More than 110 physicians in 39 specialties from University of Minnesota Medical Center were recently named to the Best Doctors in America® 2009-2010 database. The list honors the top 5 percent of doctors in the nation, selected by their peers.

Below is a listing of the honored physicians. If you would like additional information about any of these physicians, please visit Find a Specialist and select the physician by name. 

Addiction Medicine
Sheila Specker, M.D.

Anesthesiology
David Beebe, M.D.
Kumar Belani, M.D.
Richard Prielipp, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease
David Benditt, M.D.
Norman Chapel, M.D.
Gary Francis, M.D.
Marc Pritzker, M.D.

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Robert Madoff, M.D.
David Rothenberger, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine
Jordan Dunitz, M.D.
Marshall Hertz, M.D.
Conrad Iber, M.D.
David Ingbar, M.D.
Richard Prielipp, M.D.
Christine Wendt, M.D.

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

Eating Disorders
Charles Billington, M.D.

Endocrinology and Metabolism
John Bantle, M.D.
J. Bruce Redmon, M.D.
Elizabeth Seaquist, M.D.

Family Medicine
Nancy Baker, M.D.
Patricia Fontaine, M.D.
Barbara Leone, M.D.

Gastroenterology
Martin Freeman, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine
James Pacala, M.D.

Hand Surgery
Ann Van Heest, M.D.

Hepatology
John Lake, M.D.

Infectious Disease
Susan Kline, M.D.
Phillip Peterson, M.D.
Timothy Schacker, M.D.
Jo-Anne Young, M.D.

Internal Medicine
Charles Moldow, M.D.
Kathleen Watson, M.D.

Medical Genetics
Chester Whitley, M.D.

Medical Oncology and Hematology
Linda Burns, M.D.
Edward Greeno, M.D.
Philip McGlave, M.D.
Jeffrey Miller, M.D.
Charles Moldow, M.D.
Bruce Peterson, M.D.
Mark Reding, M.D.
Daniel Weisdorf, M.D.

Nephrology
Hassan Ibrahim, M.D.
Connie Manske, M.D.
Mark Paller, M.D.

Neurological Surgery
Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephen Haines, M.D.

Neurology
David Anderson, M.D.
Miles Belgrade, M.D.
John Day, M.D.
Mustapha Ezzeddine, M.D.
Thomas Henry, M.D.
John (Riley) McCarten, M.D.
Gareth Parry, M.D.
Adnan Qureshi, M.D.
John Trusheim, M.D.
Paul Tuite, M.D.
John Tulloch, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peter Argenta, M.D.
Linda Carson, M.D.
Levi Downs, M.D.
Melissa Geller, M.D.
Patricia Judson, M.D.
Theodore Nagel, M.D.
Preston Williams, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Donald Doughman, M.D.
Alana Grajewski, M.D.
Andrew Harrison, M.D.
Jay Krachmer, M.D.
Martha Wright, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery
Elizabeth Arendt, M.D.
Edward Cheng, M.D.
Denis Clohisy, M.D.
Robert LaPrade, M.D.
Bradley Nelson, M.D.
David Polly, M.D.
Marc Swiontkowski, M.D.

Otolaryngology
George Goding, M.D.
Samuel Levine, M.D.
Robert Maisel, M.D.
Bevan Yueh, M.D.

Pain Medicine
James Agre, M.D.
Miles Belgrade, M.D.

Pathology
J. Carlos Manivel, M.D.
Robert McKenna, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
James Agre, M.D.

Plastic Surgery
Bruce Cunningham, M.D.

Psychiatry
Gail Bernstein, M.D.
Susan Czapiewski, M.D.
Elke Eckert, M.D.
Daniel Hanson, M.D.
Suck Kim, M.D.
Kelvin Lim, M.D.
William Orr, M.D.
S. Charles Schulz, M.D.
Sheila Specker, M.D.

Pulmonary Medicine
Jordan Dunitz, M.D.
Marshall Hertz, M.D.
Conrad Iber, M.D.
David Ingbar, M.D.
Christine Wendt, M.D.

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

Radiology
David W. Hunter, M.D.

Rheumatology
Gary Bryant, M.D.
Ronald Messner, M.D.
Jerry Molitor, M.D.

Sleep Medicine
Conrad Iber, M.D.

Surgery
Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D.
Arthur Matas, M.D.
William Payne, M.D.
David Rothenberger, M.D.
David Sutherland, M.D.
Selwyn Vickers, M.D.

Surgical Oncology
David Rothenberger, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery
Michael Maddaus, M.D.
Sara Shumway, M.D.

Urology
Badrinath Konety, M.D.

Vascular Surgery
Steven Santilli, M.D.