Congratulations to our Rising Stars!

Congratulations to the Allina Health doctors recently named Rising Stars by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. We’re proud of their dedication to advancing medicine and providing exceptional care.

The Top Doctors: Rising Stars list recognizes doctors who have been fully licensed to practice for 10 years or less. Candidates were evaluated on peer recognition, expert panel reviews, professional achievements and other factors. 

Learn more about these doctors and schedule an appointment.

Cardiology

• Jerry R. Ash, MD
• Katie Carlson, MD
• Robert Fraser, MD
• Ian S. Hackett, MD
• Matthew C. Hooks, MD
• Joseph C. Jensen, MD
• Jessican V. Kealhofer, MD
• Kalie Y. Kebed, MD
• Jennifer R. Riggs, MD
• Jonathan A. Urbach, MD

Dermatology

• Meg L. Wetzel, MD, MPH

Endocrinology

• Ryan Lyerla, MD

Family medicine

• Katelyn E. Bezek, MD
• Jamie L. Dyer, MD
• Emily A. Friedrichsen, MD
• Molly B. Gruber, DO
• Sarah M. Halloran, MD
• Meghan K. Kinsel, DO
• Chee Lor, MD
• Ana Norell Torbenson, MD
• Emma Ostby, MD
• Jillian L. Trieff Waller, MD
• Toua Xiong, MD 

Internal medicine

• Claire A. Carlson, DO
• Elizabeth A. Chiang, DO
• Andrew P. Knutson, MD
• Christopher C. Spoke, MD

Maternal/Fetal medicine

• Catherine A. Bigelow, MD
• Yaneve N. Fonge, MD, MPH
• Rachel A. Pilliod, MD

Neurological surgery

• Joseph Kapurch, MD
• Jesse D. Lawrence, MD

Neurology

• Reyanna Massaquoi, MD
• Andrea Wasilewski, MD

Orthopaedic surgery 

• Kamil Bober, MD
• Gennadiy A. Busel, MD
• Bayard C. Carlson, MD
• Katie L. Freeman, MD
• Joseph D. Schirmers, MD
• Kurt E. Stoll, MD
• Lauren C, Zurek, MD

Otolaryngology

• Ian-James Malm, MD

Pediatrics

• Hannah C. Esdal, MD
• Emma N. Schempf, MD

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (Physiatry)

• Mohamed Alfath, DO
• Amanda K. DeRasmi, DO
• Arun Idiculla, MD
• Mitchell R. O’Neill, MD
• Carrie Poethke Tittl, DO
• Anne C. Tita, MD
• Paul K. Yoo, DO

Pulmonary medicine

• Aaron Kaye, MD

Sports medicine

• Donald Joyce, MD