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.

Cardiac surgery

• Robert J. Steffen, MD

Cardiology

• Katie Carlson, MD
• Robert Fraser, MD
• Yader Sandoval, MD, FACC 

Dermatology

• Meg Vesterfelt, MD, MPH

Endocrinology

• Ryan Lyerla, MD

Family medicine

• Katelyn Elizabeth Bezek, MD
• Dylan Bindman, MD
• Kristen D. Cozad, MD
• Jamie Dyer, MD
• Beth Edwards, DO
• Meghan Kinsel, DO
• Ana Norell Torberson, MD
• David J. Shrake, DO
• Alycia A. Trossen-Kapur, MD

Hematology 

• Fiona He, MD

Internal medicine

• Claire Carlson, DO
• Elizabeth Chiang, DO
• Andrew Knutson, MD

Neurological surgery

• Joseph Kapurch, MD

Neurology

• Reyanna Massaquoi, MD
• Andrea Wasilewski, MD

Obstetrics and gynecology

• Farhiyo Aden Abdulle, MD
• Yaneve Fonge, MD, MPH

Orthopaedic surgery 

• John D. Breen, MD
• Bayard Carlson, MD
• Katie Freeman, MD
• Joseph Schirmers, MD
• Lauren Zurek, MD

Otolaryngology

• Ian-James Malm, MD
• Stephen McHale, MD

Pediatrics

• Emma Schempf, MD

Physical medicine and rehabilitation (Physiatry)

• Arun Idiculla, MD
• Carrie Poethke Tittl, DO

Psychiatry

• Carly Dirlam, MD
• Jacob Wilson, MD

Pulmonary medicine

• Grady Hedstrom, MD
• Aaron Kaye, MD

Rheumatology 

• Joseph Green, DO

Sports medicine

• Donald Joyce, MD

Surgery, general

• Garret Lechtenberg, MD
• Alexander P. Stark, MD

Vascular surgery

• J. Adam Davis, MD
• Mohammad Khasawneh, MD