University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview congratulates 90 doctors on being selected for the list of Best Doctors in America® 2007-2008. This list honors the top 5 percent of doctors in the country.

With more than 40 specialties, one of the nation’s top 15 pediatric research programs and the best in pediatric providers, we deliver world-class care here. University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview is one of the leading children’s hospitals in Minnesota and across the nation.  

The Best Doctors list is determined by physicians from around the world who were asked this simple question: “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?”

A list of the 90 University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview physicians are listed below by their medical specialty.

Adolescent Health
Nimi Singh, M.D., M.P.H.

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

Behavioral
Daniel Kohen, M.D.
Katherine (Betsy) Murray, M.D., M.P.H.

Blood and Marrow Transplantation
K. Scott Baker, M.D., M.S.
Bruce Blazar, M.D.
Margaret MacMillan, M.D.
Paul Orchard, M.D.
Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D.
John Wagner, M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiovascular
John Bass, M.D.
Elizabeth Braunlin, M.D., Ph.D.
Ann Dunnigan, M.D.
Daniel Gruenstein, M.D.
Jamie Lohr, M.D.
James Moller, M.D.
Lee Pyles, M.D.
Shanthi Sivanandam, M.D.
Julia Steinberger, M.D., M.S.

Critical Care
Caroline George, M.D.

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

Endocrinology
Bradley Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Antoinette Moran, M.D.

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

Genetics and Metabolism
Susan Berry, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology
Michael Burke, M.D.
Susan Kearney, M.D.
Ashish Kumar, M.D.
Christopher Moertel, M.D.
Daniel Mulrooney, M.D.
Joseph Neglia, M.D., M.P.H.
Marie Steiner, M.D., M.S.
Michael Verneris, M.D., Ph.D.
Brenda Weigel, M.D.

Infectious Diseases
Richard Andersen, M.D.
Patricia Ferrieri, M.D.
Cynthia Howard, M.D., M.P.H.T.M.
Mark Schleiss, M.D.
William Stauffer, M.D., M.S.P.H., D.T.M.H.

Medical Genetics
Chester Whitley, M.D., Ph.D.

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

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

Neurology
Lawrence Charnas, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurological Surgery
Stephen Haines, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preston Williams, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Stephen Christiansen, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery
Elizabeth Arendt, M.D.
Denis Clohisy, M.D.
Robert LaPrade, M.D., Ph.D.
Bradley Nelson, M.D.
Fernando Pena, M.D.
Marc Swiontkowski, M.D.
Ann Van Heest, M.D.

Pediatrics
David Griffin, M.D.
Abraham Jacob, M.D.
Richard Kaplan, M.D.
Anne Kelly, M.D., M.P.H.
Leon Satran, M.D.

Psychiatry
Gail Bernstein, M.D.

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

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

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

Surgery
Robert Acton, M.D.
Abhinav Humar, M.D. (Transplantation)
Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D.
Arthur Matas, M.D. (Transplantation)
William Payne, M.D.
Daniel Saltzman, M.D., Ph.D.
David Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D. (Transplantation)

Urology
Aseem Shukla, M.D.