, M.D.
Clifford Kashtan, M.D.
Michael Mauer, M.D.
Lydia Najera, M.D.
Thomas Nevins, M.D.
Youngki Kim, M.D.

Neurology
Steven Rothman, M.D.

Neurosurgery
Stephen Haines, M.D.

Orthopaedics
Elizabeth Arendt, M.D.
Denis Clohisy, M.D.
Robert LaPrade, M.D.
Bradley Nelson, M.D.
David Polly, Jr., M.D.
Ann Van Heest, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Erick Bothun, M.D.

Otolaryngology
Frank Rimell, M.D.

Pain Management
Miles Belgrade, M.D.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bruce Cunningham, M.D.

Psychiatry
Gail Bernstein, M.D.

Pulmonology
Gail Brottman, M.D.
James Phillips, M.D.
Warren Regelmann, M.D.

Radiation Oncology
Kathryn Dusenbery, M.D.
Chung Lee, M.D.

Radiology
F. Glen Seidel, M.D.

Rheumatology
U. Evren Akin, M.D.
Bryce Binstadt, M.D.
Richard Vehe, M.D.

Surgery
Robert Acton, M.D.
Donavon Hess, M.D.
Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D.
Daniel Saltzman, M.D.

Transplant
Arthur Matas, M.D.
William Payne, M.D.
David Sutherland, M.D.

Urology
Aseem Shukla, M.D.