Mpls.St.Paul Magazine recently named more than 34 of our talented orthopedic doctors to its Top Doctors and Rising Stars lists. Included in the list of Top Doctors are 17 orthopedic physicians recognized as Rising Stars for making a significant impact in the first decade of their career as fully licensed doctors. 

Top Doctors are nominated by their peers, then evaluated by an expert physician review panel that assesses their professional achievements and other factors. Only doctors with the highest total points are named Top Doctors.

This year, across the HealthPartners organization, over 175 doctors were named in the Rising Stars list – including these 34 orthopedic professionals.

Congratulations to all of our 2021 Top Doctors and Rising Stars! We’re so proud of you, and all the doctors and clinicians who aim to provide patients with incredible care across all our hospitals, clinics and specialty centers.

* denotes Top Doctor

** denotes Rising Star

Our 2021 Top Doctor and Rising Star honorees

Anesthesiology

• Edward V. Violante, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Urgent Care, Bloomington

Orthopedic surgery

• Sarah A. Anderson, MD* | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Saint Paul
• Deborah C. Bohn, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Joel L. Boyd, MD* |TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Caitlin Chambers, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
• Peter A. Cole, MD* | Regions Hospital 
• Brian P. Cunningham, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, St. Louis Park
• Erica J. Gauger, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
• Chad J. Griffith, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedics, Stillwater
• Gregory R. Hildebrand, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Maple Grove
• Patrick B. Horrigan, MD** | HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul
• Patrick K. Horst, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Der-Chen Huang, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedics, Stillwater
• Jeffrey B. Husband, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park
• Kevin Mullaney, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center Bloomington; Park Nicollet Orthopedics Shakopee
• Chad M. Myeroff, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedics, Stillwater
• Mai P. Nguyen, MD** | HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
• Christine M. Pui, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, St. Louis Park
• Michael S. Reich, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury; TRIA Orthopedics, Stillwater
• James D. Schwender, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park
• Julie A. Switzer, MD* | TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Thomas M. Walsh, IV, MD* | TRIA Orthopedics, Saint Louis Park; TRIA Orthopedics, Burnsville
• Brian Walters, MD** | TRIA Orthopedics, Maple Grove
• Christina M. Ward, MD* | HealthPartners Specialty Center – Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Saint Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury
• Mark C. Wilczynski, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Robert D. Wojahn, MD** | HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul

Pain management

• Peter Stiles, MD** | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington

Plastic surgery

• Christopher J. Hillard, MD** | Stillwater Medical Group, Stillwater; HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul; TRIA Orthopedic Center, Woodbury

Sports medicine

• Heather L. Bergeson, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington; Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, Maple Grove
• Jonathan P. Braman, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Anne-Marie Ford Moore, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington
• Matthew Gorman, MD** | TRIA Orthopedics, Burnsville
• Bradley James Nelson, MD* | TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington

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