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Bill Pohlad 62

The youngest member of the Pohlad dynasty left a spot in the family biz to direct films. But even so, Pohlad’s family inescapably shows up in his work—like his latest, Dreamin’ Wild

Diablo Cody 70

Minnesota set the stage for some of Diablo Cody’s most noteworthy films. Learn more about the writer as her debut musical, Jagged Little Pill, hits the Orpheum.

Movie Quiz 76

Quick, how much can you remember about Fargo? Test your Minnesota movie trivia knowledge with our pop quiz.

Top Doctors 82

Meet six local doctors who are changing and advancing medicine right here at home. Then find out who’s on our 2023 Top Doctors list.

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DEPARTMENTS

editor’s note 12

Talk 15

Catching up with author and Macalester prof Emma Törzs… What to expect at this year’s Wordplay festival…How North Loop Green will change one of our hottest neighborhoods… Wait, how many times has a local man ridden Valleyfair’s Renegade?!...Check out the Minnesota Zoo’s new Treetop Trail ..Chronic wasting disease is affecting local deer farms Get to know MN Aurora star (and dentist) Kristelle Yewah’s Twin Cities...Our monthly Culture Meter of arts happenings and events...Plus, musings from columnist Burt Cohen (page 40)

Our editor takes the ride of a lifetime, page 24.

Foodways 50

Food trucks have kick-started some of our most talented chefs’ careers—and now those same chefs are lifting up the next gen.

Trend 55

Clubhouse 366 in Excelsior sports year-round resort wear and constant summer vibes…Sun hats help you stay sun-safe and stylish all season…International goods shop Sovereign Collective opens at Nolan Mains…A slew of prominent national brands recently opened at MOA…How constant, sometimes massive returns hurt local stores…Add texture and trendiness with rattan home goods and accessories Plus, meet Hollywood costume designer (and Minnesota native) Allyson Fanger.

The Lists

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New and noteworthy ice cream spots around the metro.

Timeline 200

Learn all about Minnesota’s most explosive moments—literally and figuratively.

Taste 43

Ann Ahmed’s new resto, Gai Noi, brings vibrancy back to the former 4 Bells spot in Loring Park Our top five veggie burgers list proves meat is optional in the perfect patty… Trade your summertime lagers for a Kölsch this season… We can’t believe we have to say this, but please don’t tell chefs how to do their jobs

The place of fear, failure, and faith in restaurant ownership… Plus, deconstructing the cherry pie from Stockholm Pie.

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Editor’s Note

BY JAYNE HAUGEN OLSON

● WHEW! That’s how I feel each time we put the July issue to bed. The weight is not on my shoulders—I just do my best to lead, support, and make quick decisions as we move our biggest issue of the year through the pipeline.

Top Doctors is a hallmark of city magazines across the country. Those rooted in the best vetting processes for the list—such as ours—are the most respected. Our thirdparty research is conducted by Super Doctors, a separate division of our parent company, MSP Communications. This best-in-class group also surveys and researches the physicians in markets across the country, including New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles/Southern California, and Texas. Our combined methodology has guided our local research for more than 20 years. That consistency matters.

What also differentiates our coverage from that of other magazines is the feature

story that accompanies “the list.” Each year, executive editor Rebecca Rowland directs our cover story based on trends she and our Super Doctors researchers are seeing. For 2023, she chose to shine the light on local specialists who are working to break barriers on micro and macro levels to improve outcomes, create more comprehensive care strategies, and carve out pathways for future professionals (see page 82). We recognize the strong medical industry here in the metro and look to share the continuing advancements in research and care, which have local and global implications, with our audiences.

You might get a little overwhelmed by the volume of doctors, lists, and physician profiles in this “annual manual,” but we know from testimonials and anecdotal stories from readers how much the local community relies on this great resource when a health concern arises or impacts their family.

The volume of advertising in this issue has another benefit—it allows us to have more editorial space to work with, which means more storytelling. This month, we pursued an interview with local filmmaker Bill Pohlad (you might have heard of him), who has a new project. You can find Steve Marsh’s piece on page 62. On a parallel path, writer Drew Wood was working on an interview with author, screenplay writer, and former Twin Citian Diablo Cody, who now calls L.A. home. Long story short, we made a shift and moved our conversation with Ms. Cody from August to July (see page 70), giving us—in movie speak—a double feature.

With movies and porch reads on our minds, we created a third installment of our Minnesota Pop Culture Quiz (see page 76). I led the first one in 2004, Drew brought it back in 2020, and this month Steve took the pontoon helm with a special film edition. Test yourself; test your friends!

BEHIND THE SCENES

Some movie-related fodder that didn’t make its way into this month’s Pop Culture Quiz: Film Edition.

This 2004 issue featured our first Pop Culture Quiz and my email interview with the Purple Yoda himself, Prince.

OK, folks, July is knocking on your door. How are you doing with your summer bucket list—check anything off yet? Are you able to carve out the time? As a lifelong local, let me help you prioritize. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Minnesotans, it’s that we take in the fresh air and sunbeams of the great outdoors no matter the season. It’s the access to water, the abundance of patio meals (even those at home!), and the ease of slipping on sandals I love best about summer here. No socks. No mittens. No ice to hamper our travels. Whew. —Reach Jayne at jolson@mspmag.com.

► August 2013

The films featuring Minneapolis-born cover star and actor Vincent Kartheiser of Mad Men fame. (Answer: Alaska, Masterminds, and Another Day in Paradise, to name a few.)

► November 1995

The location of the Grumpier Old Men Minneapolis film premiere, where a photographer took this paparazzi-like photo of Ann-Margret and then Governor Arne Carlson giggling like coeds. (Answer: State Theatre.)

► August 1986

The most noted film of Golden Valley’s Kelly Lynch, shown here on our fashion pages during her pre-Hollywood local modeling days.

(Answer: 1989’s Drugstore Cowboy, in which she acted opposite Matt Dillon.)

talk

● I MEET EMMA TÖRZS FOR COFFEE at Canteen in Minneapolis’s Kingfield neighborhood—her regular spot despite it being one neighborhood over from her actual neighborhood.

“In order to actually get any work done, I have to go to places where I won’t see my friends,” the Macalester creative writing prof says, her blue eyes obscured by mirrored sunglasses. “And I don’t want my friends to see me giving an interview!”

EMMA TÖRZS

The Macalester prof hopes to become the Joanna Newsom of speculative fiction writers.

BY STEVE MARSH

Törzs may be attempting to go incognito for now, but that might not be possible by the time people finish reading her debut novel. A work of speculative fiction— speculative fiction being the umbrella term du jour for genres such as sci-fi and fantasy—Törzs’s first novel, Ink Blood Sister Scribe, is, on the day we meet, about to be published by William Morrow. It’s a book about books—magical books written in and activated by human

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blood—and the secret society devoted to their collection. The way its meta plot about the magic of books plays against the psychologically realistic portrait of Joanna and Esther— the sisterhood at its center—makes it a contender for both prestigious literary acclaim (her Mac colleague Marlon James loves it so much that he blessed it with a cover blurb) and becoming the witchy beach read of the summer.

Over coffee, we talk about how she emerged from the woods near Walden Pond in Massachusetts to become a writer of magical books in the first place and how, as a professor of creative writing, she wields the magic of language at such a fraught time for academic freedom.

How long have you been into magic? Since I was a kid. We’re all raised on stories of magic. Fairy tales are all about magic, and one of the things you learn alongside fairy tales is what is “real” and what is “not real.” And quickly, I learned that magic was supposedly “not real.” I immediately took issue with that.

What did your parents do in Massachusetts? My mom was a poet. She got her MFA in Iowa in the late ’70s.

Oh wow, so she’s a real poet. My whole childhood, she taught creative writing and mythology at a community college, and, not to say she stopped writing—she always wrote—but she never sought to get anything published. I think she had a really hard time at Iowa. Her parents weren’t alive at the time, and she didn’t have a huge support system.

emma törzs, author of ink blood sister scribe

And you have a sister? I have four sisters. And a “blood sister,” so to speak, yeah.

The witchy mixture of intense love and resentment between Joanna and Esther, the two sisters in the book, felt so real it had to be inspired by an IRL sisterhood. Yeah. I’m super tight with my blood sister. I mean, I’m close with all my stepsisters. I grew up with them because they lived across

the street—sort of a dramatic suburban scandal. They were my friends before our parents got together, so I feel lucky.

How did you decide to write a magic book about magic books? This is actually my second book. I wrote a full literary realism novel five or six years ago, and my agent sent it out, and nobody would buy it. And I was crushed, and

Three things about Emma Törzs

She feels like she found her artistic community in the folks she met at the Clarion West writers’ workshop. “I’m obsessed with the friends I made out there.”

She waited tables at Lucia’s, Kado no Mise, and French Meadow. “The only time I’ve ever been fired from a job was at French Meadow,” she says. “But I still eat there.”

TRIFECTA 1 3 2

The book’s sisters were originally named Joanna and Emily, after a Joanna Newsom song about her sister. “Maybe I shouldn’t be telling you this,” she says. “It’s creepy!”

Quickly, I learned that magic was supposedly ‘not real.’ I immediately took issue with that.”

then had a reckoning with myself, like a “come to Merlin”: I actually just want to write fantasy.

How did you develop the way magic works in your book? The magic system in the book came slowly, maybe because I come from a literary fiction background. I’m a character-first writer, so the plot and the magic were always in service of what I needed the characters to do or feel. And when I realized that it was going to be a book about magic books, I got really stressed. Like, Oh, no, am I going to do that thing where I write a meta book about the magic of books? There’s already so many of those; what can I add? But it was already in my head, and I could see it unfolding, so I just figured I may as well try.

Which characters did you invent first? Joanna and Esther.

The sisters. I always had the sisters.

How did they manifest in your life? It was like a whole conglomeration of things. One, my sister, whom I’m very close to—the book is dedicated to her—always really wanted me to write a magic sisters fantasy book. She would beg me to do it. She’d be like, “Literary fiction is all very well and good, but someday you’re going to write a fantasy novel, right? A magic sisters book?” I was like, “Maybe I’ll just try it.” And then I went to see Joanna Newsom. Do you know who Joanna Newsom is?

The harp-playing genius singer-songwriter? I am a longtime Joanna Newsom fan.

Her fans are freaks for her. Yeah. We are freaks. My friends like her, but I feel, like, a physical agony when I think of her. I actually cried when she got married.

To Andy Samberg? To Andy. But then I researched him more, and I was like, “OK, I think he knows what he’s got.” So, we’re good with Andy.

Why do you love her so much? Because I was learning to be a writer when I first listened to Joanna Newsom when I was 20. Ys is my favorite album, hands down. I think it’s perfect. And I really think she taught me how to write a short story. Her songs are so narratively complete—really deep and multilayered. So, I decided what I really want to do is write a novel that feels like a Joanna Newsom album.

Did you research what herbs and cauldrons actual witches use? Yes. I have herbalist friends, and I do have a background in earth-based magical practices.

Do you have powdered calendula in your pantry? No, I don’t really practice currently.

Plants and nature always feel so magical to me, but maybe that’s because of my ignorance of the science behind plants and nature. Totally. I think that’s what a lot of magic, to me, is as a grown-up—it’s what I still don’t understand. And some of science seems pretty magic to me. I find plants very magical—even if you can explain why the compounds do what they do, it’s still amazing to me. But I didn’t want the magic in the book to be like an A-to-B Wiccan herbary; I wanted it to be its own thing and not rooted necessarily in one specific spiritual tradition. So, the herbs have multiple ways that they function in the book.

How deeply immersed are you in this world of speculative fiction? I know you started there

as a kid, but do you feel like this is where you belong? That is a complicated question. I feel more at home in the speculative world these days than I do in the literary world, especially in terms of community.

Does either community snob out about the other community? Big time! Yeah. I think both communities are confused by the other in some way. Just thinking about all these stereotypes that the different groups have about the other—I think the speculative take is that literary fiction is boring, straight rich people having a fight in New York. I think literary people think that speculative fiction is sexy dragons and elves and hobbits. There is some of that—I love a sexy dragon story, and sometimes I like a straight-people-fighting-in-NewYork story, but I think that there’s just so much more to both. My favorite is when the two merge a little bit and you see the best of both worlds coming out in one story.

I think that’s what your book is. I was trying. I’m glad that you think that.

Your day job is a creative writing professor at Macalester. It feels like maybe the most intense time to be a college professor in the history of our country. Yeah. Thank you for that recognition.

Language feels like such minefield—you can either cast a spell with it or be cast out. How intellectually dangerous does it feel teaching these kids? I think as hard as it is to be a college professor right now, it’s harder to be a college student. To be honest with you, I’m very anti–social media. I really worry about the impact it has on my students’ mental health. And they’ve all spent two years in a pandemic only relating to other people via social media. And I think that has taken a toll on young brains that we can’t understand, and I really feel for them.

But I heard so much about the effects of marijuana on young brains this legislative session. Oh my God. I wish they were smoking more weed and using less Instagram.

The dopamine rush of social media is a powerful drug. Totally. And, I mean, I’m quite lucky. I really like my students for the most part, and I’m not scared of them. I think one thing that social media takes away is the ability to approach things in good faith

Released in late May, Ink

Blood Sister Scribe was Good Morning America’s Book Club pick for June. GMA also teamed up with Little Free Library to offer 300 million free copies globally.

and with trust. Trust is something that you earn via real human interaction, not via the internet. And I hope that my students trust me, because if I do say something fucked up—which I very well might, because I’m a 36-year-old white woman who’s barely on the internet—I hope they would talk to me about it or give me the benefit of the doubt before they appeal to a higher authority. But who knows? I’m not scared of my students. They don’t frighten me.

Are you tenured? No. I’m contingent. They totally have power over me. But I really like them. And that might be different at a different institution. Also, the worst thing that could happen is I would get fired, and I would probably still have a good life somehow. I don’t mind being a waitress again; I loved it. I miss it sometimes.

Our political moment is so intense, with both sides jockeying for power over our language. What’s first: the world with language describing it, or does language subconsciously dictate our world’s reality? Oh, man. I think other, smarter people have said way more on this than I ever could.

But you’re a professor who just wrote a book about magic books. I think they come together at the same time. There are certain things that you physically see in the world and you have to put a word to it in order to say what you need to say. But then there are abstract concepts that we still are searching for words for, and we’re going to keep making up different words as our perception of the world changes. I think there’s a fear, probably induced by social media, about using all sorts of language.

We’re told so often about what we can’t say that we’ve forgotten about language’s power to connect. We can still say the majority of things with language.

Sure, you can say almost anything if you say abracadabra in the right order. It’s not that you can’t say something; it’s that the way that we are saying things is changing. You just try to keep up. And if you say it wrong, hopefully a kind person will tell you, and then you can fix it quietly and learn.

Eduardo C. Beauchamp, MD

Bayard C. Carlson, MD Timothy A. Garvey, MD

Amir A. Mehbod, MD

Benjamin Mueller, MD, PhD

Kevin J. Mullaney, MD

Joseph H. Perra, MD

Manuel R. Pinto, MD

James D. Schwender, MD Eiman Shafa, MD

Wordplay Festival

Dozens of esteemed authors head to Minneapolis this month to celebrate their newest books—and the Twin Cities’ robust literary scene.

Spoiler alert: Our boy from St. Paul did it! Tom Wambsgans, the bootlicking

“pain sponge” corporate climber, won Succession’s boardroom Game of Thrones.

FOOTNOTES

Stories kicking up dust.

Never underestimate a Minnesota kid with zero morals.

The Festival

The Loft Literary Center’s annual (but still newish) festival, Wordplay, is back on for an in-person celebration for the first time since 2019. Local and national authors will descend upon Minneapolis on July 8 for a full day of panels, conversations, readings, and workshops, plus a makers’ market and food and beverage booths—all attended by thousands of bookworms from all over the country.

The Lineup

This year, the festival will be just one day, but boy, is it a full one. The Loft will host one stage inside its Washington Avenue home base, plus three outdoor stages in surrounding parking lots and streets (think block party–style). Each participating author on a panel—from Minneapolis’s Antonia Angress, whose debut novel Sirens & Muses was a top pick for critics last summer, to established national names such as Alexander Chee—applied to participate in the festival and is required to have released a notable book within the last few years. Huge household names have been known to drop by—heck, Stephen King showed up in 2019—and at press time, The Loft was still playing coy about who some of the special guests might be.

The Meaning

The Loft’s director of special events, Shahenda Helmy, notes that for authors who couldn’t tour and promote their books through typical avenues the last few years, this year’s Wordplay is more important than ever to get their new books in front of beloved readers. But it’s also about the locals—and bringing a vibrant event to downtown Minneapolis. “The efforts of the city to revitalize the downtown district go hand in hand with what makes Wordplay what it is,” Helmy says. “Bringing a community into the downtown area, and also putting the Midwest on the literary map, is something we’re perfectly positioned to do.”

Mary Strand, who accidentally flushed the diamond ring her husband gave her as an anniversary present down the toilet, only for sewage workers to reunite her with it 13 years later. Aww.

Another reunion that caught our attention: John Reinan, who retired from the Strib after a 30-year career and moved to North Carolina last March, returned home to file a special installment of the Hillman Township gravel road saga. He just can’t quit this story!

PHOTOS BY ROBERT GILL (CHEE); LAICHEE YANG (MURA); BRETT SIMISON (MAKKAI); COURTESY OF BELLMONT PARTNERS (ANGRESS, MOORE); DAVID SAMUEL (NORTH LOOP GREEN); SHUTTERSTOCK (MACFADYEN, TOILET BRUSH, NEWSPAPER); COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (RUBY SLIPPERS)

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david mura ▲ rebecca makkai

▲ antonia angress

▲ alexander chee lane moore ▲

NORTH LOOP GREEN

What’s that huge high-rise looming over Target Field’s left-field foul pole, you ask? It’s the final piece in Hines’s redevelopment of a 7-acre tract in the North Loop. First came Dock Street Flats, then the T3 office building, and now North Loop Green, which broke ground in 2021. Tenants will begin taking occupancy in January. The project consists of a 35-story apartment tower fronting 5th Street, with 354 apartments, 96 short-term rental units on the lower floors, and a partially open-air “amenity level” mid-tower. A coffee shop and full-service restaurant will be up for lease soon. There’s also a 14-story office building behind the apartment block; the anchor tenant is investment banking firm Piper Sandler. Hines is adding a 1-acre community green space (“The Green”), as well. Apartment tenants will be able to choose views of the downtown skyline, Target Field, or the Mississippi River corridor to the north. —

Sometimes you can’t just click your heels and make it home, however. Terry Martin, the man who allegedly stole Dorothy’s ruby slippers Grand Rapids’ Judy Garland Museum in 2005 (they were recovered in 2018), was indicted on federal charges.

No reservations needed (after initial visit). Next to Dog’s Day Out, our self/full

field notes

COASTING

Come take a ride

by drew wood

● WHEN WILT CHAMBERLAIN TALLIED the NBA’s sole 100-point game on March 2, 1962, it took perfect circumstances. To wit, the third-year center’s Philadelphia Warriors were playing the lowly New York Knicks, who were without their best defensive players due to injuries and who would end that season second to last in the league.

And once he started sinking baskets at a pace that could theoretically get him to 100, Chamberlain’s Warriors teammates sold out to help him get there, passing up their own shots to defer to Chamberlain and fouling the Knicks to preserve game time. Four quarters later, Wilt Chamberlain added a 100-point game to a trophy case that would also include being a four-time league MVP, 13-time All-Star, and seventime NBA scoring champ.

When Mike Cameron tallied 100 rides on Valleyfair’s most storied roller coaster, Renegade, on July 22, 2016, it took a similarly perfect storm. To wit, the decades-long coaster enthusiast was at the park early that day—and it was hot. “Almost everyone was

in the water park,” recalls Cameron, who goes by Renegade Mike for self-evident reasons. “So, I got a re-ride almost every time.”

And once he started tallying frequent rerides (when a rider can remain in the car for a second ride because there is no one there to replace them), Renegade Mike’s goal of beating his daily record shifted. “I didn’t really have a number in mind; I just wanted to beat 87,” he says. “But then, about halfway through the day, I was like, ‘Oh man, I’m on pace to get 100.’”

Thirteen hours and one skipped dinner later, Renegade Mike added a 100-ride day to a Renegade trophy case that would eventually include a 3,119-ride year, an 851-ride month, and 12,789 total miles ridden.

The biggest difference between Wilt the Stilt and Renegade Mike—aside from, um, actual bigness—is that Renegade Mike’s still in his prime and lets me tag along for a small bit of it. So, I meet him at Valleyfair one day prior to the park’s 2023 opening weekend. The idea is that Renegade Mike will, for the first time ever, be Valleyfair’s first Renegade rider of the season, albeit with me riding shotgun.

And taking first tracks with a guy who was one of the 24 to be on Renegade’s first ever ride isn’t the only novel occasion on this day. When we walk up to the coaster, Valleyfair’s social media video guy is holding a laminated sign declaring that our first ride will also be Renegade Mike’s 21,650th— an average of 1,443 Renegade rides per year since the ride opened in 2007. As Renegade Mike poses for a photo with the sign, I’m mystified by one detail—the most devoted Renegade rider in the world wasn’t bothered by ending last season stuck on 21,649 rides? Didn’t he crave just one more?

“Not really,” he says, posing for a selfie with the teens Valleyfair has assembled to run the ride for our exhibition laps. “I was happy with how many rides I got in last year—2,000-something.”

with “Renegade” Mike Cameron, one of the most accomplished roller coaster riders on the planet.

Renegade Mike (left) with unknown person moments before taking the first Renegade ride of Valleyfair’s 2023 season.

COASTING BY THE NUMBERS

Renegade:

• Built in: 2007

• Manufacturer: GCI or Great Coasters International.

• Highest point: 104 feet

• Seats per train: 24

• Riders per hour: 850

• Top speed: 55 mph

• Duration: 2.5 minutes

Renegade Mike on Renegade:

Started coaster

marathoning: 2012 5,000th ride: 9/26/2015

10,000th ride: 7/22/2016

10,000 miles: 5/22/2021

• Single-day record: 100 rides 7/22/2016

• Record month: 851 rides

July 2017

• Record year: 3,119 rides (2018)

• Record average rides per day: 30 rides (in 2022)

• Total park visits: 913

• Total rides: 21,655

• Total hours ridden: 721.63

• Total miles ridden: 12,789

Renegade Mike on All Coasters: Coasters ridden: 593

Parks visited: 175

Total park visits: 1,495

Total rides: 27,075

Total hours ridden: 918.47

• Total miles ridden: 16,045.98

Renegade Mike prefers the last car, but for ride 21,650, we’re seated in the very front, where a GoPro has been mounted to document the occasion. As our train slowly rattles forth from the station, Renegade Mike, who has been quietly soaking in the start of his 16th summer built somewhat obsessively around riding this roller coaster, snaps to attention.

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“Where’s my YEEHAW?!” he yells over his shoulder in reference to the standard conclusion to the Renegade send-off usually delivered by the person in the ride’s control room (for whatever reason, they didn’t do it for this somewhat momentous ride).

As we wind our way around the ride’s preamble and up to Renegade’s big, twisting first drop, Renegade Mike tells me about his day job at a company that makes and distributes wire rope assemblies for exercise machines and how, during Valleyfair season, he lunches at the park daily. He drives 15 minutes to the park, walks the mile from his car to Renegade (“So, I get my steps in), rides it exactly one time (“That’s all I have time for”), eats lunch, and heads back to a group of coworkers to whom he’s just Mike.

“They know what I do. They’re good with it,” he opines before pivoting to the “why” of all this. “I always liked roller coasters, and then once I rode this, I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ And I rode it the rest of the day that opening day. Then there was a year where I rode it like 200 times, and I was like, ‘I’ve gotta do that again next year.’”

Despite the fact that we’re the only guests in the park, regular safety protocol still applies, so every two rides, we’re required to disembark, exit the Renegade ride space, and re-enter. As we do, Mike describes why a roller coaster that’s not even the fastest at

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Valleyfair (Renegade’s top speed of 55 mph is peanuts compared to Wild Thing’s 74 mph) has him so thoroughly moonstruck. It’s because letting gravity propel you at 55 mph, dipping and darting around a roller coaster track made mostly of wood, feels like a mining car at warp speed—and that is addicting.

He shows me a photo of a shrine of sorts he’s crafted at his house. It includes the front plate from a Renegade car, banners from his 10,000th ride, and gigantic links from a decommissioned lift chain that he calculates pulled him up the lift hill 3,112 times.

He does have one experiential token he’d love to add to his riding career. “One of the things that would make my life complete is going up the lift hill, it breaks down, and I have to be evacuated and walk down the lift hill,” he says as we settle in for our sixth and final ride of the day, this time in the back car. “And then I could say I’m at 21,655.01 rides.”

Our lap belts and restraints are checked, and a thumbs-up is given to the ride operator.

“And that ‘all clear’ means you’re outta here!” she says over the intercom as the coaster pulls out. “So, sit upright, hold on tight, and enjoy your ride on the Renegade!” She pauses and, just before we’re out of earshot, exclaims, “YEEEHAAAW!”

Normally stoic on-ride, the Wilt Chamberlain of roller coasters grins, and we launch into his 21,655th ride on Renegade—a number that will be a distant memory by the time you’re reading this. ■

Minnesota Zoo’s Treetop Trail

Ever wonder what it would be like if, instead of skyscrapers and the Hudson River, you saw tigers and bison while walking on New York City’s High Line? Minnesota Zoo director John Frawley did. The zoo, if you recall, has its own abandoned railway, which had been sitting dormant since the monorail stopped running a decade ago. “It became a priority project to make the monorail track more useful,” Frawley says. And over the past few years, the zoo team, along with Snow Kreilich Architects and Buro Happold, an engineering and design firm that worked on the High Line itself, created the Treetop Trail—a pedestrian boardwalk looping through the zoo grounds atop the original monorail track, three stories above the ground. At 1.25 miles, Frawley says, it’s the longest elevated pedestrian loop in the world. And it’s probably the only one that affords top-down views of bison, moose, camels, tigers, and more. The Treetop Trail opens July 28. 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley

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Width of the path, in feet. Some areas expand to 12 feet and have benches.

15

Approximate percentage of zoogoers who actually rode the monorail when it was in service

$35

Million

Approximate cost to create the Treetop Trail, paid for in public funding and private partnerships, with $11 million coming directly from the state of Minnesota. A mile of the High Line, by contrast, cost $152.3 million.

2013

Year the monorail stopped running— 35 years after the zoo (and, eventually, monorail) first opened—due to low ridership and the high cost of necessary repairs

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Distance the trail rises off the ground, in feet

5

Number of years the Treetop Trail has officially been in the works

Wasted

How chronic wasting disease might end up killing way more than just deer.

by sheila mulrooney eldred

Walk through Deb Holthaus’s family farm in central Minnesota, and you won’t see crops or cattle. Instead, you’ll see a narrow strip of fencing that houses about 5–6 acres of white-tailed deer. Holthaus, who was born on a dairy farm and raised on a cattle ranch, wanted to keep farming when she downsized to a new location. She knew she’d need specialty crops or livestock to be profitable, and she didn’t want to raise strawberries.

So, in 2010, when a friend asked if she had ever considered raising white-tailed deer, she was intrigued.

“I just like agriculture, and it was a way for me to use my piece of land,” Holthaus says. “I can pass my family farm on.”

Soon after she got her first deer, though, Holthaus heard of something else she’d never known about: chronic wasting disease. At the time, it was barely on the radar in Minnesota.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) can sicken whitetailed deer, elk, and other cervids via pathogenic prions that can be transmitted from animal to animal as well as through environmental exposure via food and water. The disease affects the entire nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, of infected animals and can

cause significant weight loss and neurological problems. Ultimately, every animal that catches it dies.

CWD was first discovered in the United States in Colorado in the late 1960s; the first case in Minnesota was found on an elk farm in Aitkin County in 2002.

As CWD spread in Minnesota, the

Department of Natural Resources— which is charged with managing wildlife as a state natural resource and has co-management authority of captive white-tailed deer farms with the Board of Animal Health—began imposing restrictions on deer farming. According to the DNR, strict regulations are essential to the health of wild and captive deer, and the movement of live deer, along with the movement of deer carcasses from hunting, poses the biggest risk of spreading CWD.

Deer farmers like Deb Holthaus counter that the regulations are so stringent—the white-tailed deer is the most regulated animal in the state—that their industry might not survive.

“At this point, it’s very bleak,” says Scott Fier, president of the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association and owner of a deer farm called Buffalo Ridge Whitetails in southwestern Minnesota. “It’s so frustrating to start a legal busi-

ness and get regulated out of the business over a lot of speculation.”

The state legislature passed further restrictions in May, including a moratorium that prevents people from starting new cervid farms.

When an animal tests positive for CWD on a farm, the entire herd has to be “depopulated” (killed), and the farm is prohibited from raising deer on that land for five years. Many went out of business at that point. And the new rules extend the prohibition to 10 years.

“Right now, we have a very healthy wild deer population,” says Michelle Carstensen, wildlife health group leader for the DNR. But “once it’s in the wild, it is really, really hard to get it out. You can’t control where they move, and you can’t kill them all. You can’t get ahead of it. No one has successfully eradicated it once it’s been established. So, preventing it is our number one goal.”

CWD is already endemic in both southcentral Wisconsin and northeastern

Iowa, threatening the areas of Minnesota near the borders. Currently, about 1 percent of deer in affected areas test positive for the disease.

Meanwhile, CWD has been detected in 13 captive cervid farms in Minnesota since 2002.

WHY IS THE HEALTH OF WILD DEER IMPORTANT?

Deer are considered a “keystone species,” meaning they have an outsize influence on their habitat. Deer provide food for predators and scavengers, for example. Even the antlers shed by bucks in late winter are chewed on by mice and squirrels for their calcium, phosphorus, protein, fiber, and fat.

The wild animals are also key to Minnesota’s $750 million hunting industry and an intrinsic value to Minnesotans, Carstensen says.

For the record, deer farmers don’t disagree with this. They just don’t believe that their farms are a threat.

“We’re basically being choked out of the business based on a lot of speculation and personal opinions and agenda,” Fier says.

CWD is a tricky disease, though, and the DNR, charged with protecting the health of wild animals, is taking an aggressive approach. “One of the reasons we’re concerned about deer farming is that it’s hard to tell that [CWD is] there,” Carstensen said.

Similar to COVID, CWD is difficult to detect because it has a long incubation period, and there aren’t any validated tests that can be performed on live creatures. An animal with CWD can take years to show symptoms, and testing can only be done after an animal dies. That makes it incredibly challenging to know whether any particular animal could be contagious.

The DNR conducts statistically based sampling to determine whether the disease is present in the wild population, Carstensen says. That means, of the

200,000 or so deer hunted every fall, about 12,000–15,000 are tested. That’s enough that there is 99 percent confidence that the disease would be detected if more than 1 percent of wild deer had it.

Newly developed tests, including an RT-QuIC test from University of Minnesota researchers, could work on live animals by sampling feces and tissues, including ear, muscles, blood, and others, providing a faster and potentially cheaper method of surveillance. But they have yet to be approved.

WHAT IS A DEER FARM?

“Most people don’t even know about deer farming, and all they hear is CWD and we’re bad,” says Fier. “We feel we’re part of the solution and not the problem.”

In 2018, Minnesota had 395 total captive deer herds, according to the Board of Animal Health; that number is down to 227 herds as of last year. The total number of animals was just over 6,790 in 2022, down from 9,630 in 2019.

“We’re just trying to save our family farms,” Fier says. “This is how we put food on the table, put our kids through college, and pay our bills.”

Some of Minnesota’s cervid farmers are hobbyists. For others, deer farms supplement their agricultural business, and for a few, it’s their entire business. Profits can be made in a variety of ways: Many farmers sell their bucks to hunting preserves. Others are in the breeding game, selling semen to other breeders who are looking for unique characteristics of antlers and other traits. Still others sell their animals for meat, although the market for venison is limited. Urine can be sold to hunters who use it to attract wild deer.

Regardless of the purpose and scale, deer farms generally operate similarly: Pens with the required 8-foot-tall fences house mature bucks, younger bucks, does, and fawns. Deer have anywhere from a third of an acre to several acres to roam, usually on land that couldn’t be used for other agricultural purposes.

Instead of grazing on acorns and vegetation, deer are commonly fed pellets and water. Does become tame enough to eat out of your hand. Holthaus points out the “biosecure” features of her farm, many of which go above and beyond current regulations: A redundant gating system ensures she can get through on her ATV without any deer getting out. Feed and water are kept inside the enclosure, safely away from wild deer. She doesn’t import new deer. Vehicles and trailers are driven only in the pens. She even has designated clothes she only wears in her pens, she says.

The work is seasonal: At this time of year, fawns are growing and bucks are putting their antlers on, meaning it’s time for farmers to start taking pictures and marketing them.

At Fier’s farm, families, nursing home residents, and schoolchildren visit to feed treats to the deer.

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What about when you need to commiserate over a defeat? Definitely a chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream from The Freehouse

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Your order? Jalapeño cream cheese wontons and panang curry

Who pours the best cocktails in the city? Nolo’s

Do you have a go-to drink? Espresso martini

What are you most looking forward to doing after your season ends? Relaxing and traveling

Where do you take friends or family visiting from Michigan to impress them? Stone Arch Bridge! (They are usually only visiting in the summer.)

Where do you get coffee? I am not a big coffee drinker, but Five Watt Coffee makes a mean Atomic Blondie.

Do you brunch? Definitely

Where? Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room is one of my favorites.

What radio station do you tune in to while driving? Hot 102.5

Favorite neighborhood hang? North Loop

Who is the most important artist from Minnesota? Libianca

What’s their essential work of art? She makes Afrobeats music. She’s Cameroonian, like me. :)

Who is your favorite local athlete (non–soccer player category)? Aerial Powers

Do you have a favorite local TikTok/IG/Twitter follow?

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Bryan Adams

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Béla Fleck

The banjo virtuoso picks his way to the Dakota. July 13–14. Dakota

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THE COHEN REPORT

by burt cohen

● DURING A TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD many decades ago, I toured a movie studio set that replicated a street in old New York in the early 20th century. It was sort of a spooky experience because the buildings looked real, but they were just façades: Behind them was emptiness.

That memory flashed through my mind a couple of weeks ago when I went downtown for a lunch meeting. There were hardly any cars on the street, almost no pedestrians, and no activity. It was like the movie set: plenty of impressive façades, but seemingly nothing behind them. I appreci-

ate there are advantages to working from home, but there are a whole lot of tradeoffs, too, and I wish more people would start talking about that, or at least wake up to the reality of it.

IN OTHER NEWS, Mia chief Katie Luber was a late entry in last month’s competition to cross Lake Nokomis in a rubber raft without a paddle. Unfortunately, she stalled in the middle of the lake and had to be rescued by the park police. “I’m debating whether to try again next year,” she said before withdrawing to the concession stand.

R. T. Rybak , head of the mighty Minneapolis Foundation, was recently honored by some organization for his accomplishments, which were not identified. Sadly, the handsome plaque he received was badly damaged when he ran over it in his driveway.

John Huss has returned from New Zealand. Unfortunately, his luggage was seized by authorities following a complaint from the New Zealand Econo Lodge, where he had stayed, that many of its towels were missing. It’s under investigation.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sometime this year, to Elisia Cohen, Louise Hubbard, Stan Goldberg, Al Harrison, Bob Kingston, Mike Snow, John Buck, Teresa Murray, Jay Novak, Terry Saario, and Bill Spell ■

Rybak’s mutilated plaque

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THE NEW CHICK ON LORING PARK

● GAI NOI, THE NEWEST RESTAURANT from Lat14 and Khâluna’s Ann Ahmed, opened on Loring Park this spring. The name refers to a type of short-grain, glutinous rice hailing from the northern Xieng Khouang regions of Laos, where Ahmed also hails from. But the grain is colloquially called “little chick” for its small shape and spotted look. This chick is doing great things for the park, especially by bringing new life to the space that was historically Joe’s Garage (before becoming 4 Bells), which had

one of the city’s first rooftop patios. Now evoking a Southeast Asian vibe, the space holds numerous communal tables where groups can perch while ordering plate after plate of curries, noodles, papaya salads, and fried meats with vibrantly spiced jeow, condiments that give you the power to choose your heat levels. If you can’t find a seat, this quick-service food is perfect for takeout, so you can roll into the park and create a picnic in the moment. 1610 Harmon Pl., Mpls. —Stephanie March

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When it gets hot and everyone starts talking about lawn mower beers and crushable lagers, you should turn your eye to your brewery’s Kölsch offering. Pale and bright, this crisp, clear beer is technically an ale but carries some traits of a lager. Ultimately: It’s damn refreshing and goes well with barbecue, spicy cold noodles, and sunburns. Dip in with a can of Köld from Fair State Brewing Cooperative, which is brewed for everyday drinking.

raves & rants YOU ARE NOT THE CHEF

Sitting in a newish restaurant with some pals this spring, I noticed the chef coming out to greet some tables. Nice person as that chef is, they stopped at the table next to us to chat with the eaters. One of the women at the table swooned over a particular dish, asking for further clarification on all the ingredients. The chef went into a full description of how the dish was made, what was in it, and even how it fit into their family heritage. The guest took all this in and then said, “It’s lovely, but you know, I’ve had great success making it with yada yada yada, blah blah blah,” as she proceeded to basically tell this professional how they had not quite measured up to her cooking prowess in preparing the dish. Not the place, not the time. This is not the readers’ comments section of Bon Appétit; this is not your house. Can you imagine if the chef had sat at her home table and done that to her? Of course, my favorite response to this would be the Tim Niver signature: Is that how you do it at your restaurant? But instead, the chef gave her a tight smile, thanked her for coming, and moved on LIKE A PROFESSIONAL. Feel free to love or hate a dish, but chefs don’t want or need your recipe hacks.

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THE F WORD

What’s the worst that can happen?

by stephanie march

● SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE TO SHINE ME ON. And I get it. When you’re talking to the press, you’d rather have your good side showing. You wipe the sauce dribble off the plate at the pass before it goes out to the public, of course. But I was meeting with a relatively new restaurateur earlier this spring, and I couldn’t get a read on the place other than “Everything Is Awesome.” So, I asked them what had been the biggest challenge, what was something they learned from a failure. They sat and thought and then replied, “Off the record, I do stay up at night wondering how to keep this all going.”

“Off the record?” We usually save “off the record” for when you tell me you’re about to break up with your business partner or you’re going to sign a lease that changes everything. Staying up all night is not a character flaw to hide; it’s a feature of being in this industry. But it got me thinking about failure and fear—and how the impact of 2020 might be trickling through to new restaurateurs.

The night before this meeting, I had eaten at Maison Margaux, the new Fhimafamily spot in North Loop. It was just open and still fresh; the kinks were still being worked out. David Fhima was working the line; his son Eli was working the room.

There’s a lot at stake with this spot. David Fhima has put a lot of money into turning a former furrier into a restaurant, and he’s put a lot of himself into

the décor and the menu. He’s on the line in a way that he hasn’t been at Fhima’s, which for historic architectural reasons must always retain its own personality, nor with the Timberwolves, obviously. Walking around the space, he said to me, “This is important; this is a big one,” but not in a shiny way. He knows what I know. Never far from the energy and optimism that Fhima has for pushing forward is the ghost of restaurants past. You can’t see the magnitude of his successes without understanding the depths from where he’s come. And why should we pretend that doesn’t happen?

Maison Margaux is the first high-profile new restaurant opening on 1st Avenue North, which in the coming year or so will also see Tim McKee, Daniel del Prado, Ryan Burnet, and Josh Thoma join Gavin

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Kaysen as the culinary forces shaping the neighborhood. Not one of those humans hasn’t closed a restaurant or lost a deal. While no one wants to dwell on the hard things, not one of them would shy away from telling that story. At least in parts.

Opening a restaurant is the ultimate throw-your-own-birthday-party scenario: What if you do it and no one comes? Today, the hype beast of social media makes that less likely, but it’s also part of the problem, setting high expectations by blowing sunshine all over the place. Perhaps it’s all a reaction to the fear of losing it all again—toxic optimism that it’s all going to be OK because we really don’t want to go back to not being OK. I get that.

I don’t want to diminish the real trauma of losing a res taurant or small business. People’s lives are halted, their dreams can be crushed, and their families are affected. They could lose their homes, which are often tied to securing those dreams. I know the sleepless nights of this; I know it firsthand, and I respect anyone who sallies forth. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that it doesn’t have to end you. You can get up, and you can dream again. But you need to have learned something, which means you need to look at fear and failure in the face. Because in the end, the hard stuff is good. And the good stuff is hard.

Opening a restaurant is the ultimate throw-yourown-birthdayparty scenario: What if you do it and no one comes?

The day after I saw this fresh restaurant human, I was talking to a friend who is a farmer. He was wondering when he’d be able to get his 80 acres of soy planted in the wacky spring, which, he noted, is always wacky. Two years ago, he and his family had pulled in their best crop ever since taking over his father’s farm. Last year was the pits. But that’s the deal, he told me. You buckle up each year, and if you’re in this, you have to believe it’s going to be better next year. That final and more resonating F word is perhaps the biggest gift and the deepest curse: faith. ■

Cherry Pie from Stockholm Pie

Can a pie be a celebrity? To judge by the thousand— yes, 1,000—people who show up for a slice on a sunny day in tiny Stockholm, Wisconsin, the answer is: Yes! Janet Garretson; her brother Alan Nugent; and his spouse, Steven Grams, opened Stockholm Pie and General Store in 2008. Is this the summer you get in line? N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, Wis., 715-442-5505 —Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Crust Secrets

The magic ingredient? That flaky crust. “My sister was a pastor’s wife in rural northwest Kansas,” Nugent explains. “A woman in her church, an elderly German immigrant, taught her, and it’s exactly what we use today. Flour, salt, water, Crisco. But the secret is how it’s put together: all by hand, every one.”

Door County Cherries

Stockholm Pie’s most popular pie is its coconut cream, but the one made with Montmorency cherries is truly stunning: black with fruit often sourced from Wisconsin’s Door County, fragrant as a cherry orchard in full flower. “We use flash-frozen cherries so we can have the pie yearround,” Nugent explains.

Tastes so good, makes a whole metro drive: sweet, sweet cherry pie!

Pie Flight?

Stockholm Pie’s building was once the little railroad town’s opera hall. Nugent’s recent renovations allow for private dinners, but he now also hosts “pie flights,” ticketed events that let you try loads of pie around a particular theme, like all the chocolate or rhubarb variations.

Insider Tip: Pot Pies

Every day, Stockholm Pie makes a number of chicken pot pies to eat in and more whole pot pies for customers to take home, but they sell out within an hour or two of opening. Need a sure thing? Order ahead.

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Road Trip Tips

Maiden Rock Winery and Cidery is also in Stockholm; the antique-hunter’s paradise of Red Wing is nearby; and don’t forget the spectacular vistas along the river valley in Minnesota’s Frontenac State Park.

What if you end up in a line of 100 people on the weekend? Leave one line-stander and go shop! Stockholm

Pie’s general store and marketplace is a locavore’s gourmet haven full of local cheese, cider, and old-fashioned penny candies.

PHOTOS BY CAITLIN ABRAMS; SHUTTERSTOCK (APPLE, CHERRIES); COURTESY OF STOCKHOLM PIE (CRUST)

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DREAMS ON WHEELS

We’ve had food trucks in the Twin Cities for more than a decade now. But have we ever grappled with what they really are and what they really do?

by dara moskowitz grumdahl

● PANI PURI ARE GOLDEN GLOBES smaller than an egg and no thicker or stronger than a wisp, just a millimeter thick, just a hollow sphere, the top snipped off so you can fill them with edible charms—but they can be a confounding thing to an American. The ones at new Muddy Tiger in Edina are some of the best in town, and worth building a

day around. Order some, and chef Jyotiee Kistner hands you your own individual tray of pani puri poofs with a side of blended fresh and crunchy bits, like a mung bean sprout salad, and comforting bits, including yellow split peas. The order comes with two small carafes of what Kistner calls “waters,” one sweet and bright with tamarind, the other green and vibrant with cilantro and mint, as well as other spices. You pour the two waters into a filled sphere and now have about five seconds to get the whole thing into your mouth before the shell begins to leak or lapse to watery destruction in your hand or on your shirt.

“When I first took my husband, Andy, to India, pani puri were a shock to him,” explains Kistner. “You have to eat them so quickly. He was like, ‘First of all, how do you know every street food vendor in

Pune? Second, how does anyone eat five at a time?’ He was practically choking to eat them so quickly. I said, ‘It’s simple; you just have to eat and drink at the same time.’ He said, ‘Oh my God! Americans don’t know how to do that!’” So that’s why she serves her pani puri with the waters in carafes—to give you a chance. But otherwise, she says, “it’s exactly my father’s recipe. In the winter, I use good summer mint that I flash freeze.”

Fill all your golden poofs with the waters at once if you have the skills of an Indianstreet-food lifer. But if not, it’s just as thrilling to go one by one. As soon as you pop a pani puri from Muddy Tiger into your mouth, you get a wash of flavor and texture that feels physically transformative: First, your whole consciousness rushes to your mouth because you’re doing something difficult that requires concentration, like

PHOTO BY CAITLIN ABRAMS

balancing an egg on a spoon. Then comes the pop as the shell bursts and the sweet, cooling liquid rushes through you. And finally, you get all the yummy crunchy bits to chew on. Riveting! What is life but moments we often miss for not paying attention? With a pani puri, you pay attention

Muddy Tiger opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant this past winter in Edina, in an unlikely office-building corner off Highway 100. You’ll know it from a distance mainly because of the Muddy Tiger truck, where it all began, parked outside. In talking to Kistner, I was surprised to learn that these lively little edible magic tricks are the lifelong dream and passion of an important software executive. Jyotiee Kistner grew up in Pune, India, her daily delight trailing after her dad, a caterer and produce distributor, as he made the rounds to all the street vendors, delivering fruits and vegetables and sampling the wares. Kistner’s parents raised her to punch back when little neighbor boys started fights, to speak up, to nurture her artistic side, and to stay out of the kitchen, because it would interfere with life’s more important fights. That’s how she ended up here, in UX design with a specialty in hotel back-end software, and became so lonely that she started a vegetarian cooking club for coworkers. She also got a puppy, and it led her to Andy Kistner, who helped her train the dog. Jyotiee and Andy fell in love and married. Then, one fateful day, she recalls, “Andy told me, ‘When you talk about your job, your promotions, all that, you are never as happy as when you are cooking and talking about cooking.’ I instantly saw that was the missing link in my whole life.”

She decided to try selling her own Indian food at local farmers’ markets, starting with dishes like pav bhaji, a sort of Indian version of sloppy joes, with water buffalo milk butter–seared sweet buns holding a potatoand-veg saucy filling. “That’s where I met Carrie and Lisa, and my whole life changed,” concludes Kistner.

Carrie and Lisa? The second I hear those two names, the Muddy Tiger story suddenly rewrites itself in my mind. In the

Jyotiee Kistner holds one of her signature rice bowls at her restaurant, Muddy Tiger. Next page: Jason Sawicki of Fare Game

Twin Cities food world, Carrie Summer and Lisa Carlson don’t need last names. They are the partner chefs behind Chef Shack, the very first legal, next-wave, chefdriven food truck in the Twin Cities. Before that, Carlson was the white-tablecloth chef at big prestige spots like New York City’s Lespinasse and Summer was the front-ofhouse superstar of New York City–famous restaurants like JoJo. In 2010, the duo led the charge to bring the next generation of scratch-cooking food trucks to the streets, legally, in the Twin Cities, and today, we all owe a debt to the legal and PR work done by Chef Shack in those early years. (There were always trucks selling bags of potato chips, ice cream, and pre-cooked foods like hot dogs in parking lots in the Twin Cities, but the post-2010 trucks used raw foods and fresh vegetables and parked on the streets, so a whole updated world of fire-safety, food-safety, mobile-workplace-safety, and street regulations had to be invented.)

Kistner begins to unpack her story with a smile—she tells me how she worked inside the Chef Shack truck for fun; how Summer and Carlson guided her every step of the way; how she became a featured chef; and how Summer and Carlson helped her find a truck and a commercial kitchen to sell her craveable Marathi street foods, like the layered dessert parfait falooda, sort of like

a Dairy Queen parfait but in a different language. All of this created enough momentum on four wheels to give birth to this tiny restaurant that serves the signature foods of the west coast of India, where longtime trade with Europe brought in a fondness for bread and helped build big cities like Mumbai and Pune.

As she tells me her story, a new confounding question about paying attention bubbles up in my mind: A life changed by a food truck, by other food truckers—what are food trucks today, in our Twin Cities food culture, in the year 2023? There is no arguing that the Twin Cities have been physically and culturally transformed by various entrepreneurial and artistic efforts launched, initially, by truck.

Roll call! Smack Shack, truck pioneer, now lobster palace in both the North Loop and Bloomington. World Street Kitchen and Milkjam, truck pioneer, Palestinian soul with Michelin-star quality tied to a 21st-century hip-hop sensibility by chef Sameh Wadi. Hai Hai and Hola Arepa, food truck pioneers and the playground of James Beard Award nominee and local genius Christina Nguyen. Billy Sushi, the seeand-be-seen sushi palace by former sushi truck—remember when that seemed like a weird idea?—owner Billy Tserenbat. It’s impossible to envision current Twin Cities

PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON SAWICKI

food life without the restaurants that started as food trucks and trailers: Minnesota Nice Cream, Red Wagon Pizza, Vellee Deli, Potter’s Pasties, Foxy Falafel, Animales Barbeque. Also: Remember those years when our leading Hmong chef, another multiple-Beard nominee, Yia Vang, cooked in a trailer outside Sociable Cider Werks?

Speaking of Sociable, let’s mentally gather together all our local cidery and brewery taprooms. Would we have the brewery culture we have without our food trucks? Think about how many times you’ve texted your friends something like, “Let’s meet at Bang Brewing at 4, then we’ll have dinner from…[and then you pause to check the food truck calendar before circling back to say]…Pastel Pizza! Yeah, their Instagram looks amazing!” I’d argue: No, we would not have the taproom culture we have without food trucks. Food trucks are what have made breweries a night out and not just a grab-and-go place for beer connoisseurs.

On top of this: How many of our restaurants survived the pandemic because of their sidekick food trucks? Parlour, Brasa, Market BBQ, Red’s Savoy—there were pandemic years where restaurant staffs shrank to a manager and an owner on a truck, working to offset brick-and-mortar rent payments for a space they couldn’t use. Back in 2010, I remember the big arguments about whether we should allow food trucks. The central question was: Would they harm skyway restaurants? I don’t recall anyone asking, “What if there’s an airborne global pandemic, and everything we take for granted is like a deck of cards flung into the sky and no one knows how it lands?” Food trucks ended up getting us through. Finally: How do our next-generation cooks and entrepreneurs enter food culture now that the local Le Cordon Bleu and Art Institutes International cooking schools have closed, and Saint Paul College is the main culinary program left standing?

I call up Carrie Summer, who’s getting ready for her food truck’s only regular summer gig, Saturday mornings at the Mill City Farmers Market. Right now, they have a longtime employee who gets the truck to Mill City at dawn and starts setup, then Carlson, the chef, rolls in at 7 am and cooks glories like spring rolls threaded with local ramps, gluten-free donuts, and lamb tamales. Then, around 1 pm, Carlson leaves the truck for the employee to break down and

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ALWAYS SUNNY

Palm Beach clothing to locals 365-plus days a year. Co-owners Kelly Harrington (right) and Molly Kleiman (left) are tapping their retail experience to fill what they saw as a void in the market. “In the dead of winter, we’ll maintain a bright summer vibe,” says Harrington, a designer and former owner of Serifina, a shop once located in Edina. The duo considers themselves an example of yin and

yang: Harrington hunts for budget-friendly, on-trend finds, while Kleiman, former owner of Wayzata’s 44 North, goes for investment pieces that wow. With their passion for discovering brands not carried locally, the shop shines with color- and print-heavy pieces by Melissa Odabash, Cara Cara, Poupette St Barth, Hale Bob, and Lemlem, plus seasonal finds and the store’s crown jewel: an armoire styled with Harrington’s reimagined jewelry statements, all made from verified authentic designer components like Louis Vuitton locks. 366 Water St., Excelsior, 612-404-7351 —Madeline Nachbar

A new shop in Excelsior is proof resort wear isn’t just for spring break anymore.

Yellowstone Vibes

Channel the current cowboy trend with a little western flair.

L*Space cowboy hat ($79), from Les Sól, 1614 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-925-4455

Just Add Water

Foldable styles fit for a beach bag.

Baggu sun hat ($38) and L*Space woven baseball cap ($79), also from Les Sól

Top It Off

There’s

scouted

SOVEREIGN COLLECTIVE

Nolan Mains nabs another! Molly Hanten has taken her internet boutique, Sovereign Collective, to the next level with a brick-and-mortar, now open in the buzzy 50th & France district. Sovereign Collective gives locals a chance to shop the globe without leaving the state. Hanten’s “showroom,” as she calls it, features a rotating selection of the full online assortment of unique goods that Hanten spots during her travels. And it’s all organized by city: Discover clothing, accessories, and goods from Istanbul, Barcelona, Athens, Paris, and more. 3921 Market St., Edina

Country Club

Approved

Fit for the pool or the pickleball court. Lusana visor ($49) and Runway Athletics

“Pickleballer” baseball cap ($44), both from Enchanté, Grand Ave., 651-5288761, and Stillwater, 651-439-7232

by madeline nachbar

There’s a new wave of retailers making their megamall (and Minnesota) debut— brands built on the internet. There was a time when digital-first was the holy grail for direct-to-consumer brands, but MOA’s latest tenant announcements prove there’s a healthy appetite for in-person shopping.

This year marks openings for digitally native brands, including Vuori, Gorjana, Shady Rays, The Normal Brand, and Waterdrop. As these internet brands embrace omnichannel, they see value in investing in a mall experience for their physical store strategies. A common thread for these brands is a desire to be a part of a tight-knit community.

Vuori, for example, places community engagement at the core of its mission and sees its store locations as more than just places to purchase apparel. The Encinitas, California–based retailer’s newest store at MOA spans 4,000 square feet (its second-largest, after its SoHo flagship), providing plenty of room for its fitness apparel for men and women as well as space for in-store events and activations in collaboration with local fitness figures, DJs, and other Twin Cities creatives.

no such thing as a bad hair day when your hat game is on point.

POINT OF NO RETURN

by madeline nachbar

MANY SHOPPERS HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED to the ease of the liberal return policies of department stores, chains, and mass retailers. But that has encouraged an assumption, for some, that our local mom-and-pops are able to accommodate the same. The perceived breeziness of the bigs and their “no hassle” policies have created headaches for the independents, hitting their bottom lines a little too hard.

Purchasing and returning is nothing new. But social media trends—posting photos, sharing outfits, putting wardrobes in the spotlight—have put added pressure on some to have the “perfect look,” which has, in turn, influenced shopping habits.

Local boutiques report that they see returns for many reasons: buyer’s remorse, buying items without trying them on, bringing back items selected for other family members, and so on. But many retailers notice it’s becoming an even more regular occurrence.

“Most of those reasons are fair, and we try to accommodate as best we can,” says Jamie Carl, owner of Linden Hills boutique Serge and Jane. However, she says, “it seems like there has been an increase in customers returning things they loved

in-store but changed their mind about after they got home.” And this flux in inventory has an impact: “It starts to really affect our buys and makes planning more challenging.”

Statement Boutique owner Molly Blanski says most of the returns she processes at her North Loop store are either due to lack of time to consider or change of mind. “It’s never fun hearing, ‘I’ll just buy these now and return what I don’t like,’” says Blanski, who has trained her staff to gently encourage customers to try on in store.

Local jewelry designer Larissa Loden, who sells her namesake brand of jewelry at various boutiques around the Cities, has heard from friends and fellow business owners about what many call “frequent flyers”—shoppers who purchase $1,000 or

more of merchandise and end up returning nearly all of it. “Some have actually banned customers from buying at their business,” Loden says.

This influx of returns makes it hard for the little guys to buy, forecast, manage cash flow, and move product at key times when the products are at their buying primes. As a result, some retailers have gone so far as to change their policies—by either shortening their windows for returns or only allowing returns in exchange for store credit.

“A big reason why we have the 14-day policy is because our inventory turnover is high, and we want to keep it fresh in here,” Blanski says of her current policy, which is actually lengthier than others locally.

Adding to the equation, fashion retailers report feeling pressured by shoppers

Should independent retailers be expected to keep up with the masses?

to price-match the popular brands with big stores like the Nordstroms of the world. Enchanté owner Sarah Quickel is often taken aback by the rude behavior of some local shoppers. “If small stores constantly price-matched every time a brand went on sale at Shopbop or Revolve, both retailers that can afford to run regular sales, we simply couldn’t keep our doors open,” she says of her Stillwater and St. Paul boutiques.

Once small businesses take into account the staggering shipping and receiving costs they pay, as well as other rising expenses due to inflation, many fear they will crum-

ble because they simply can’t compete. Serge and Jane’s Carl once saw a sign that read “See it here, buy it here, keep us here” in a gift shop in Maine. “If customers only buy online, soon that is going to be the only way they can shop,” she says.

Returns and exchanges are inevitable, and ultimately, retailers want their cus tomers to be happy and pleased with their selections. There are also certain seasons when stores are prepared and plan for a higher volume of returns and exchanges.

“During December and January, we do offer a little more wiggle room for gift pur chases,” says Anthony Chow, a stylist and

buyer at 50th & France’s Bumbershute, which will budge from its usual five-day return policy to accommodate gift givers and receivers during the holiday season.

There’s certainly a role we, as customers, can play. It can be hard to say no to a sales associate or store owner, but transparency—from both you and the retailer—is key. Are we buying simply because we feel pressured? Do we really want or need the item? Are we on the fence about something and need to go home and examine our closets and inventories? Are we feeling like we’re pushing ourselves out of our comfort

“I partially blame big-box stores, with their loose policies for so many years and spoiling people into thinking it doesn’t affect a business if you return something—I do know a lot of them are locking down on that now, though.”

molly blanski, owner of statement boutique

good stuff

Modern Boho

Adding wicker, raffia, and rattan accents to your repertoire feels like a summer rite of passage. —M.N.

Mood Lighting

This LED lamp is just what your outdoor dinner party needs. Zafferano America mini table lamp ($159) and rattan lampshade ($68), both from Julia Moss Designs, 647 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 612-444-8682

1 Flower Power

Dress up your pony with some petals. Flower earrings ($48), from Anthropologie, multiple metro locations, anthropologie.com

Vase, candleholder, or pen holder—you decide. Cailini Coastal lattice vase ($38), from Bean and Ro, 4528 France Ave. S., Edina, 952-303-3411

2 Posh Pet

Your fur baby deserves a chic drinking vessel. Rattan dog bowl ($74), from Brooke and Lou, brookeandlou.com

3 Cocktail Carrier

Your bar’s new BFF. Rope serving tray ($190), from Grace Hill Design, 785 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 952-476-2406

Recycled plastic rattan withstands the elements.

Von Gern Home fringe place mat ($56), also from Julia Moss Designs

Casual Comfort

Bring the natural vibe into your dining space. Gabby Home dining chair ($999), from Traditions Classic Home Furnishings, 4245 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, 952-285-2777

A bucket bag your shoulder’s begging for. Bucket bag ($240), from Bembien, bembien.com

A fresh take on the always-classic ballet flat.

“Francis” flat ($495), by Marion Parke, marionparke.com

WARDROBE WHISPERER

This Hopkins native went from waiting tables at The Loon Cafe to becoming a five-time Emmynominated costume designer.

THE NAME ALLYSON FANGER MAY NOT RING A BELL, but some of the projects she has worked on likely do. Grace and Frankie, Shrinking, 80 for Brady, The Mighty Ducks, and 10 Things I Hate about You are just a few of the series and films on costume designer Fanger’s résumé. But how did a Minnetonka High School grad wind up dressing Jane Fonda and Harrison Ford?

The seasoned pro says she’s always been drawn to anthropology—and how apparel plays a significant role in every culture. “How we dress, that is storytelling—it’s what informs you and why and how we make the choices we do,” says Fanger. “Take Lake Minnetonka dwellers, for instance. I love how they have their own lake-culture-chic aesthetic that translates into how they dress.”

Growing up with two stylish parents, Fanger saw from an early age how visual mediums, like clothing, can be used to express individuality. Her foray into photo styling started in the ’90s, when she took jobs as a personal assistant (PA)

creative class

for bigwigs in the local advertising, commercial, and movie industries as films like Untamed Heart made their way through Minneapolis. As side hustles, she waited tables at The Loon Cafe and the now-closed Pacific Club. Always immersed in the creative scene, Fanger hung in a circle of photographers, designers, artists, and people with a shared visual eye. After Fanger had worked on several sets as a PA, Gus Gustafson, an icon in the local photography scene, suggested she pursue wardrobe styling full time. “It was immediately obvious that this is what I should be doing,” says Fanger, who knew that if she wanted to make it big, she’d have to head west.

Now a Hollywood costume designer and five-time Emmy Award nominee, Fanger taps her cultural anthropology passion and degree from the University of Colorado Boulder as she approaches every character she styles. For Grace and Frankie stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Fanger builds wardrobes that, without any dialogue, tell clear stories of two very different women—one in crisp tailoring and the other in free-spirited frocks. “You know, I just dig into the characters and who they are as people,” says Fanger. “Then the clothing can do all the talking.”

Fanger attributes a lot of her success to her Minnesota work ethic. “There’s an unspoken respect for midwesterners, specifically Minnesotans, in the Hollywood film scene,” she says. “We just get shit done while maintaining humility—we’re a rare breed.”

When asked about her personal favorite brands and lines, it’s no surprise that a clotheshorse like Fanger is hard-pressed for a definite answer. A few standouts at the moment are Clare V. (a St. Paul–born accessories designer whose pieces frequently pop up in Shrinking), Parker Thatch, La DoubleJ, Gabriela Hearst, Buck Mason, Ciao Lucia, and Nili Lotan.

As for Fanger’s current project? She’s taking up residence in Australia’s Gold Coast, working on Apples Never Fall, a limited series based on the Liane Moriarty New York Times bestseller, hitting NBC’s Peacock later this year. ■

A stylist to the stars: Allyson Fanger spends her days on set bringing TV and movie characters to life through wardrobe.

BILL POHLAD is back in the director’s chair for the first time in nearly a decade with Dreamin’ Wild, a movie about the ties that bind brothers—something the youngest Pohlad brother understands intimately.

A FULL HEAD OF DREAMS

By Steve Marsh • Portrait by Eliesa Johnson

you notice is the hair. Bill Pohlad’s lanky, slightly graying, just-above-shoulder-length coif distinguishes him from the classically all-business looks served by his older brothers, Jim and Bob. Bill has more hair than either, and his is the do of an auteur rather than a baseball-club-owning oligarch—though, technically, he is both. For while the youngest Pohlad brother appears to stand apart as the sensitive artist of the Pohlad dynasty, he’s always been a dutiful brother and son: After graduating with a degree in accounting and economics from Gonzaga (the same school his dad dropped out of after his senior football season), he worked in marketing for his father’s financial services company throughout the ’80s. Eventually, he left to pursue a career in Hollywood, getting his big break as an executive producer of the Academy Award–winning western Brokeback Mountain in 2005. But he still has an active role in the family’s business affairs, currently serving as president of the Pohlad Family Foundation.

As we wait in line for coffee at the Spyhouse in the cavernous lobby of the Hotel Emery downtown—we’re meeting downtown rather than near Pohlad’s house in Kenwood because the Yankees are at Target Field for a matinee—he discloses how sick with nerves he gets when screening a new film for an audience for the first time. His latest, Dreamin’ Wild, debuted last fall at the Venice Film Festival, and he says watching it with an audience for the first time was an excruciating experience. He was helplessly fixating on mistakes that, admittedly, only he would be likely to perceive, but he says the more recent screenings, including its local debut at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival last spring, have been much less stressful.

As he talks, I get a close enough look at his fine, patrician features to recognize the family resemblance.

Meeting Pohlad downtown reminds me of seeing his billionaire father, Carl, at his regular table at Morton’s steak house, just a couple blocks from where we are now. And while Bill, now 67, is almost two decades into a moviemaking career that really began just a few years before Carl died in 2009 at the age of 93, the relationships of fathers and sons loom large in Bill’s art—as in Dreamin’ Wild. This true story is about two unknown musical brothers, Donnie and Joe Emerson (played by Casey Affleck and Walton Goggins, respectively), who made a teenage dream of a record back in 1979 that was forgotten until it was dug out of a dusty bin in a Spokane junk store, only to be rereleased in 2012 by a boutique record label that specializes in excavating old albums that were overlooked in their own time. Light in the Attic Records’ rerelease of Dreamin’ Wild gave the Emersons the chance to be heard that eluded them as teenagers, but something much heavier than music was dug out of that bin.

Pohlad’s film is a story about two sons working through their own ancient family resentments, hard feelings held against each other and their father—a father who believed in them so much he mortgaged and lost much of the family farm to make their album in the first place. And it’s the first film Pohlad has directed since Love & Mercy, his 2014 film about the psychological struggles of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson against the abuses of Wilson’s stage daddy, Murry Wilson, and surrogate father, the quack psychologist Eugene Landy.

So, for more than an hour, Pohlad and I talk about how far he’s come since directing his first independent feature, Old Explorers, on location in Minneapolis back in 1990. He’s so soft-spoken that at times it’s difficult to hear him over the din of the busy lobby, and I imagine him on set, his cast and crew leaning in to discern his gentle direction. In fact, Dreamin’ Wild is only his third time in the chair, with most of his success with his company, River Road Entertainment, on the production side, beginning with Brokeback Mountain and eventually including a string of critically acclaimed films, such as Into the Wild (2007), The Tree of Life (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and American Utopia (2020).

You directed your first movie, Old Explorers, in 1990, and then you didn’t direct again until Love & Mercy, almost 25 years later. I directed Old Explorers 10 years after I graduated from college. It took a little while to get the courage up to do it. And I met two other guys who wanted to make movies out of Minneapolis. A crazy idea.

Difficult, but people have done it. At that time, I don’t know if it was a good time or a better time or a worse time. But we did it, and we started this company, first calling it North Coast Productions, and then River Road Productions [and finally River Road Entertainment]. We had this idea to make movies out of Minnesota, but when we came around to finding the director, I didn’t have any experience but was really taking a chance on people that we didn’t know, and it was like, Well, why not just do it by myself? So, I co-wrote it with one other guy, and then three of us produced it, and I ended up directing it. It was a baptism by fire.

What was the movie about? It was based on a two-man play that

came out of the Dudley Riggs organization about two old guys, two old explorers. They were at the end of their days, and they would meet every week to go on these fantasy adventures in their heads like they were great explorers.

And then there was sort of a long lull. I mean, we got distribution on that film, so in some ways it was a success. But we had raised the money from family and friends—just going around and trying to get little bits and pieces. And we ultimately got distribution but never got any money back. So, I wasn’t going to do that again—it was too much pressure. I tried to get another one going, but without significant money or support.

When did you realize you wanted to be involved in the production side of moviemaking? I had started off as a writerdirector, but 10 years after Old Explorers , nothing was going on. We did commercial films, things for Northwest Airlines. It was actually cool; we made a business of that for a little while. But after 10 years, I felt like I’d like to get back to features. And I felt like nobody would buy me being a director, so I went out to Hollywood—because I wanted to be more feature-oriented and engaged in that way—and I started to become a producer.

How did you find your way into the Hollywood machine? Luck, basically. I mean, I met a guy by the name of Rick Hess early on as we were going out and exploring L.A. He was running a production company called Propaganda. They did films, but mostly music videos and short films for hire. Steven Soderbergh was part of the group, and Spike Jonze. But the company was struggling financially, and eventually it cratered. But we became friends. We were thinking about doing something together, possibly him joining River Road. But in the meantime, he got an indie financing deal from CAA that he brought me into. So, we said, Let’s just do this together, and ultimately, we got a deal with Universal/Focus. They presented a bunch of projects—which I didn’t like and said no to. People thought I was crazy to say no to them. And we had some projects we wanted to do, and they said no to us. So, eventually, after turning many things down, Brokeback Mountain was the first one we did. My experience with Old Explorers underpinned my entire philosophy about making movies: If I’m going to have one chance, I’d rather go down in flames for something I really believed in. And I felt like Brokeback Mountain was a script and a concept that I really believed in, and so we did that.

You’re not looking at it as purely a business proposition, but you also don’t want to waste anybody’s money. I felt very

responsible for the money. But I didn’t want to just make a movie. I don’t know if you remember Vanity Fair, the Reese Witherspoon vehicle directed by Mira Nair. They presented that, and I read it and said no. I said no to a bunch of packages that Universal wanted to make but I didn’t.

Brokeback Mountain spoke to you. Yeah. And I thought, or hoped, that it was going to make money. I didn’t have any guarantee, but I’d rather pin my hopes on something like that and be able to hold your head up high, as opposed to doing something that you don’t really believe in.

When you hire an auteur like Ang Lee to direct, what’s the role of the producer? Are your fingerprints on certain parts of that movie? Ang actually got involved at the same time we did, so Jake [Gyllenhaal] or Heath [Ledger] hadn’t even been cast yet. Obviously, I believed in Ang. We felt like we were in good hands. I went on set a couple times and, during the edit process, looked at a number of the cuts, so it was great. Obviously, you’re giving notes at screenings, but Ang Lee, is he really listening to me? I mean, hopefully—we developed a great relationship. But I wouldn’t say that the film is what I would’ve done or really has my fingerprints on it, aside from our decision to do it and our support for the process.

Your résumé is impeccable. I loved Love & Mercy, and after you finished that one, you began working on a Walt Whitman movie that didn’t make it to the shooting stage. If Bill Pohlad can’t get his passion project across the finish line, does it say something about how difficult this business is? It’s always been an evolution, career-wise, for me. I always wanted to

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be a director again. So, as we were going through the different productions, our involvement became more and more involved. Brokeback Mountain was the least involved. I became good friends with Terry Malick during Tree of Life, and I would give him notes.

Wow. That’s insane. And none of those notes were, “Hey, do we have to go back all the way to the dinosaurs in this movie?” [Laughs.] There were some notes like that. But I can’t tell you how great a relationship Terry and I have now. I mean, actually through the whole process, but especially now.

Terrence Malick is also famous for his epic fallow periods between films. I’m not saying I’m emulating him, but I’ve always respected that. He’s not really interested in his career; he’s on an artistic journey, and I think that’s cool. I mean, he’s a pure artist.

So, you were just always biding your time, hoping to direct. Yeah. Maybe I was too shy about it.

Has the market changed, or has it always been difficult to get somebody to pledge $25 million to a Walt Whitman movie set in the Civil War? Song of Myself is based on a historical novel called Nostalgia It was always going to be a tough sell. It wasn’t about combat, but it was dark, so we just had trouble putting it together. I mean, even during the—I hate to say “the Harvey Weinstein period”—but [even] when people were more used to going out and taking chances on movies, it was going to be tough.

Did you finish a script? Oh, yeah. Jeff Bridges was going to play Whitman. We were still in development, and this happens all the time.

And the time spent developing this is like five years? Oh, yeah. I suppose we were working on it right up until the time that I decided to do Dreamin’ Wild.

Dreamin’ Wild was brought to you by Jim Burke, an old producer friend from Minnesota who went on to win an Oscar for Green Book. But you weren’t sold on Dreamin’ Wild initially. What was Burke’s elevator pitch that got you to actually consider making it into a movie? When he made the pitch, it did sound like Searching for Sugar Man. I wasn’t interested in doing it. But he insisted that I read the article, which was an extended version of the New York Times piece, and listen to the music.

The music sold you on it? It kind of convinced me. I mean, you can see something in Donnie’s song “Baby.” Ultimately, I agreed to direct it. And we were going to look for a writer, but we thought we’d go meet Donnie first. So, Jim and I flew to Spokane; Donnie picks us up at the airport and drives out to the farm. His parents were out of town, so I didn’t get to meet them, but you

just see the place in the world, and you start to really get sucked in.

The aspect that makes it so different than Searching for Sugar Man , or an even more Hollywood rags-to-riches story, is Donnie goes undiscovered for so long that by the time Light in the Attic finds him, he’s carrying too much regret and loss for it to be a feel-good Cinderella story. What did you think of Donnie when you met him? And what did he think of you? At this point, is he used to Hollywood types knocking on his door in Spokane? I mean, obviously the Light in the Attic discovery and the rerelease of the album had happened. I don’t know if he thought things were going to work at that point. But when he met us, he couldn’t relate to the idea of doing a movie. But he picks us up at the airport, and we go out to the farm and have a few drinks at the local bar, and then he drives us home. And halfway through the drive, Jim’s asleep in the back seat and Donnie’s telling me his story, and he just starts crying. So, his feelings were right up front, and that intrigued me even more.

Were they bitter tears? Tears of sadness? A combination of things. As with most of us, you start crying, and you don’t really know why you’re crying. You just know that it’s massive stuff going on, which is what the challenge was in trying to capture some of that in a movie, as opposed to oversimplifying it.

Spoiler alert, but when we see the real Donnie at the end of the movie, we see this teenager trapped in a middle-aged man’s body. That’s one of the reasons why I wanted Casey [Affleck] for it. Casey has that otherworldly, disconnected personality, too. And that’s what you are trying to capture.

What is it about Casey Affleck that carries the sadness of lost youth? Hard, really, to pin all these things down; that’s why it’s a gut thing. You think, Casey can do that, and then he ends up doing it. But it’s not necessarily logical. You can’t necessarily follow it as a straight line. I don’t know what it is about him—his relationship with his brother? Who knows?

How concerning were the sexual harassment allegations against him when he was cast? Well, you’ve got to take a position. Obviously, personally, I took the position that he said he was sorry. I mean, some people don’t want to hear that, or think that he didn’t say exactly the right words. Kim Roth, our producer on the movie, knows him very well and was satisfied that he didn’t do [what he’s been accused of]. So, I trust that as well as my own feelings about him and what we personally experienced.

The rest of the casting was perfect. Beau Bridges has a believable warmth as Donnie’s father. Zooey Deschanel, I thought, was perfectly cast as Donnie’s wife. Is casting more important when you have such a tight shooting window? It was a 30-day shoot, which is not that unusual for an independent film, but it’s a lot to try to cover in what we were trying to do. I’ve been lucky, with Love & Mercy and with Dreamin’ Wild, to be working with great people. That takes some of the weight off. There were definitely challenges with the shoot. The real Donnie was conflicted about what was going on—if he wanted to be involved or not. And honestly, Casey, I think in channeling Donnie, had a lot of issues, too. I think he was taking on some of

Donnie’s characteristics. And I think that’s just part of working with those kinds of guys.

Everybody around Donnie is looking for him to be the genius, which is a recipe for a malcontent. Particularly with his lack of success—you have all that guilt built up. He’s living all of that stuff, and suddenly there’s a movie being made about him. It’s totally freaky.

Was he on set? He came a few days. But honestly, he was really conflicted about it. We didn’t get along very well during the shooting. We had a great relationship before and after. [His wife] Nancy was challenging, too, because she’s Donnie’s protector.

You had to protect the creative space while also appeasing the people that the movie is about. Yeah. But on the other hand, the family itself—Don Sr., Salina, and Joe—I mean, Joe’s absolutely the nicest guy you could ever meet.

Walton Goggins played him perfectly. Almost as a naïf—a lifelong bachelor who’s just waiting to be there for his brother again. They were great. Sometimes you might worry that we’re shooting on their farm, they might be coming over and looking over your shoulder all the time, but they weren’t. I mean, [they’d say,] “We’re glad you’re doing this and you’re welcome to be here”—but they didn’t change their personality, which is so cool.

Did you screen the movie for them on the farm? No, we did a screening room in Spokane because they just didn’t have the facility there. And they came in and watched it all together, which is a little charged anyway, because whereas it seems like everything’s great with everybody, they’re human beings. Nancy and Donnie, beyond the big issues, there’s all the everyday issues that people go through with family and brothers and fathers.

Did you rebuild the boys’ studio, the one their father originally mortgaged the farm for them to build in order to record the album Dreamin’ Wild? We did. The exteriors of basically all the rooms, including the practice place, were real. But as soon as they stepped into the practice place, that was shot on a set. You have to break walls away and things like that. Whereas Joe’s space, that’s Joe’s real house. And the upstairs where they rehearse, that’s the real place.

Your last two features were both so musical. You told me you played the clarinet as a kid, but how did your love of art express itself growing up? Were you a music freak? I don’t know if I would say I’m a music freak. I think my brother Jim was actually mostly into music, so I followed his lead.

Jim was the classic older brother who had the cool records that you could discover through him. Yeah. The first Bruce Springsteen album and all that.

He had Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.? Yeah. He would show me, and we’d share. So, he was very progressive in that sense—he was leading the charge for a lot of that. But then in college and beyond, yeah, I was totally a music aficionado.

When you left the family financial business to make feature films in Hollywood—to commit yourself to the life of an artist—was your family supportive? I wouldn’t say supportive right away. My dad was obviously a larger-than-life character. He had strong opinions about things.

What were those opinions? That I was playing around, and maybe I was just playing, so to speak. In fact, I borrowed his words for the movie: “The percentage chance of success of making it in the music business or movie business is really small.” So, that’s in the movie, because obviously, it resonated with me. Thankfully, he got to see Brokeback Mountain when it came out.

That’s cool. And obviously he saw the success, so he was more supportive at that point.

Was your dad financially supportive of River Road? He supported it. I mean, at that point, it was just a little company.

Right. But he did take an interest. Yeah. He allowed me to do it. At first, I don’t think he felt he could be supportive, because he didn’t know where it was going. But when Brokeback Mountain came around, he goes, “Oh, maybe you can make some money on this.” So, he was—yeah.

Both of the most recent films you’ve directed have had largerthan-life father figures in them. In Love & Mercy, Brian Wilson’s dad is the classic overbearing stage dad. And in Dreamin’ Wild,

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Donnie’s dad is a little smaller-scale, but he’s so supportive, almost slavishly committed to his son’s art. Were either of them like your own father? Well, definitely not Wilson.

Carl wasn’t abusive. I mean, he wasn’t like that. You could say he didn’t support me, but it’s just because he didn’t really understand. Like, “Don’t waste your time on this.” He didn’t actually say that, but again, he wanted me to do something that’s worthwhile, and this seemed like a fantasy to him.

What about your brothers—do they discuss your films with you? We are very close. But no, it’s my thing. Not that they’re not excited for me. My dad was a dominant personality, so I think we’ve developed, between the three of us, the ability to express ourselves and the opportunity to do our own thing. Yes, they’re in the business world, but I think it’s important that we all have our areas of interest that we can express and don’t feel like we have somebody standing over us and checking everything.

What about your mom? Well, she passed away before we had any success like Brokeback Mountain. But she was supportive. I mean, she’s just a loving mother. Kind of like, “Yeah, that’d be great.” But she’s not being critical about it.

Are you consciously a different dad than your dad was to you? Yeah. And I think probably all three of us are. Because, again, he was a great dad, but a really dominant guy. And to be honest, it’s not like today—like, you’re able to spend time. He was working. He was always afraid, honestly, that he would lose everything, because he came from nothing. And so, he had that fear: “I don’t want to go back there.” So, that really drove him, and so he was honestly not there a lot. We had moments and good times—traveling on the weekends and things like that—but he was focused on his work.

Donnie’s father goes in debt to finance his son’s record, and he loses part of his farm to the bank. Didn’t your father make his fortune foreclosing on family farms? I mean, that’s just not accurate. He worked for a guy during one summer where he would go around—this is as a teenager. His job was to collect, but that didn’t define his career.

So, that characterization of your dad is untrue? I mean, he did do that, but this is a summer job when he’s 15. He didn’t spend his life foreclosing farms. He was a banker, so eventually, you’re in the loan department, you have to figure out how to do your job.

Did Donnie’s father feel exploited by the banks? That was his decision, obviously, and he said that to me. I asked him, “How do you feel about risking all that money and losing it all?” He said he didn’t see it that way; rather, it was an investment in his family.

Donnie felt more guilt about it than his own father did? That’s the way it is. I mean, if you take out a loan, you’re supposed to pay it back. And so, the onus is on Don Sr.—he knew what he was doing. I wasn’t intending to make the evil force the banker. He doesn’t think that’s the case. So, I just bristle a little bit, the idea that the banker is the bad guy. I mean, to be honest, they’re in a business just like anybody else is, where they have to do something that’s often not good.

Do you think these father figures will continue to show up on your films? I don’t know how that happens, to be honest. I think it’s kind of cool that these things happen—the synchronicity. When other people realize, “Oh!”—I mean, I’m not thinking that at the time. I’m thinking, as with the Emersons, I want to be responsible to them and tell their story and not make it about me.

It’s the people who consume the art who draw inferences and conclusions and think about your body of work. We could’ve been sitting here talking about Walt Whitman! I’m sure there are things in that project that would’ve related to my life. In the same way, critics are out there talking about every artist: “Well, he did this because of that.” And actually, maybe they didn’t; maybe they did. It’s kind of cool that those things happen and that other people can recognize it, but the artists hopefully are just going on their gut.

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With her Tony Award–winning first—and likely only—musical, Jagged Little Pill, coming to town next month, we called writer Diablo Cody to chat about her new pal Alanis Morissette, why her kids didn’t know her pen name until discovering her Juno Oscar, and the Minnesota ace she’s still got up her sleeve.

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hasn’t lived in the Twin Cities for nearly 20 years, but she still has a strong connection to this place. Sure, her brief time here was half her lifetime ago, but it was maybe the most pivotal chapter in it. After all, the Twin Cities is where Brook became Diablo and where Diablo became a blogger and where that blogger became a stripper and where that stripper became a memoirist and, ultimately, where that memoirist became an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

Now firmly rooted in California, with three kids and a veritable plate-spinning act of projects and potential projects, Brook Maurio, her legal name since marrying actor and producer Daniel Maurio in 2009, has made something of a conscious uncoupling from much of the person she created while living here, including, most notably, her name.

Still, when we chat in late May about her turning Alanis Morissette’s seminal 1995 album Jagged Little Pill into a Broadway musical—her pacing around her L.A. living room and me pacing around my neighborhood—it’s clear there’s still some Minneapolis Diablo left in Brook and that that person isn’t done with this place just yet.

Jagged Little Pill is coming to Minneapolis for the first time. Which is super exciting.

But the show is old news for you by now, right? Like, you worked on it pre-pandemic. Yeah. I mean, this was my first foray into theater, so I wasn’t aware of how long of a life it could have. Ideally, it keeps going in some form or another.

We’re the same age, and you talked about something— So, super young.

Totally. Super young and cool.

I mean, the reality of being in my mid40s does feel way younger and cooler than my impression of what my mid-40s would be when I was 18. My impression of mid-40s when I was 18 was, like, “dead.”

We’re also sort of generationless. I think we’re [Gen] X? Yes. I definitely have always identified more with X than I do with millennials, because I had the mandatory childhood neglect that all of us experienced growing up in the 1980s. But at the same time, I have Gen X friends who are 55, and I don’t feel like I’m in the same cohort.

And we’re that singular group that got introduced to the internet in real time while we were still in school, but after already understanding life without it. Yeah, we were unplugged for all our childhoods, pretty much, which is amazing. I didn’t get an email address until I was 18.

Same. College email addy. I’m walking my dog. What are you up to? I’m in between school pickups. I just picked up two of my kids, and then after we get off this call, I’m going to go pick up another one.

So, basically, I am just the school pickup chauffeur.

Before you were a school pickup chauffeur in L.A., you were here. I lived in Robbinsdale.

But that was before Robbinsdale got cool things like Travail. I don’t even know what that is.

It’s a hip, cheffy restaurant. What?! Yeah, no, that’s where I was because it was super affordable. I haven’t been back to Robbinsdale in quite some time, but yeah, that’s crazy to hear, actually.

So, what have you been up to—when not chauffeuring? Well, I’ll tell you what I’m not doing: writing. Because the Writers Guild of America is on strike right now.

Ope! Yeah. I am, in fact, striking. Prior to the strike, I was working on some cool stuff: I was developing a cheerleading show for Netflix. I wrote a horror movie that I think is going to come out in the next few months called Lisa Frankenstein. Actually, it’s more like Beetlejuice vibes, I’d say—like, gothteenager fun vibes. I try to stay busy, but the industry is in absolute chaos right now.

Speaking of, I read in Vulture that you think Juno could not have happened for you the way it did in any other moment than exactly when you made it. Oh, absolutely not. I mean, I’ve been in the industry for 18 or 19 years now. And it has changed dramatically since I rolled in. I don’t even know what kind of a career I would have as a new writer today because what I do—

these more indie-flavored films that I built my career on—I have no idea how I would even get those movies made now. I feel really fortunate to have gotten in under the wire. But I’m turning 45 next month; I still want to work—I kind of have to. So, I need to figure out how a creature like me survives in this new ecosystem.

Can you figure that out right now—while you’re on strike, can you work? I can’t write for people. I cannot contribute to these people’s profit in any way. If I want to sit down and write a novel, that’s fine. And I have been thinking about it, like, I should use this strike to my advantage, and I should probably try to do something creative. But I, for the most part, have just been rotting in my bed.

It’s like the pandemic again, but just for screenwriters. It does feel a little pandemic-y. Not to turn this into the darkest, most dystopian conversation of all time, but there’s also this artificial intelligence issue that we’re grappling with, and it’s a big deal. Yesterday, my son who’s turning 13 said, “Mom, I have a great idea for an action movie.” And I said, “Oh, that’s awesome.” Because obviously, it’s my narcis-

sistic fantasy that one of my kids becomes a screenwriter. And he starts reading it, and I’m like, “Dude, did AI help you with this?” And he’s like, “Well, it helped me with the grammar.” And then that turned into, “Oh, it helped me organize some of the thoughts into paragraphs.” And then finally, it was like, “Well, it helped me come up with the character names too.” And I was like, “I am not OK with this. I’m not going to praise this.”

I think the most dystopian thing about that, other than how effortlessly kids seem to be able to use AI to their advantage, is how quickly it went from being this nebulous “in the future” concept to being a tangible thing. It happened a lot faster than I expected, and I’m not entirely sure how we’re going to negotiate our way around that as a union.

You mentioned writing a book. I read that you’ve come to regret aspects of your memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. I definitely would not write that book, or at least I wouldn’t write it the same way that I wrote it. I don’t have any regret about sex work; it’s just crazy to me that I could write that book while simultaneously having such a massive blind spot about all the different reasons people wind up doing sex work. It’s wild to me.

But without that book and the blog that led to it, you wouldn’t have this career. Oh, yeah. That is why I’m here. It was also because of Minnesota, though. I felt an energy there that was very inspiring. In Minneapolis, I just felt the freedom to come out of my shell in a way that I hadn’t in the past. I love Chicago, which is where I’m originally from, but I just felt like I was in a really big pond there, and I felt lost.

You’re not the first person who’s come here and found their voice. Lizzo found that here. Marlon James found that here. I enjoy telling people that Minnesota is not what they think it is. Because there is a belief out here among the native Californians that everybody in the Midwest is some conservative creep. And I’m like, “You’d be surprised.”

They must never have read your blog. Which, speaking of—social media was a catalyst of your career, but you’re

Left: Alanis Morissette grabs a selfie with Diablo Cody (top center) and the Jagged Little Pill team. Below: Maybe the new owners of her old Robbinsdale house think the pole is structural.

famously not “online” anymore. It’s true. But I have to say, I did very recently, like in the last month, return to long-form writing online. My friend Jenny [Mollen Biggs] and I had this idea to do a Substack together. So, I have been essaying, and that’s been throwing me back to my old blogging days. I’m just kind of posting about stuff that happens in my life, and it’s cathartic. I mean, the reason I started blogging was because I kept getting rejection letters, and suddenly I realized, like, Oh, wait, you can literally just write whatever you want and put it on the internet without an editor, without a publisher? Anything? And, yeah, that feeling is still fun, as it turns out.

Like, “How have I not been doing this the whole time?” Exactly. And I really haven’t written about parenting a lot, because there is just such a glut of parenting content online, and so much of it is obnoxious. But I was like, “I’m going to do it for myself.” And man, it is like therapy. Even if nobody else cares about it, it feels good to write about the challenges of raising three sons.

People don’t want parenting advice; they want stories about kids trying to pass off AI-generated action movie scripts as their own. You know what, I’m going to write about that. I wasn’t planning to, but you’re right, that would be a good one.

It’s totally a good one. Because the weird thing about our kids is that their internet worlds have somehow made them more cunning than we could ever be. I know. They truly have grown up differently than any generation prior to them, and it’s trippy to observe.

Nothing is unusual to them. No. I mean, the fact that they went through that pandemic is so funny to me. Not funny “haha,” but like, “What the fuck?”

I was freaking out, and they were just like, “Dad, it’s fine.” That’s true. I actually don’t remember any of them ever panicking about it, which is interesting. But I did.

And now that it’s sort of past us, it’s crazy how nobody talks about it. I was literally just thinking about that because my kids’ school has this huge fair every year, and the fair was cancelled for two years because of the pandemic. And I was at the fair, and I’m just volunteering, doing my thing, whatever,

and everyone is just crowded together and acting like it’s a normal fair. And I was like, “It literally is like that didn’t happen.”

I think that it happened so dang much that now we’re all like, “I don’t want to talk about that crap ever again.” Yeah. Why bring it up? Exactly. I had a friend who was pregnant along the exact nightmare timeline, and I was just like, “I’m so glad I’m not her.” Anyway.

So, here we are, the two people who are still wanting to talk about it, apparently. Yeah, I know. I like this pandemic summit.

Getting us somewhat back on topic: I just rewatched Young Adult last night. Was Mercury, Minnesota, actually Mankato? I feel like it has to be. I like that you are trying to guess. I actually can’t remember—it may have been Mankato. I wrote that movie in, I think, 2009.

Your words, not mine. So, my relationship to the city—it’s just always going to be a special time and a special vibe. And it’s strange, because I only lived there for four years, but it was just this incredibly formative time in my life, probably more so than any other four-year segment, other than maybe my first four years of motherhood. It was really liberating to move away from my hometown, where everybody knew me as this very anxious, introverted, cerebral person. And when I moved to Minnesota, I could reinvent myself and be like, “Well, actually, my name is Diablo, and I work at a strip club.”

Had you tried that at home, you— I never would’ve gotten away with it. I have so much family, so many friends that would’ve just been like, “Oh, cut it out.”

y“Oh my God, Brook is stripping now, and she’s calling herself Diablo.” Oh, believe me, those conversations were had in Chicago.

But it’s different when you’re down at the neighborhood strip club. I would never have had the balls to do it in Chicago. That’s why Minneapolis was such an oasis and such a place of reinvention and fun. I’m pretty boring now; I wasn’t then.

Those early-20s years, to me, are when the good stuff happens. It’s so much more fun than college.

When you were long gone from here? Actually, I came back because I owned the house in Robbinsdale for much longer than you’d think, because I was renting it to friends. So, I would pop back in, and I do remember writing some of Young Adult in my house in Robbinsdale.

Um, that’s literally what Charlize Theron’s character is using as her excuse to be back in Mercury. Oh, my God.

Like, she says she’s checking on her real estate. I was not stalking an ex, though. I was literally just—

I mean. No. I know. It would be funny if I was completely outing myself. Yes, I’m a complete psychopath.

And you came here for a relationship that blossomed but also ended. That’s not insignificant. No, it was huge. I got married. It was a lot going on. I think about it a lot.

You’ve said that Diablo Cody is a character you needed to inhabit for a time, but not so much anymore. By the way, there are people that still do call me “Diablo” that I work with just because it’s easier. I don’t have, like, a hard preference, but it feels silly. My kids did not know about my pen name until they were old. I think my oldest kid was 8 when one day he came up to me and said, “Who is Diablo Cody?” Because he’s seeing things around the house.

I mean, he found your freaking Juno Oscar, right? Exactly. He just always thought it was somebody else’s.

“Who is this person? Is this your friend?

“In Minneapolis, I just felt the freedom to come out of my shell in a way that I hadn’t in the past.”

—Diablo Cody

Why do you have their Oscar?” And I was like, “No, that’s me.” It’s just really kind of this weird little footnote.

You used to interview celebs in a camper. You called it Red Band Trailer—I found it on YouTube. That was something that I just decided to do for, actually, no reason. I just had this Airstream that I was really psyched about, and as it turns out, I’m not great at camping. But I was like, “I could do something with this. I’m going to interview people in the trailer.” And I’m not calling myself a trailblazer here or anything, but this was before Between Two Ferns and before all the podcasts were—

Before Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Yes. Exactly. But, yeah, it was kind of a lot of work because I was doing it all myself—like, booking the people. It was literally, like, the trailer and a couple people.

And it was just in your yard, right? Because in the one with Zooey Deschanel, she was like, “Oh, there goes your pool guy,” as a guy walks by the window with a hose! Yeah. It was just in the driveway. It was so exciting to have opportunities and be like, “Oh, my God, if I want to call up John Krasinski and interview him on camera, I can.” I was just like, “I’m going to take advantage of everything I can before they kick me out of this town.”

Zooey didn’t know Diablo wasn’t your real name. I mean, only someone born and raised in the industry like Zooey Deschanel would think that that was someone’s real name, because out here there are people named, like, “Diablo” and “Laser.”

She also made a pretty good point: that your given name, Brook Busey, has a ring to it. I don’t mind it.

It’s alliterative. But you share a surname with Gary Busey, which probably cuts both ways. When I first started working out here, people thought I was a Gary Busey nepo baby. I am, in fact, not related to him.

I just listened to your appearance on Whitney Cummings’s podcast, and it was fascinating. I wish she could just magically have all of Joe Rogan’s listeners. CONTINUED

TO DIABLO AND BACK s

From Minneapolis stripper to Hollywood screenwriter, here’s a peek at Diablo Cody’s rise to stardom.

BY REBECCA MENNECKE

2001 Brook Busey launches her first blog, Red Secretary, detailing the fictitious adventures of an English idiom–challenged Belarusian secretary.

2003 Busey moves from Chicago to Minneapolis for a relationship that eventually leads to marriage. She launches her first bona fide blog, Darling Girl

2003 Using the nom de plume “Diablo Cody” (invented while traveling through Cody, Wyoming, listening to “El Diablo” by Arcadia), Busey divulges tidbits about her experiences stripping through her blog Pussy Ranch.

2005 Cody publishes her memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper.

2007 Cody amicably divorces and begins writing for Entertainment Weekly as a columnist.

2007 She makes her cinematic debut with the hit film Juno, set in Elk River.

2008 Juno wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the BAFTA Film Award for Best Original Screenplay.

2009 Diablo Cody loves roller coasters, and her boyfriend, Daniel Maurio, proposes while they ride one together.

2009 From heartfelt to horror: Diablo Cody writes, acts in, and associate produces Jennifer’s Body, about a Devil’s Kettle, Minnesota, high schooler who kills her male classmates while possessed by a demon. Later, after the emergence

of the #MeToo movement, the film is regarded as a feminist cult classic.

2011 Inspired by a story in the local paper, Cody writes and produces Young Adult, which tells the story of a selfish, abrasive writer who returns to her hometown of Mercury, Minnesota, exploring what it means to leave one’s youth behind.

2015–2017 Cody writes and executive produces One Mississippi alongside comedian Tig Notaro (of Netflix’s Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here fame).

2018 Cody writes the book for the musical adaptation of Alanis Morissette’s album, Jagged Little Pill. The same year, she writes and produces Tully, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.

2020 Cody receives the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Jagged Little Pill. “I can’t believe you guys get up here all the time,” she tells the audience. “This is very scary. And you like it. You can’t get enough of it.”

PHOTOS BY PICTURELUX/THE HOLLYWOOD ARCHIVE/ALAMY (JUNO); SILVERSCREEN/ALAMY (JENNIFER’S BODY); PHOTO 12/ALAMY (YOUNG ADULT)

THE GREAT-ISH POP POP POP POP QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ CULTURE [FILM EDITION]

Every few years, we follow a trivial pursuit and clear the fodder in our brains to stump the band. Think you know a thing or two about films connected to Minnesota? Then show us what you’ve got by taking our mainly factual, not-at-all definitive quiz on movies interwoven with our place in the North.

EDITED BY STEVE MARSH

1. Since 1954, James Hong has appeared in more than 650 on-screen roles. Can you unscramble these five?

3. Gordon Bombay, portrayed by Emilio Estevez, is sentenced to community service for drunk driving. He pays his debt to society by coaching the Mighty Ducks through a trilogy of films and a new series on Disney+. What was his profession before he was arrested?

A Ornithologist

B Nuclear physicist

C Janitor

D Lawyer

4. Before Emilio Estevez took the Mighty Ducks all the way to the streaming services, he wrote and starred in this indie shot in St. Paul for $3.5 million in 1985. Some people consider it to be “the first Minnesota movie.”

A The Breakfast Club

B Young Guns

C That Was Then…This Is Now

D The Outsiders

2. In Purple Rain, the backstage scenes set at First Ave weren’t actually shot at First Ave. Where were these interiors shot?

A Moby Dick’s

B Jay’s Longhorn

C Northrop

D The Orpheum

5. Which 1970 disaster movie, starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin, was shot here specifically for our snow, but was frustrated by weeks of clear winter weather?

A Airplane!

B Airport

C The Omega Man

D Avalanche

6. The hero of the Coen brothers’

A Serious Man, Larry Gopnik, is a physics professor at a “quiet Midwestern university.” The classroom scenes were shot at this Minnesota school:

A St. Olaf College

B University of Minnesota

C Carleton College

D Macalester College

7. Sony Pictures’ upcoming Downtown Owl is based on the Chuck Klosterman novel set in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota, sometime in the ’80s. But the movie was filmed here in 2022. What town primarily stands in for Owl?

A Elko New Market

B Lonsdale

C Castle Rock

D St. Paul

8. The last movie Robert Altman directed was A Prairie Home Companion. Altman was in fragile health and hired this acclaimed American director to act as his uncredited “standby” for much of the shoot:

A Joel Coen

B Paul Thomas Anderson

C Wes Anderson

D Richard Dean Anderson

BONUS: Altman’s uncredited codirector co-parents four children with which A Prairie Home Companion costar?

11. The first Hollywood movie to shoot on location in Minnesota was a fallen-angel story, 1947’s The Bishop’s Wife, costarring David Niven and Loretta Young. Which British actor played the suave angel?

A Alec Guinness

B Boris Karloff

C Cary Grant

D James Mason

12. Jingle All the Way, the 1996 comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad, satirizing the commercialization of Christmas, still holds the record for the Hollywood movie with the biggest budget to be shot in Minnesota. How much?

A $15 million

B $100 million

9. Best friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau starred in 10 films together, including 1993’s Grumpy Old Men. Which actor filmed their final film with the pair in 1995’s Grumpier Old Men?

A Ann-Margret

B Sophia Loren

C Kevin Pollak

D Burgess Meredith

C $25 million

D $75 million

10. Elaine May’s stone-cold Minnesota classic The Heartbreak Kid starred Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd in 1972. Unfortunately, the Farrelly brothers remade the movie in 2007. Can you match the 1972 actors with their 2007 counterparts?

Charles Grodin

Jeannie Berlin

Cybill Shepherd

Eddie Albert

A Danny McBride

B Michelle Monaghan

C Ben Stiller

D Malin Åkerman

13. When Amy Adams was cast in her first feature, 1999’s Drop Dead Gorgeous, she was singing in a local production of Brigadoon. Which theater let her out of her contract so she could do the movie?

A Guthrie Theater

B Orpheum Theatre

C Chanhassen Dinner Theatres

D The Southern Theater

14. Cloquet’s very own Jessica Lange won her first Oscar for 1982’s Tootsie, where she portrayed Julie Nichols, the star of this fictional soap opera:

A Secrets of the Suburbs

B The Bold and the Bizarre

C Southwest General

D One Life to Pretend

15. Kevin Smith followed up his bodega retail drama Clerks with a more expensive retail drama, Mallrats, starring Shannen Doherty, Jason Lee, and a young Ben Affleck. But Smith saved money on his set—he rented this local mall for $10,000:

A Maplewood Mall

B Mall of America

C Brookdale Center

D Eden Prairie Center

16. Pixar’s Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.; Up; Soul) is the son of a community college choral director and an elementary music teacher. He didn’t quite reach his sisters’ musical heights (Kirsten teaches viola at Oberlin; Kari plays the cello for the Metropolitan Opera), but he did play this instrument in Soul:

A Electric guitar

B Piano

C Vibes

D Bass

17. In 2005’s North Country, what Minnesota mining company does Josey Aimes (portrayed by Charlize Theron) sue for sexual harassment?

A Eveleth Taconite Co.

B United Mining Corporation

C Iron Ore Co. of Canada

D BHP Billiton

18. The “Fargo accent,” with its monophthongal “o” and its Norwegian slang—“uff da,” “you betcha”—takes its name from Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 masterpiece. But what do actual linguists call it?

A Gundersonian English

B North-Central American English

C Transatlantic English

D The Wisconsin Drawl

20.

21. Diablo Cody won an Academy Award for Juno in 2007. Where did she write most of its screenplay?

ANSWERS:

(5) in A Prairie Home Companion Madonna (10) in I’m Going to Tell You a Secret

Pitt (6) in The Tree of Life Garrison

(4) in 12 Years a Slave

Cusack (8) in Love & Mercy

Stewart (7) in The Runaways

(1) in Brokeback Mountain

Kidman (3) in Fur

19. Bill Pohlad has written, directed, or produced more than 15 films. Can you match the star to the project?

(2) in Dreamin’ Wild Ben Vereen (9) in Time Out of Mind

Zooey

A

SCORE/RESULTS:

36–40: You’re a Minnesota movie maven!

26–35: You’re more of a stubborn auteur, but you still know some Minnesota movie history.

16–25: Treat yourself to some popcorn (and maybe a movie?).

0–15: Technically, we’re in the golden age of television.

In 2011’s Young Adult, Mavis Gary, a ghostwriter of YA novels (played by Charlize Theron) leaves Minneapolis to return to this fictional small Minnesota town:

C Saturn D Jupiter

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Breaking

Medical advances happen every day. Some changes make headlines, while others, no less profound, happen behind the scenes. Dedicated professionals and groundbreaking technology transform how patients fight disease, evolve treatments so they are less invasive and more accessible to all in need, innovate new ways for individuals to take control of their health, and make sure future professionals from underrepresented communities of color have an opportunity to be part of the teams helping shape the

future of medicine. Turn the page to learn about six local Top Doctors at the forefront of important changes, big and small, happening in our medical community. Then, read on to discover this year’s list of Top Doctors, nearly 830 professionals from 46 specialties who have been selected through a process involving extensive research and peer review.

By Suzy Frisch

Photographs by Caitlin Abrams

Top Doctors are reshaping medicine in the Twin Cities and beyond through cutting-edge techniques, technologies, research, and approaches to patient care.

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JOEL BOYD, MD Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Tria, team doctor for the Minnesota Wild

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Advocating for More Diversity

During his nearly 35-year career as an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, Dr. Joel Boyd has gotten used to being an anomaly as one of very few Black doctors in the field. It has meant breaking ground as the first Black team physician in the National Hockey League and encountering patients or professional athletes who are sometimes surprised to see him. Regardless, Boyd concentrates on staying on the cutting edge of his field and providing excellent medical care.

But like many people, Boyd was shaken up by the murder of George Floyd and subsequent attention on systemic racism and disparities. It strengthened his drive to bring more diversity to his corner of medicine. Orthopedic surgery is notoriously male and white, with only 15 percent of physicians identifying as BIPOC, including just 2 percent who are Black, and 7 percent identifying as women. “Orthopedics has been sort of an old boys’ club,” he says.

Boyd urged the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine to work harder to bring more physicians of color into the

specialty and now serves as cochair of the society’s diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. It champions efforts to expand the pipeline of physicians from underrepresented groups for orthopedic surgery training and increase the number of BIPOC physicians in leadership roles, who then attract more students, residents, and faculty from diverse backgrounds.

“With regards to diversity, there’s not enough people in the pipeline,” he says. “The biggest influence of having people in the pipeline is having people in leadership positions that they can see.”

This crucial work ultimately benefits patients, Boyd says. He points to a large body of evidence that when physicians of color provide care, health outcomes in communities of color improve. “It’s no different when we talk about professional sports,” he adds. “The players open up and talk more about things and have better communication with the physicians who look like them.”

Throughout his career, Boyd has brought innovative care to orthopedics. Trained at the Cleveland Clinic, Boyd was recruited to Minnesota in 1990 to join a groundbreaking new sports medicine center at Fairview Riverside Hospital. In 2002, he was one of the founding physicians of The Orthopedic Center, a novel freestanding, fullscope clinic that centralized its orthopedic services in one location. It eventually evolved into Tria, where Boyd sees patients for concerns such as ACL and other ligament injuries and surgical repair and reconstruction.

Boyd has worn many hats in sports medicine, serving as head team physician for the Vikings, the Lynx, University of Minnesota football, several U.S. Olympic men’s and women’s hockey teams, and, of course, the Wild’s inaugural team. Starting when skaters hit the ice in 2000, he’s been the team’s doctor ever since. Boyd first got involved with hockey locally as the Minnesota State High School League medical director and then

with Hockey is for Everyone, an initiative to improve inclusivity in the sport.

A former college football player, Boyd has always loved sports and taking care of athletes. Whether he’s helping hurt players or Tria patients, Boyd strives to get them healthy and back to doing the things they love. “My approach has been to be at the leading edge of treatment, procedures, or rehab protocols,” Boyd says. “Many times, the things we do with athletes trickle down to everyone else in the population. It’s fun to keep an eye on that. We want our patients to have the best care, whatever their problem or injury is.”

Overcoming Setbacks and Disparities

Many of the patients Dr. Rahel Nardos treats are women experiencing pelvic floor injuries or disorders, often after years of contending with the effects of childbirth or aging. Nardos, a specialist who focuses on urinary tract and reproductive system issues, delights in helping patients get back to normal after they have lived for years, sometimes, with overactive bladders, incontinence, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and shame.

“Doing this work sustains me. It’s a privilege serving women and doing what you can to help improve their quality of life so they can be fully functional and achieve what they want to,” says Nardos, an associate professor of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. “Women are inspiring. I am inspired by their resilience.” Nardos takes a micro and macro approach to help-

“It’s important to figure out where you can make an impact and then get involved.”

— Dr. Joel Boyd

ing women. She treats individual patients with surgery (often minimally invasive) and other interventions while also focusing significant energy on challenges and solutions that affect women globally.

Nardos grew up in Ethiopia, a part of the world where many women develop fistulas—an abnormal channel between the birth canal and bladder or rectum—due to long labors and poor medical care. She went into medicine with the hope of not only helping patients with these pelvic issues but also improving women’s health around the world. After medical school and residency in the U.S., she went back to Ethiopia for a year to work in Addis Ababa and in rural areas in Ethiopia to treat women with childbirth injuries.

She arrived in Minnesota in 2020 from Oregon Health and Science University and has made an outsize impact ever since. Nardos is engaged in treating patients; research; and collaborations with other innovators in global health, medical device development, and clinical care. Much of her big-picture work targets women’s health disparities in the United States and around the world.

For starters, Nardos notes that, globally, a woman dies every two minutes from pregnancy or childbirth, and 95 percent of those deaths occur in low- and middleincome countries. As the director of global women’s health at the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility at the University of Minnesota, Nardos is passionate about “making sure that every girl and woman has a fair shot at achieving her full potential. One way to do that is to provide access to quality health care,” she says. “That’s true whether we’re talking about women in Ethiopia or women right here in our communities.”

Nardos notes, “A lot of my projects are driven by my own frustration with the failure of options that we’re providing people.” For instance, Nardos is working with the University’s M Simulation

RAHEL NARDOS, MD Urogynecologist and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon at M Health Fairview/ University of Minnesota

center and Kaiser Permanente to develop video and simulation training to help physicians improve their surgical skills and prevent common injuries while performing cesarean sections in rural, low-resource areas around the world, where doctors may not have gone through a surgery-based residency or training program. She also knows firsthand that many common surgical tools are inaccessible and unaffordable in these areas. To help, Nardos launched a collaboration with students at the U of M’s Institute for Engineering in Medicine to design safe, reusable tools that work well in developing countries.

Closer to home, but with widereaching impact, Nardos also formed a partnership with the uni-

versity’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing to help provide mind-body interventions for women with pelvic floor disorders. The team, including a psychologist, mindfulness expert, and pelvic floor physical therapist, is developing a mindfulness-based training app. There is a growing understanding that stress and anxiety contribute to some bladder and pelvic floor issues, Nardos says. With exercises, mindfulness, and meditation, the eight-week program aims to ease symptoms by providing tools to strengthen women’s mind-body connections.

Nardos’s interconnected work is united by her goals to make care for women everywhere better, safer, and easier to access. “I don’t

want to sit and wait for someone to solve problems,” she says. “They say that leaders are always learning, and I find myself doing that. I truly believe that we do better work when we collaborate across disciplines and professional groups—it’s what’s best for our patients. We’re in a privileged position to have a bird’s-eye view of problems and work with others to come up with something better.”

Tackling Cancer

Why do some smokers develop cancer while others don’t? Dr. Samir Khariwala, a head and neck cancer surgeon, has always wanted to know. Are there genetic or metabolic reasons that put some people at higher risk? And what carcinogens in tobacco products play the biggest roles?

A professor and chair of the University of Minnesota’s otolaryngology and head and neck surgery department, Khariwala is committed to researching such questions. He regularly sees the consequences of such cancers and aims to create ways to prevent higher-risk people from developing the cancers his patients routinely fight, from thyroid and salivary gland cancers to cancers of the oral cavity and larynx. He also performs surgeries that aren’t cancer-related to address trauma, congenital problems, facial paralysis, and benign tumors.

Surgical procedures in the head and neck are all inherently complex and delicate. Often, surgeons are operating in very small spaces with important anatomy, like large vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain. The work often involves reconstruction of facial nerves, skin, and other tissues, while also working around nerves for the shoulder muscles, the tongue, and other

areas that need to be preserved. To add to the complexity, surgery in the mouth and throat can have significant impacts on a patient’s communication and quality of life going forward, so surgeons strive to solve issues and help cure the cancer while optimizing patients’ post-treatment function and quality of life.

“Head and neck cancers are different in that they impact the things that make us unique, whether it’s our appearance or voice,” Khariwala says. “They also impact things that are often impossible to hide and that are required to get through the day and interact with others, like speech, appearance, hearing, and sight. It causes a significant amount of stress for our patients.”

Khariwala came to the U in 2008 after residency training at the Cleveland Clinic and a fellowship at the University of Michigan. Ever since, he has worked to advance surgical and treatment options for patients with head and neck cancer. Khariwala is buoyed by progress in both minimally invasive surgery techniques and treatments such as proton therapy radiation and immunotherapy—more targeted approaches than traditional chemotherapy and radiation that are proving to be quite effective.

Khariwala strives to share this hope with patients. Working in a multidisciplinary team including social workers, speech therapists, dietitians, and care coordinators, he helps patients through an extremely

SAMIR KHARIWALA, MD

Otolaryngologist and head and neck cancer surgeon at M Health Fairview/ University of Minnesota

challenging time with information about what to expect, addressing their fears and providing deep support.

He also concentrates on improving screening, prevention, and treatment options through his research. Recent work includes developing biomarkers to determine which tobacco users face the highest cancer risks; evaluating the impacts of smokeless tobacco products in India, where oral cancer rates are high; and gauging the effectiveness of smoking-cessation programs for people with head and neck cancer so patients can ideally avoid tobacco products in the future.

Working not only to cure cancer but also to study the cause “is an important part of our mission to move the field of medicine and science forward,” Khariwala says. “Part of my career goal as a scientist and physician is to treat patients and understand ways we can do it better in the future, especially seeing the terrible effects on patients who develop cancer from tobacco products. Doing that work adds a lot of meaning.”

As Khariwala notes, “It’s very overwhelming for patients. We’re trying to help them understand what’s going on and what they can expect. We play such an important role in our patients’ lives. It’s a powerful thing. Ultimately, the most powerful thing for me is that I’ve helped save lives.”

Improving Care for Families

For more than two decades, Dr. Helen Kim has championed mental health services for perinatal and postpartum patients, their partners, and their children at Hennepin Healthcare and developed inno -

Psychiatrist, co–founder and director of the Hennepin Healthcare Mother–Baby Program and Redleaf Center for Family Healing

“It’s such a privilege to meet people at this incredibly important time of their life and to be a witness to this family moment when they are expecting a baby or becoming a parent.”

— Dr. Helen Kim

HELEN KIM, MD

vative ways to provide care that address the root causes of their mental health challenges. A reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist, Kim co-founded Minnesota’s first reproductive psychiatry program, the Hennepin Women’s Mental Health Program, in 1999. It treated thousands of pregnant and postpartum women experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns.

Through this work, Kim saw that providers could better help patients and nurture families by zooming out to a broader circle that also includes their babies and other relatives. Inspired, she went on to lead the opening of another newto-Minnesota model, Hennepin’s Mother-Baby Program, in 2013. It offers a comprehensive approach that includes a day hospital; outpatient psychiatry services; and other connection points, such as the HopeLine (612-873-6262), and provides broad mental health services to struggling pregnant women and families with children up to age 5.

The need for this kind of help is vast, with one in five women and one in 10 men experiencing prenatal or postpartum depression or anxiety. Yet, Kim says, “a common comment we hear from mothers is, ‘I thought I was the only one.’ Somehow, we’ve convinced the public or ourselves that parenting is an easy thing.”

Kim continued her groundbreaking advances in 2020, when she cofounded Hennepin’s Redleaf Center for Family Healing to address the root causes of many parents’ struggles. Its whole-person, multigenerational model provides mental health and parenting support, including group therapy to build connections among parents, plus mind-body-spirt healing through its teaching kitchen and mindful movement classes.

Kim developed the seeds for her pioneering care during residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she saw the impact of patients’ early life experiences on their mental health and relationships. At Redleaf, Kim aims to shift

from focusing on piecemeal symptoms to addressing all the factors that impact patients’ health, from trauma to systemic racism. It’s effective because clinicians help patients heal while setting the stage for their children to thrive in healthier environments—what Kim calls a downstream-upstream model. “Part of our mission is to change the culture around parenting and recognize that empowering parents with skills and support allows them to be the caregivers that children need for healthy development,” she adds. “That’s our best return on investment.”

One of the fundamental keys to success for Redleaf and the Mother-Baby Program is the longterm relationships they help create with patients. Recently, Kim saw a mom who had been in the program with a newborn seven years ago, and through the Mother-Baby Program’s services, she was able to recently have another baby. In her journey, the program had helped this mother learn about her own trauma and discover ways to parent differently from what she experienced as a child. It also helped her build a healthier relationship with her own parents. This is what Kim calls generational healing. Now this mom is better equipped to raise her children in a healthier way, setting them up for a better life.

The center also offers ways to break down the sense of isolation parents sometimes experience.

“Redleaf creates spaces for pregnant women and mothers to connect with each other at a time when the human need for connection and belonging is intensely felt,” she says.

Though the challenges are big and entrenched, Kim draws strength from the babies. “They are completely vulnerable and dependent on their caregivers at a time when their brain development is rapidly evolving, during a perfect storm when caregivers have perinatal disorders,” Kim says.

“Seeing babies and children on a daily basis makes you want to do better. The stakes are so high, and it really inspires me.”

Increasing Life Expectancy

In the United States, as many as 10 million people have significant valve-related heart disease, yet only one-third receive lifesaving treatment. This statistic astounds Dr. Paul Sorajja, an interventional cardiologist and director of the Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute. Many have conditions that go undiagnosed, while others reject or cannot have open-heart surgery.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. “Valve disease is a public health crisis. If you look at survivorship, it’s worse than most malignant cancers,” Sorajja says. Damaged valves can increase pressure or cause leakage, forcing the heart to work harder to maintain circulation. Patients, the vast majority in their 70s and 80s, experience varying degrees of tiredness, shortness of breath, swelling in the legs, and weakness—symptoms that may be overlooked but also can be indications of heart failure. For patients with symptomatic heart disease who cannot have surgery, life expectancy may be reduced to one to two years. “This is a disease

“About once a week, I have someone cry on my shoulder with tears of gratitude. I love touching people’s lives in that way.”

— Dr. Paul Sorajja

where patients have no options and live a miserable quality of life,” he says. “Surgery is not a good option. They have been suffering.”

Sorajja has made it his life’s work to find ways to help the legions suffering from this life-limiting health condition. The key was finding an effective yet less invasive approach to fix valve issues. Sorajja and his team helped to deliver a modified technique that uses catheter-based technology in place of major heart surgery, which can be associated with a long recovery. In 2015, Sorajja and his team made history, completing the first noninvasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement on a patient in the United States. In the years since, this has become a more widely available procedure, where a small incision is made in the groin and the device is threaded to the heart using a catheter. The valve is repaired or replaced without needing to stop the heart. The procedure takes less than an hour, and recovery requires just days.

He and his team further advanced the science by completing a firstin-human clinical trial that earned national attention in 2023 for successfully repairing leaky tricuspid valves. After the minimally invasive procedure, designed to improve quality of life, patients reported that they felt immeasurably better. “What’s amazing is that we just have to repair or replace the valve, and people can have their lives restored,” he says. “We’re on a mission to really try to help people understand that you don’t have to live with these symptoms of heart failure.”

Sorajja didn’t plan on a career in cardiology, but he knew he wanted to work in a chronic care specialty and combine surgery with long-term patient care. During medical school at the Mayo Clinic, he saw his first ultrasound of a heart in action and was struck by its beauty—and the dire consequences when it’s ailing. Sorajja realized that cardiology was for him. After residency training at Mayo and work as a clinical research fellow in London, Sorajja spent the

first part of his career at Mayo. He joined the Heart Institute in 2013. Over the years, he has worked to advance scientific knowledge surrounding his sphere of expertise, publishing more than 500 research papers and book chapters, as well as several books. He also won the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation’s 2017 Robert G. Hauser Award for Leadership Excellence in Innovation.

Sorajja deeply appreciates the opportunities afforded him by living in Minnesota, a state with a long history of medical innovation and a thriving medical device indus -

try. He and other physicians who want to contribute to breakthrough treatments can collaborate with roughly 350 med-tech companies in the state. “I have the privilege of being a full-time practicing cardiologist and doing medical research and innovation. I’m blessed to have both,” Sorajja says.

He adds, “I found my calling. It is incredibly gratifying to see patients and families after a procedure and be able to say that it’s going to be all right. The impact is so positive on these patients’ lives when they have something so life-threatening. It doesn’t get any better than that.”

PAUL SORAJJA, MD Interventional cardiologist at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

Expanding Vision Options

Even though Dr. David Folden has more than 10,000 eye-related surgeries under his belt, he still finds wonder each time he makes an immediate difference in a patient’s vision. People come to him with cloudy eyesight or difficulty seeing at night due to cataracts. He helps patients understand how he can resolve cataract issues and also possibly solve other vision problems, such as astigmatism, nearsightedness, and presbyopia, during the same procedure.

Folden, an ophthalmologist at Twin Cities Eye Consultants, spends significant time with each patient to learn about their vision and their desired outcome. Do they want to eliminate the need for reading glasses? Or would they like to have better distance vision? “Overnight, cataract surgery will change a patient’s vision, their outlook, and their ability to function. You also have the opportunity to clean up their prescription by choosing the proper make and model and type of lens—you’re killing two birds with one stone,” Folden says.

For instance, one lens he uses, called a multifocal intraocular lens, can correct astigmatism and/ or nearsightedness and farsightedness—helping people be glassesfree. “It can be so impactful. That’s a big reason why I love what I do.”

Folden is always seeking ways to improve patient care by testing different lenses, publishing his findings, and adopting new technology. A good example involves his work to offer light-adjustable lenses to more cataract patients. These lenses work well for people who had LASIK or radial keratotomy surgery to correct their vision. The previous procedure often makes fine-tuning eyesight more challenging during cataract surgery. People who pick lightadjustable lenses need five UV light

treatments to finesse their vision, a level of treatment that many ophthalmologists find burdensome. So, Folden developed a partnership with optometrist Dr. Jennifer Wong. Now she handles patient treatments for about 30 Twin Cities ophthalmologists, freeing them up for patient consultations and surgery.

“The technology was around for about a year, but no one was using it. It was logistically cumbersome because of all the additional followups,” Folden says. “Our purpose was to make it easier and safer and give better outcomes with everyone doing their area of specialization. This model becomes a turnkey opportunity for other surgeons.”

Folden completed medical school at the University of North Dakota and his ophthalmology residency at the University of Minnesota, plan-

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ning to focus on surgery for cataracts and vision correction. He often is an early adopter of technology, such as doing cataract surgery with femtosecond lasers (which allow surgeons to make more precise incisions with a lower risk for error and faster visual recovery) and designing surgical instruments for using these lasers.

But that doesn’t mean he takes his eyes off patient care. From the start of his career, Folden has emphasized slowing down appointments so he can better educate patients about cataract surgery and different lens options. “I love to match the technology to what they are looking for,” he says. “I want to spend the time needed to educate patients before their surgery. We’re talking about someone’s vision and how impactful it will be from here on out.”

Ophthalmologist at Twin Cities Eye Consultants The list of Top Doctors begins on page 92.

Dr. Scott R. McGarvey

Top Doctors: 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Specialty interests:

- Complex deformity reconstruction for rheumatoid, post traumatic, osteoarthritis, and previously failed surgery

- Ankle joint replacement

- Sports injuries with tendon and ligament repair

• Has performed over 9,000 bunionectomy surgeries

SCOTT R. MCGARVEY, MD, is a fellowshiptrained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in disorders of the foot and ankle. Dr. McGarvey specializes in deformity reconstruction, rheumatoid and inflammatory arthritis, sports medicine, foot and ankle trauma, and ankle joint replacement surgery. He has performed over 9,000 bunionectomy surgeries during his 30 years of practice.

Dr. McGarvey earned his Medical Degree from the Mayo Medical School, completed his Orthopedic Residency at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, and performed his postgraduate Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He practices at Twin Cities Orthopedics Edina – Crosstown.

Outside of medicine, Dr. McGarvey has championed girls and women’s athletics. As a father of three daughters, he was instrumental in establishing a local girls’ hockey program that today is more than 300 players strong.

In this ever-changing medical environment, Dr. McGarvey’s practice philosophy remains founded on his training at the Mayo Clinic. He believes strongly in patient education and conscientious care.

“The best interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered.” – Dr. William Mayo

Appointments: 952-456-7000

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Foot & Ankle Specialist

Meet the 2023

TOP DOCTORS

The 27th edition of our Top Doctors list includes 829 doctors in 46 specialties. Here’s how we put it together. When compiling a list that’s as relied upon as our annual Top Doctors list, research is essential. We asked physicians to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) to whom they would go if they or a loved one were seeking medical care. From there, candidates were grouped into specialties and evaluated on myriad factors, including (but not limited to) peer recognition, professional achievement, and disciplinary history Doctors with the highest scores from each grouping were invited to serve on a blue-ribbon panel that evaluated the other candidates. It should be noted that doctors cannot pay to be included on this list, nor are they paid to provide input. Physicians are chosen using a patented multiphase selection process combining peer nominations and evaluations with independent research. In the end, only the doctors who acquired the highest total points appear on Mpls. St.Paul Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctors list. Of course, no list is perfect. Many qualified doctors providing excellent care are not included on this year’s list. However, if you’re looking for exceptional physicians who have earned the confidence and high regard of their peers, you can start your search here or go to mspmag.com/topdoctors. In addition to the list you find here, this year’s group of Top Doctors will join a prestigious group of doctors from more than 20 cities around the country who have been selected to Super Doctors, the full list of which you can find at superdoctors.com.

Editor’s Note: Many of our Top Doctors have specialty certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. This board certification requires substantial additional training in a doctor’s area of practice. We encourage you to discuss this board certification with your doctor to determine its relevance to your medical needs. More information about board certification is available at abms.org. © 2023 MSP Communications. All rights reserved. See disclaimer on page 128.

* This symbol indicates that a doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. It does not, however, indicate that the doctor is a board-certified pediatrician or board certified in a pediatric specialty.

* This symbol indicates that a doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/ reconstructive procedures.

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Manages disorders involving immune system conditions such as asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, and eczema, plus adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings.

Gary D. Berman

Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-338-3333

Nicole M. Chase St. Paul Allergy & Asthma, PA, St. Paul, 651-698-0386 *

Stephanie Fox

M Health Fairview, Woodbury, 651-326-1044

Thomas J. Helm

Allina Health Clinic, Maple Grove, 763-236-0200 *

Douglas F. McMahon

Allergy & Asthma Center of Minnesota, Maplewood, 612-444-3247 *

John C. Moore

M Health Fairview, Edina, 952-848-8890

Jennifer L. Oldham

HealthPartners Medical & Dental Group, St. Paul, 952-967-7075 *

Nancy L. Ott

Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-338-3333 *

Jason P. Raasch

Midwest Immunology Clinic, Plymouth, 763-577-0008 *

Annely M. Richardson

Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3090 *

John B. Sweet

Hennepin Healthcare, Golden Valley, 612-873-6963 *

Michael R. Wexler

Advancements in Allergy & Asthma Care, Ltd., Minnetonka, 952-546-6866 *

ANESTHESIOLOGY

For patients undergoing surgical, obstetric, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures, plus treatment of acute or chronic pain.

Lawrence J. Bertram

Medical Anesthesia, Ltd., St. Louis Park, 952-993-5150

Chandra J. Castro

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6000 *

Megan Ann Clinton

Associated Anesthesiologists, PA, Plymouth, 651-697-5804 *

Todd M. Hess

Dr. Todd M. Hess Pain Consulting, Sunfish Lake, 952-500-0226 *

Sarah J. Kaus

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-8090 *

Lisa Koenig

Associated Anesthesiologists, PA, Plymouth, 612-452-0858 *

Tjorvi E. Perry University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9165

Richard C. Prielipp University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9697

Louis C. Saeger

Premier Spine and Interventional Pain, PLLC, Edina, 612-353-4238

David M. Schultz

Nura Pain Clinics, Edina, 763-537-6000

Erik N. Stene

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6100 *

Edward Violante Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-5150

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Dr. J. Chris Coetzee

Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Specialist

Top Doctors: 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship in Switzerland

• Foot and Ankle Fellowship in Seattle, WA

• One of the first orthopedic surgeons in the US to become American Orthopedic Board Certified through the “exceptional scholar pathway”

• Recognized by Orthopedics Today as one of the top foot and ankle surgeons in the US in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016

• Named one of the Best Doctors in America multiple years, including 2021

J. CHRIS COETZEE, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who trained in South Africa, Switzerland and the US. He has subspecialty training in and his practice is focused on foot and ankle surgery. He is a world-renowned surgeon who has been asked to lecture and teach in more than 20 countries.

His practice is equally divided between primary orthopedic surgery, including trauma and sports medicine for all ages, and complex reconstructions of previously failed surgery. Dr. Coetzee has a special interest in foot and ankle sports injuries, for recreational, Olympic, or professional athletes. He has also been on the forefront of creating new guidelines for the surgical management of bunions and has done more than 3,000 total ankle replacements.

He is a past President of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and is still active on the AOFAS Board that plans national and international outreach programs for its members. He is one of the Team Physicians of the Minnesota Vikings.

TEAM PHYSICIAN FOR THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appointments: 952-456-7600

CARDIAC SURGERY

Artery bypass grafts, heart valve repair or replacement, heart transplantation, surgery of the thoracic aorta, repair of congenital heart defects, and minimally invasive heart surgery.

Douglas R. Baldwin Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-4130

Stephen Huddleston M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-625-3902

Ranjit John University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-3664

Rosemary F. Kelly University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-3902

Timothy J. Kroshus Regions Hospital Heart Center, St. Paul, 651-254-4130

Robroy MacIver

Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

Francis X. Moga

Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

David M. Overman

Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

Sara J. Shumway

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0976

CARDIOLOGY

Focuses on the diagnosis, medical management, and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Raed H. Abdelhadi

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Matthew Ambrose

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2941 *

Woubeshet Ayenew Hennepin Healthcare, Brooklyn Park, 612-873-2876

Bradley A. Bart

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-467-3662

Stephen Battista M Health Fairview, Edina, 952-836-3700

Elizabeth A. Bisinov Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3246

Emmanouil S. Brilakis

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott

Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

David A. Burton Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

Christopher D. Carter Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8828 *

Joao Luiz Cavalcante

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Jeff Chambers

Metropolitan Heart & Vascular Institute, Mpls., 763-427-9980

Ivan J. Chavez

Minneapolis Heart Institute, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Rebecca Jane Cogswell M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-5000

Peter M. Eckman

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Rufino E. Festin Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3246

Michael D. Garr

M Health Fairview, Maplewood, 651-326-4327

Charles C. Gornick

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott

Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

David B. Gremmels

Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

Elizabeth Z. Grey Park Nicollet Clinic, Burnsville, 952-993-6500

Kevin M. Harris

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott

Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Gurumurthy Hiremath University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2755 *

David G. Hurrell

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott

Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Thomas H. Johnson

M Health Fairview, Woodbury, 651-326-4327

William T. Katsiyiannis

Minneapolis Heart Institute, Edina, 612-863-3900

Elizabeth Klodas

Preventive Cardiology Clinic, PA, Edina, 952-929-5600

Thomas Knickelbine

Allina Health

Centennial Lakes Clinic, Edina, 952-428-0500

Louis P. Kohl

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-2875

Mark D. Kraemer

Metropolitan Heart & Vascular Institute, Fridley, 763-427-9980

Kristopher D. Krueger

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

John R. Lesser

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Dr. Theresa Wollan Vadnais Heights clinic

Dr. Timothy Hernandez West St. Paul clinic

Top Doctor for 16 years 2007-2010 & 2012-2023

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

CHRISTOPHER M. LARSON, MD, is the Head Team Physician for the Minnesota Vikings (NFL), former Team Physician for the Minnesota Wild (NHL), and an Official Orthopedic Consultant for the NBA and NHL Players Association. Dr. Larson is an internationally recognized surgeon and speaker and has pioneered various sports medicine procedures. He specializes in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and other knee ligament reconstructions, meniscal repair (including meniscal root injuries), hip arthroscopy, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery, and proximal hamstring repair in athletes. Dr. Larson is also committed to research, having authored numerous textbooks and published over 175 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Appointments: 952-456-7058

Dr. Christopher M. Larson

Sports Medicine, Knee & Hip Specialist

Jamie L. Lohr

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-5961 *

Cindy M. Martin

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-5000

Daniel P. Melby

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Michael D. Miedema

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Michael R. Mooney Minneapolis Heart Institute, Mpls., 612-863-3900

William B. Nelson Regions Hospital Heart Center, St. Paul, 651-254-4887

Carmelo J. Panetta M Health Fairview, Maplewood, 651-326-4327

Pamela R. Paulsen

Regions Hospital Heart Center, St. Paul, 651-254-4887

Ganesh Raveendran University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-1339

Michael A. Samara Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Retu Saxena Minneapolis Heart Institute, Edina, 952-428-0500

Soma Sen Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3246

Scott W. Sharkey Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3958

Jeffrey J. Shultz

Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3246

Jay S. Simonson

Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3665

Paul Sorajja

Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Julia Steinberger

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2755 *

Jay H. Traverse Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Yale L. Wang Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-3900

Dennis W. Zhu Regions Hospital, HealthPartners Medical Group, St. Paul, 651-254-4887

Peter Zimbwa

Allina Health

Minneapolis Heart Institute, Mpls., 612-863-3900

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY

For various diseases of the small intestine, colon, rectum, anal canal, and perianal area, including the organs and tissues related to primary intestinal diseases.

George E. Belzer Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

Isaac Felemovicius Voyage Healthcare, Maple Grove, 763-587-7752

Wolfgang Gaertner M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-624-9708

Brett T. Gemlo

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-312-1620

Sarah W. Grahn

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Associates, Ltd., Burnsville, 651-312-1700

Janet T. Lee

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-312-1620

Genevieve B.

Melton-Meaux

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9708

Marc C. Osborne

Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd., Edina, 651-312-1700

Michael P. Spencer

Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 651-225-7855

Amy J. Thorsen

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 651-225-7855

David J. Willis

Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The diagnosis and treatment of critically ill and injured patients.

Erik Brockman

Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Mark H. Eikenberry

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Sara E. Erickson

HealthPartners Regions

Specialty Clinic, St. Paul, 952-967-7977

Gwenyth Fischer

University of Minnesota

Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9574 *

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Top Doctors: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• MSP Magazine Rising Star: 2015

• Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery

• Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine

• Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship

• Specialty Interests: Knee dislocations, knee ligament injuries, meniscus injuries, rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, arthritis in the athlete and young patient, tendon tears

JONATHAN M. COOPER, DO, is a sports medicine fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in musculoskeletal disorders of the athlete and active patient. Dr. Cooper specializes in complex knee and shoulder surgery from joint preservation and reconstruction to joint replacement.

At TCO’s Eagan and Staples locations, Dr. Cooper treats conditions to help patients stay active in all stages of life. He specializes in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and multiple ligament knee reconstructions, meniscus repair (including meniscal root injuries), articular cartilage disorders (including osteochondral allografts), rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilization, tendon repairs (including proximal hamstring and distal biceps), and arthritis of the knee and shoulder.

Dr. Cooper’s practice philosophy centers around the teachings of osteopathic medicine and the relationship of all systems of the body to function as a unit. He focuses on patient education and optimizing the body’s natural ability to heal itself from injury or recover from surgery. He believes it makes a difference to look beyond one’s symptoms and wants to know the entire patient to treat them as a whole person.

TEAM PHYSICIAN FOR EAGAN HIGH SCHOOL

Appointments: 952-456-7600

DrJonathanCooper.com

Dr. Jonathan M. Cooper

Sports Medicine, Knee & Shoulder Specialist

Caroline L. George M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Kendra Gram Children’s Heart Clinic, Mpls., 612-813-8800 *

Janet Rae Hume University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-672-6000 *

Robert R. Kempainen Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Michele M. LeClaire Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Ashley Loomis University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9574 *

Kenneth K. Maslonka Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Nicolette Myers Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3242 *

Jennifer Needle University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6678 *

Jeffrey E. Nowak Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Alberto Orioles Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Matthew Prekker Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Robert S. Shapiro Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Mark D. Sprenkle Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

DERMATOLOGY

The treatment of healthy and diseased skin in adults and children, including conditions such as skin cancer, melanomas, moles, dermatitis, acne, hair loss, scars, and more.

Rehana Ahmed Lakes Dermatology, PA, Burnsville, 651-340-1064 *

Sachin S. Bhardwaj Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808 *

Kimberly A. Bohjanen University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-5656

M. Elizabeth Briden Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Institute, Edina, 952-915-6000 *

Mimi Cho Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808

Jeremy W. Cook Dermatology Consultants, PA, Woodbury, 651-578-2700 * *

Julie S. Cronk Dermatology Consultants, PA, Woodbury, 651-578-2700 *

Charles E. Crutchfield III Crutchfield Dermatology, Eagan, 651-209-3600 * *

Cari G. Dakin Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3260

Jaime L. Davis Uptown Dermatology & SkinSpa, PA, Mpls., 612-455-3200 * *

Jennifer E. Dick Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808 * *

John R. Fenyk Jr. Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3260

Frederick S. Fish Associated Skin Care Specialists, Eden Prairie, 952-934-7336 *

David W. Groth

Southwest Dermatology Specialists, Ltd., Richfield, 612-869-2086 *

Jessica L. Healy Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808

Juan P. Jaimes

Dermatology Consultants, PA, Woodbury, 651-578-2700

Lynda S. Kauls Market Street Dermatology, Mpls., 612-746-4144 * *

Bailey Lee Associated Skin Care Specialists, Mpls., 612-225-6970 *

Jennifer M. Lee Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808 *

Nancy Leitch Lakes Dermatology, PA, Minnetonka, 763-316-4407

Sherri A. Long North Metro Dermatology, North Oaks, 651-789-9800

Rajneesh Madhok Dermatology Specialists, Edina, 952-920-3808

Sheilagh Maguiness M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Ian A. Maher M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-8383 *

Mary E. Meighan

Zel Skin & Laser Specialists, Plymouth, 952-473-1286 *

Daniel Miller

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-5656

Jane B. Moore

My Dermatologist, Inver Grove Heights, 651-621-8888

Ingrid C. Polcari

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-8625 *

Scott P. Prawer Associated Skin Care Specialists, Maple Grove, 763-416-2380 *

Anudeep Rahil North Metro Dermatology, North Oaks, 651-789-9800 *

Tanya A. Sale Dermatology Consultants, PA, St. Paul, 651-645-3628

Malinee Saxena My Dermatologist, Inver Grove Heights, 651-621-8888

Elyse H. Scheuer Market Street Dermatology, Mpls., 612-746-4144 * *

Joseph J. Shaffer Dermatology Consultants, Eagan, 651-251-3300 *

Kristina K. Shaffer Dermatology Consultants, Eagan, 651-251-3300 *

Neil Shah Clarus Dermatology, St. Anthony, 612-213-2370 *

Mohiba K. Tareen Tareen Dermatology, Roseville, 651-633-6883 *

Whitney D. Tope Pinnacle Dermatology, Edina, 952-746-6090 * *

Maureen P. Utz Ridgeview Excelsior Clinic, Excelsior, 952-442-3188 *

Erin M. Warshaw Park Nicollet Contact Dermatitis Clinic, Mpls., 952-977-3450

Roger Weenig Associated Skin Care Specialists, PA, New Brighton, 763-571-4000 *

Robyn Wetter Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3987 *

Brian D. Zelickson Zel Skin & Laser Specialists, Plymouth, 952-929-8888 *

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition in response to acute illness and injury.

Joseph L. Arms

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

Patrick L. Carolan

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

Jon B. Cole

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-3132

William Gustavus

Heegaard

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-4525

Matthew E. Herold

Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, 952-442-2191

John L. Hick

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-4908

David A. Hirschman

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

Kurt M. Isenberger Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-3044

Rahul Kaila

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6678 *

Christopher E. Kapsner

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-4233

Katherine Katzung

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-4233

Anupam Kharbanda

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

David M. Larson Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, 952-442-2191

Manu Madhok Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

James R. Miner Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Robert T. Plouff

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6843 *

David W. Plummer Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Karen A. Quaday Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-3044

Robert Reardon Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-347-5683

ENDOCRINOLOGY

For disorders of the internal glands, diabetes, metabolic and nutritional disorders, obesity, pituitary diseases, and menstrual and sexual problems.

M. Jennifer Abuzzahab Children’s Minnesota Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic & McNeely Diabetes Center, St. Paul, 651-220-6624 *

Anne Bantle University of Minnesota Health, Mpls., 612-625-8690

Luke E. Benedict

Allina Health United Medical Specialties Clinic, St. Paul, 651-241-5000

Charles J. Billington University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-6666

Lynn A. Burmeister University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-8690

Anders L. Carlson International Diabetes Center, HealthPartners Institute, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3933

John T. Chow

Endocrinology Clinic of Minneapolis, PA, Edina, 952-927-7810

Amy B. Criego Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3900 *

Laura M. Gandrud Pickett Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3900 *

Harold H. Katz Allina Health United Medical Specialties Clinic, St. Paul, 651-241-5000

Farha Khan North Memorial Health, Minnetonka, 763-581-8900

Christopher T. Kodl HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 952-967-7616

Jennifer H. Kyllo Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6624 *

Thomas W. Laedtke M Health Fairview, Edina, 952-858-8890

Samar Malaeb Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-2000

Rebecca S. Mattison Endocrinology Clinic of Minneapolis, PA, Edina, 952-927-7810

Bradley S. Miller University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-5409 *

Antoinette M. Moran M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Rebecca M. Moxness Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3708

Brandon M. Nathan University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-5409 *

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Dr. Andrea M. Saterbak

Top Doctors: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine

ANDREA M. SATERBAK, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a sports medicine subspecialty certification, who specializes in knee and shoulder conditions. Her practice focuses on the latest arthroscopic surgical techniques and its application to ACL reconstruction in the knee, shoulder instability, and rotator cuff repair. Additional interests include joint replacement of both the knee and shoulder. Patients of Dr. Saterbak considering joint replacement will have access to the EXCEL Orthopedic Surgery and Recovery program at TCO, which aims to provide a better quality of life for patients after surgery.

• Special Interests: ACL reconstruction and complex knee injuries, total knee replacement, shoulder instability, rotator cuff repair and total shoulder replacement AndreaSaterbakMD.com

Dr. Saterbak completed her residency at the University of Iowa Department of Orthopedic Surgery and her Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins clinic in Vail, Colorado. She has traveled as a Consulting Physician with the US Ski Team on the World Cup Tour since 1998 and is currently a Team Physician for Stillwater Area High School.

Dr. Saterbak treats patients at Twin Cities Orthopedics clinics in Stillwater and Woodbury.

Trust that your game will be preserved and elevated with Dr. Saterbak’s skills.

Sports Medicine, Knee & Shoulder Specialist

• A Steadman Hawkins Trained Sports Medicine Fellow, Vail, Colorado

Kyriakie M. Sarafoglou University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Betsy L. Schwartz Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3900 *

Crispin J. Semakula

Axis Medical Clinics, Mpls., 612-787-6365

Kevin J. Sheridan

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-726-2654 *

Mark P. Stesin

Mark P. Stesin, MD, PA, Robbinsdale, 763-582-1800

Muna Sunni University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-5409 *

Brian A. Swiglo Allina Health, Mpls., 612-333-8883

FAMILY MEDICINE

Provides a range of medical care services, including routine checkups and illness diagnosis, treatment, and management.

Patricia Adam University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-333-0770 *

Jennifer Auge Allina Health Clinic, Blaine, 763-236-5400

Nicole Chaisson University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-333-0770

Scott R. Colson Voyage Healthcare, Osseo, 763-587-7900

David L. Councilman Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Roli Dwivedi Unversity of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center, Mpls., 612-301-3433

Paul F. Erickson NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center / Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-543-2500 *

Xiao Feng HealthPartners Arden Hills Clinic, Arden Hills, 651-523-8500

Amy L. Gilbert Herself Health, St. Paul, 651-615-5408

Jon S. Hallberg M Physicians Mill City Clinic, Mpls., 612-338-1383

Peter G. Harper M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-333-0770

Timothy J. Hernandez Entira Family Clinics, West Saint Paul, 651-455-2940 *

Annie L. Ideker HealthPartners Arden Hills Clinic, Arden Hills, 651-523-8500

Todd A. Jorgenson Allina Health Clinic, Richfield, 612-798-8800

Mumtaz A. Kazim Edina Family Physicians, PA, Edina, 952-925-2200

Kevin M. Kelly Fairview ClinicsRiverside, Mpls., 612-672-2450

Elizabeth L. Kennedy Ridgeview Medical Specialty Clinic, Excelsior, 952-906-7855

Sally A. Kline Park Nicollet Clinic, Eden Prairie, 952-993-7400

Robert B. Levy Broadway Family Medicine - An M Physicians Clinic, Mpls., 612-302-8200

Carrie Link M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-333-0770

Kathleen M. Macken

Allina Health United Family Physicians, St. Paul, 651-241-5200

Tanner J. Nissly Broadway Family Medicine - An M Physicians Clinic, Mpls., 612-302-8275

Yasmin A. Orandi Allina Health Clinic, Apple Valley, 651-241-3779

Kara K. Pacala University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-333-0770 *

Shailey Prasad M Physicians, Mpls., 612-302-8275

Timothy J. Ramer M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-333-0770

Jamie D. Santilli University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9499 *

Andrew H. Slattengren Broadway Family Medicine - An M Physicians Clinic, Mpls., 612-302-8200

Rochelle R. Taube Edina Sports & Family Medicine, Edina, 952-926-6489

Andrea K. Westby Broadway Family Medicine - An M Physicians Clinic, Mpls., 612-302-8200

Theresa M. Wollan Entira Family Clinics, Vadnais Heights, 651-766-0520

Jennifer L. Woodland North Memorial Health, New Hope, 763-581-5700 *

Michael R. Wootten Broadway Family Medicine - An M Physicians Clinic, Mpls., 612-302-8200

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

Dr. Thyra Jagger Dr. John Cretzmeyer

Dr. Robert Laing Dr. William Bauman

We specialize in helping apprehensive and long-time absent patients take the first step back to a healthy mouth & smile.

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS Orthopedic Surgeons

Drs. Brian and Owen O’Neill are board-certified orthopedic surgeons, each with over 25 years of practice experience. They are both experts in the minimally invasive direct anterior hip replacement surgical approach, together having performed over 5,000 of these procedures - and serve as instructors of the technique to other surgeons. Both attended the Mayo Clinic for medical school where they completed their orthopedic training. Both physicians hold subspecialty certifications in Sports Medicine from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

BRIAN T. O’NEILL, MD

Dr. Brian O’Neill limits his practice to hip and knee replacement surgery, including primary and revision surgery and has performed thousands of knee and hip replacement surgeries over the last 30 years. Dr. O’Neill has been the Medical Director of the North Memorial Heath Joint Replacement Center since its inception in 2008. In addition, he participates in the Level 1 Trauma program at North Memorial Health. Dr. O’Neill practices and performs surgical cases at Maple Grove Hospital, Maple Grove Surgery Center, North Memorial, and Crosstown Surgery Center. This fall, he will also be operating at the Orthopedic Institute in Chaska and seeing patients at the new TCO Plymouth location. He will operate at the Plymouth Orthopedic Surgery Center in early 2024.

Dr. O’Neill enjoys spending time with his wife Kelly, and their two sons. He spends much of his free time at the cabin, as well as hockey rinks, ski slopes, and lacrosse fields.

Maple Grove, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale

763-520-7870

BrianONeillMD.com

OWEN R. O’NEILL, MD

Dr. Owen O’Neill’s practice is focused on all aspects of knee and hip care, from arthroscopy and sports medicine to joint replacement. He has also performed thousands of knee and hip surgeries utilizing the latest techniques, and speaks nationally on how to improve care and outcomes for joint replacement patients. He is the Medical Director of the EXCEL Surgery & Recovery program at TCO, which is a program designed for rapid recovery following joint replacement surgery. He serves on the Executive Committee and Board for TCO, and is the President of TCO.

Married to cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, and with two active sons, when not caring for patients he stays busy on the ski slopes and the golf course, striving to “out drive” his kids, which is becoming more and more difficult.

Brian T. O’Neill, MD Owen R. O’Neill, MD

Brian T. O’Neill, MD (left), Owen R. O’Neill, MD (right)

GASTROENTEROLOGY

For diseases of the digestive organs, including the stomach, bowels, liver, and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice.

Stuart Amateau

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9684

Paul R. Dambowy

MNGI Digestive Health, Woodbury, 612-871-1145

Nissa I. Erickson

MNGI Digestive Health, Mpls., 612-871-1145 *

Caryn Fine

MNGI Digestive Health, Plymouth, 612-871-1145

Robert A. Ganz

MNGI Digestive Health, Plymouth, 612-871-1145

Mohamed A. Hassan University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9684

Michelle Kennedy Minnesota Gastroenterology, PA, St. Paul, 612-871-1145 *

John R. Lake

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Samuel H. Leon

MNGI Digestive Health, Bloomington, 612-871-1145

Thomas M. Leventhal

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-6100

Nicholas Lim

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-8383

J. Shawn Mallery

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Robert Jason Matlock

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Benjamin Mitlyng MNGI Digestive Health, Plymouth, 612-871-1145

Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Craig A. Solem

MNGI Digestive Health, Coon Rapids, 612-871-1145

David R. Stolpman Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3240

Boris Sudel MNGI Digestive Health, Mpls., 612-871-1145 *

Guru Trikudanathan University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-2457

GENETIC MEDICINE

Genetic medicine incorporates areas such as gene therapy, personalized medicine,

and predictive medicine. Medical genetics refers to the application of genetics to medical care.

Susan A. Berry University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-5965 *

Vikas Bhambhani Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-7240 *

GERIATRICS

Specialists have knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly.

Jack G. Beaird

Anne M. Murray Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-2723

James T. Pacala

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-333-0770

Thomas L. “Tom” von Sternberg Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-2000

Kathleen Woo-Rippe Allina Health Senior Care, Mpls., 612-262-7800

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

A specialized field of medicine that focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system.

A. Catherine Casey Minnesota Oncology, Edina, 952-928-2900

Levi S. Downs Jr. Park Nicollet Women’s Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3282

Britt Erickson University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Melissa A. Geller University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Rahel G. Ghebre University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Amy L. McNally Minnesota Oncology, St. Paul, 651-251-5500

Sally A. Mullany

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

Treatments Offered

Meysam

Kebriaei, M.D. / Todd E. Jackman, M.D. / Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D. / Hart P. Garner, M.D. / Eric S. Nussbaum, M.D. Stefano M. Sinicropi, M.D. / Eduardo J. Perez, M.D. / David T. Chang, M.D.

Deanna Teoh

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Jessica Thomes Pepin Minnesota Oncology, Maplewood, 651-779-7978

Boris Jan Winterhoff

University of Minnesota

Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-4200

HEMATOLOGY

For diseases of the blood, spleen, and lymph glands, including conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia, and lymphoma.

Cathleen Chen HealthPartners

Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Kurt C. Demel Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-3456

Stephanie A. Fritch Lilla

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Susan L. Kearney

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Brenda R. Larson HealthPartners

Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Margaret L. MacMillan

University of Minnesota

Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2961 *

Yoav H. Messinger

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Jawhar Rawwas

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Mark T. Reding

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-5005

Angela R. Smith M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-8100 *

Marie E. Steiner

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-8100 *

Jakub Tolar

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-4949 *

Gregory M. Vercellotti

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-4200

Paul J. Zander Minnesota Oncology, Mpls., 612-884-6300

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.

Daniel J. Anderson Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Mpls., 612-863-4096

Jason V. Baker Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-347-2700

Kiran K. Belani

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6777 *

Peter F. Bornstein St. Paul Infectious Disease Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-772-6235

Anupama S. Kalaskar Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6444 *

Michael J. Klevay St. Paul Infectious Disease Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-772-6235

Ashley Newberry Allina Health Group, Coon Rapids, 763-780-9155

William F. Pomputius III

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6777 *

Tamara C. Pozos

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 651-220-6444 *

Ayesha Rashid St. Paul Infectious Disease Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-241-5000

Jason L. Sanchez Infectious Disease Associates, Mpls., 763-951-2205

Mark R. Sannes Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-1381

Mark R. Schleiss University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-9913 *

ELYSE SCHEUER, MD and LYNDA KAULS, MD BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGISTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 TOP DOCS

We are honored to see so many of our Children’s Minnesota physicians on this year’s list. The families who come to our hospitals and clinics count on these exceptional physicians to deliver the health care their children deserve: highly specialized, deeply compassionate and made-just-for-kids.

Left to right: Angela Kade Goepferd, MD Samreen Vora, MD Meysam Kebriaei, MD

Meet us on the

Ronald L. Schut Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Megan K. Shaughnessy Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963 *

William M. Stauffer III University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9996 *

Patricia F. Walker HealthPartners Travel and Tropical Medicine Center, St. Paul, 651-254-7044

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Long-term comprehensive care in common and complex illnesses of adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

April D. Abrahamson Bluestone Physician Services, Stillwater, 651-342-1039

William H. Anderson Park Nicollet Clinic, Wayzata, 952-993-8250

Frederick R. Arnason North Memorial Health, Minnetonka, 763-581-3331

John R. Bartlett Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3333

Rebecca A. Bartlett Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3333

Bradley J. Benson University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9499 *

Mary Sue Beran Park Nicollet ClinicCarlson Parkway, Minnetonka, 952-993-4500

Danita J. Carlson Allina Health Isles Clinic, Mpls., 612-775-4800

Tammy Chiesa HealthEast Midway Clinic, St. Paul, 651-232-4800

Ellen Coffey Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-4059

William E. Conroy University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-5777

Michael K. Cummings Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

Sally Engebretson Voyage Healthcare, Plymouth, 763-587-7900

Brian L. French Abbott Northwestern Hospitalist Service, Mpls., 612-863-4000 Laxmana M. Godishala M Health Fairview, Edina, 952-929-6994

Paul S. Gotlieb Fairview Crosstown Clinic, Edina, 952-848-5600

David Hilden Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-3395

Todd A. Holcomb Lakeview Clinic, Ltd., Waconia, 952-442-4461

Brian M. Idelkope Fairview Clinics, Edina, 952-848-5600

Bhavjot Kaur Fairview Crosstown Clinic, Edina, 952-848-5600

Mary Logeais M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-624-9499

Mary Z. Miley Park Nicollet Clinic, Plymouth, 952-993-8900

Noelle M. Nelson Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

Kurt S. Partoll Voyage Healthcare, Crystal, 763-587-7900

John M. Peitersen Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, 952-442-2191

Cuong Pham Unversity of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center, Mpls., 612-301-3433 *

Paul P. Phillips Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

Bryce A. Pierson Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

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Bryan D. Post Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

Mark Prebonich North Memorial Health, Maple Grove, 763-581-5900

Anne Marie Pylkas MATC, Mpls., 612-887-6282

Bernard R. Quebral HealthPartners Woodbury Clinic, Woodbury, 952-967-7975

Jason J. Reed Executive Health Care and Specialists in Internal Medicine, PA, Plymouth, 612-870-7711

Aaron D. Rutzick Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Marc A. Salita Allina Health Clinic, Richfield, 612-798-8800 *

Carol H. Schoonover M Health Fairview, Fridley, 763-586-5844

Katherine Shafto Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963 *

Rosalie Siy Allina Health Centennial Lakes Clinic, Edina, 952-835-1311

David C. Smiley Voyage Healthcare, Crystal, 763-587-7900

Samuel W. Spears Allina Health Clinic, Richfield, 612-798-8800

Paul M. Sutter Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

Veeti Tandon Allina Health Uptown Clinic, Mpls., 612-824-1772

Brett W. Teten M Health Fairview Midway Clinic, St. Paul, 651-232-4800

Chrisanne K. Timpe HealthPartners Community Senior Care, Mpls., 952-883-6805

Kristi A. Trostel Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-5000

Meghan Mary Walsh Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Tod J. Worner Abbott Northwestern General Medicine Associates, Edina, 952-914-8100

MATERNAL/FETAL MEDICINE

Specialists are trained to deal with the highestrisk pregnancies, where potential complications could affect the mother, the baby, or both.

Elizabeth Baldwin HealthPartners Maternal Fetal Medicine, St. Paul, 651-293-8393

Stephen A. Contag University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-2223

Katherine Marie Jacobs

Haugen OB/GYN, Edina, 952-927-6561

Cresta W. Jones University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 312-273-2223

Daniel V. Landers University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-301-3415

Tracy L. Prosen Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-5006

Phillip N. Rauk Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, Mpls., 612-273-2223

Heidi L. Thorson Minnesota Perinatal Physicians, PA, Mpls., 612-863-4502

Yasuko Yamamura University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-2223

NEONATAL/PERINATAL MEDICINE

Specialists provide care and the medical management of newborns born prematurely, sick, critically ill, or in need of surgery. Providers often incorporate the family into careplan initiatives.

Constance A. Adkisson

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-2686 *

Jane E. Barthell Minnesota Neonatal Physicians, PA, Maple Grove, 612-322-6903 *

Catherine M. Bendel

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Mark J. Bergeron Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6288 *

Thomas N. George Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6863 *

Michael K. Georgieff

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Tate A. Gisslen

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Sixto Fernando Guiang III

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Andrea L. Lampland Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6260 *

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

Mike Steele PA-C

Mary Neill PA-C

Suzanne Davidowitz M.D.

Angela Reichart PA-C

Laura Mattson PA-C

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Jeffrey Freed, M.D.

Holly Hanson, M.D.

Jaime Hanson, M.D.

Steven Kempers, M.D.

Bailey Lee, M.D.

Jane Lindholm, M.D.

Jane Lisko, M.D.

Erin Luxenberg, M.D.

J. Daniel Mischke, M.D.

Anne Nikle, M.D.

Soheil Pakzad, M.D.

Scott Prawer, M.D., M.S.

Marki Swick, M.D.

Roger Weenig, M.D.

5% of Doctors in the metro receive this Honor.

ROGER WEENIG, M.D.

FREDERICK FISH, M.D.

SCOTT PRAWER, M.D.

BAILEY LEE, M.D.

Bonnie G. Landrum

Minnesota Neonatal Physicians, PA, Maple Grove, 612-322-6903 *

Jeanne D. Mrozek

Minnesota Neonatal Physicians, PA, Maple Grove, 612-322-6903 *

Erin A. Osterholm

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Sara E. Ramel University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-7032 *

Raghavendra B. Rao

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-3260 *

Erin Clifford Stepka

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0644 *

Aaron Swenson Minnesota Neonatal Physicians, PA, Maple Grove, 612-322-6903 *

Jill M. Therien

Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6260 *

NEPHROLOGY

For disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance, and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function.

George C. Canas Kidney Specialists of Minnesota, PA, Brooklyn Center, 763544-0696

Shannon E. Doyle Associated Nephrology Consultants, PA, Maplewood, 651-7726251

Keith E. Eidman InterMed Consultants, Ltd., Edina, 952-9202070

John R. Gray Kidney Specialists of Minnesota, PA, Brooklyn Center, 763544-0696

Rajeev Kaul Park Nicollet Clinic, Burnsville, 952-993-8700

Joseph Y. Lee Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-467-2057

Raymond J. Poor Kidney Specialists of Minnesota, PA, Roseville, 651-489-9035

Michelle Rheault University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Rajiv R. Shah InterMed Consultants, Ltd., Edina, 952-920-2070

William S. Stuart Jr. Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3283

Mary Elizabeth TahnkJohnson Park Nicollet Clinic, Maple Grove, 952-993-1440

Kimberlee A. Thielen Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-4000

Mario J. Zarama Kidney Specialists of Minnesota, PA, Roseville, 651-489-9035

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

The treatment of pain or pathological processes that may modify the function or activity of the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, and more.

Thomas A. Bergman Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Clark C. Chen University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-6666

Andrew Grande University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-6666

Daniel J. Guillaume University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-6666 *

Matthew A. Hunt M Health Fairview

Neurosurgery, Edina, 952-836-3695

Meysam Ali Kebriaei Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-5230 *

Michael P. McCue Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-871-7278 *

Mahmoud G. Nagib Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-871-7278 *

Michael C. Park University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-6666

Debbie Song

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-325-2307 *

Ramachandra P. Tummala

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-624-6666

Kyle M. Uittenbogaard Metropolitan Neurosurgery, Mpls., 763-427-1137

NEUROLOGY

Evaluation and treatment of all types of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, and autonomic nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures.

Irfan M. Altafullah Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd., Golden Valley, 763-588-0661

John Damergis Noran Neurological Clinic, PA, Mpls., 612-879-1000 *

Bret C. Haake HealthPartners

Neuroscience Center, St. Paul, 651-495-6300

Thomas R. Henry University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-9025

Charles H. Horowitz North Memorial Health, Mpls., 763-581-3650

Steven T. Janousek Noran Neurological Clinic, PA, Mpls., 612-879-1000 *

Laura Y. J. Li HealthPartners

Neuroscience Center, St. Paul, 651-495-6300

Martha A. Nance Struthers Parkinson’s Center, Golden Valley, 952-993-5495

Melissa K. Samuelsson HealthPartners

Neuroscience Center, St. Paul, 651-495-6300

William Frank Schmalstieg University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-6688

Drahomira Sencakova Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3200

Ezgi Tiryaki Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-467-3017

Paul J. Tuite M Health Fairview, Maple Grove, 612-626-6688

Alexander Y. Zubkov Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd., Edina, 952-920-7200

OBSTETRICS/ GYNECOLOGY

Focuses on the health of women before, during, and after their childbearing years and diagnosing and treating conditions of the female reproductive system and associated disorders.

Wanda Patton Adefris Adefris & Toppin Women’s Specialists, MD, PC, Woodbury, 651-686-6400

April Batcheller CCRM Minneapolis, Edina, 952-225-1630

Edward M. Beadle Minnesota Women’s Care, Woodbury, 651-600-3035

Amy M. Brown Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility, PA, Edina, 952-920-2730

Regina Cho OBGYN Specialists, Edina, 952-920-2200

Erin A. Collins Fairview Center for Women, Edina, 952-927-4021

David L. Curran Southdale ObGyn, Burnsville, 952-435-9505

Deborah Davenport Southdale ObGyn, Edina, 952-920-7001

Laura A. Dean HealthPartners / Stillwater Medical Group, Stillwater, 651-439-1234

Danielle C. O. Dempsey Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Kathryn G. Flory Voyage Healthcare, Maple Grove, 763-587-7916

Jessica L. Grajczyk Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility, PA, Edina, 952-920-2730

Caroline Picone Haakenson OBGYN Specialists, Edina, 952-920-2200

Emily Hawes-Van Pelt Women’s Health Consultants, Mpls., 612-333-4822

Andraya Huldeen Western OB/GYN, Waconia, 952-442-2137

Bridget B. Keller Park Nicollet Women’s Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3282

Amy E. Kelly Minnesota Women’s Care, Woodbury, 651-600-3035

Leigh Berven Koidahl Southdale ObGyn, Edina, 952-920-7001

Sarah B. Mainguy Women’s Health Consultants, Mpls., 612-333-4822

Sarah M. Manneh Oakdale Obstetrics & Gynecology, PA, Maple Grove, 763-587-7000

Andrea L. Messina Park Nicollet ClinicCarlson Parkway, Minnetonka, 952-993-3282

Kellee B. Ott Park Nicollet Clinic, Bloomington, 952-993-2400

Janet M. Schaffer Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3282

K. Anthony Shibley OBGYN Specialists, Edina, 952-920-2200

Annelise Skor Swigert Southdale ObGyn, Edina, 952-920-7001

Carrie Ann Terrell M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-7111

Deborah A. Thorp Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3282

Barbara C. Toppin Adefris & Toppin

Women’s Specialists, MD, PC, Woodbury, 651-686-6400

ONCOLOGY

Diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. Treatment may involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Thomas T. Amatruda III Minnesota Oncology, Fridley, 763-786-1620

Daniel M. Anderson Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-3572

Heather Beckwith University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Anne E. Bendel Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Anne Blaes University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Stuart H. Bloom M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Naomi Fujioka University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-4200

Purvi Gada

Minnesota Oncology & Ridgeview Cancer & Infusion Center, Chaska, 952-361-5800

Edward W. Greeno M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Randolph W. Hurley HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 612-341-4800

Balkrishna N. Jahagirdar HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 612-341-4800

David M. King Minnesota Oncology, Fridley, 763-786-1620

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

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Tim G. Larson

Minnesota Oncology, Mpls., 612-884-6300

Rachel E. Lerner

HealthPartners

Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Troy Lund

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Steven E. McCormack

HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-3572

Mark R. Menge HealthPartners

Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Christopher L. Moertel

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-8100 *

Joseph P. Neglia M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Manish R. Patel M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Douglas J. Rausch Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Michael K. Richards Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

Steven R. Rousey Minnesota Oncology, Waconia, 952-442-6006

John F. Schwerkoske Minnesota Oncology, Woodbury, 651-735-7414

Susan F. Sencer

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-5940 *

John E. Seng Minnesota Oncology, Mpls., 612-884-6300

Amy B. Spomer HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Paul J. Thurmes Minnesota Oncology, Mpls., 612-884-6300

John E. Wagner Jr. M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-8100 *

Brenda J. Weigel M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-8100 *

Mark A. Wilkowske HealthPartners

Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

Douglas Yee M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-672-7000

Dylan M. Zylla HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3248

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Surgical and medical specialty that manages the complete range of eye and vision care. Subspecialty areas include pediatric ophthalmology, oculoplastics, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and more.

Omar E. Awad Minnesota Eye Consultants, Woodbury, 800-393-8639

Steven R. Bennett Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131

John S. Berestka Northwest Eye Clinic, Wayzata, 763-416-7600

Abdhish R. Bhavsar Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Maplewood, 612-871-2292

Keith H. Carlson

Claris Eye Care & Surgery, Burnsville, 952-522-4900

Daniel S. Conrad Allina Health Group, Coon Rapids, 763-780-9155

John B. Davies Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131

Elizabeth A. Davis Minnesota Eye Consultants, Bloomington, 952-888-5800

Sundeep Dev Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131

Geoffrey G. Emerson Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Maplewood, 612-871-2292

Michael V. Emerson Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 800-233-8504 *

Kevin C. Engel Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

W. Keith Engel Northwest Eye Clinic, Minnetonka, 763-416-7600 *

Marshall H. Everson Jr. Twin Cities Eye Consultants / Edina Eye Physicians & Surgeons, PA, Edina, 952-8328100

David V. Folden Twin Cities Eye Consultants, Blaine, 763-421-7420

David R. Hardten Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minnetonka, 952-888-5800

Andrew Harrison University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-4654 *

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas W. Samuelson, Dr. David R. Hardten, Dr. Elizabeth A. Davis, Dr. Jill S. Melicher and Dr. Omar E. Awad for being named ‘Top Doctors’ by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine!

For your eyes, see the best.

Dr. Omar E. Awad Cornea & Cataract Specialist

Dr. Jill S. Melicher Oculoplastic Specialist

Dr. David R. Hardten Cornea, Cataract & LASIK Specialist

Dr. Thomas W. Samuelson Glaucoma, Cataract & LASIK Specialist

43 Physicians

26 Advanced Practice Providers

4 ObGyn Groups

7 Metro Hospitals

12 Clinic Locations

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Leigh Koidahl Southdale ObGyn

David Curran Southdale ObGyn

Annelise Skor Swigert Southdale ObGyn

Eric English OBGYN West Sarah Manneh Oakdale Obstetrics & Gynecology

Jabin G. Krassin

Southwest Eye Care, Chaska, 952-466-3937 *

Michael S. Lee

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-4400

Collin McClelland University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-4400 *

Jill S. Melicher

Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minnetonka, 952-888-5800 * *

Ali Mokhtarzadeh

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Maple Grove, 763-898-1440 * *

Hossein Nazari University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-4400

David Wilkin Parke III

Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131

Polly A. Quiram Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131 *

Steven M. Rakes Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3150 *

Edwin H. Ryan Jr. Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, 952-929-1131

Thomas W. Samuelson Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minnetonka, 952-888-5800

Scott T. Schaefer Twin Cities Eye Consultants, formerly Edina Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Edina, 952-832-8100

Gary S. Schwartz Associated Eye Care, Woodbury, 651-275-3000

Martha Wright Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-725-2000

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Orthopedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of the body’s

musculoskeletal system. This system includes the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.

Sarah A. Anderson HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-8300

Scott D. Anseth Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7000

Deborah C. Bohn TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742 *

Joel L. Boyd TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-806-5341 *

Kristoffer M. Breien Summit Orthopedics, Eagan, 651-968-5201

Daniel D. Buss Allina Health Orthopedics, Edina, 952-946-9777

Glenn R. Buttermann Midwest Spine & Brain Institute, Edina, 651-430-3800 *

Edward Y. Cheng University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-7100 *

Denis R. Clohisy University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-9400 *

J. Chris Coetzee Twin Cities

Orthopedics, Eagan, 952-456-7600

Peter A. Cole HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 952-831-8742

Jonathan M. Cooper Twin Cities

Orthopedics, Eagan, 952-456-7617

Mark T. Dahl

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-290-8707 *

Peter J. Daly Summit Orthopedics, Eagan, 651-968-5201

Bryan D. Den Hartog Twin Cities Orthopedics, Eagan, 952-456-7600

Jason P. Dieterle Twin Cities Orthopedics, Stillwater, 651-439-8807

Jack A. Drogt Summit Orthopedics, Vadnais Heights, 651-968-5200

Michael J. Forseth Summit Orthopedics, Eagan, 651-968-5201

Michael Q. Freehill Summit Orthopedics, Plymouth, 651-968-5200

James M. Gannon Summit Orthopedics, Vadnais Heights, 651-968-5200

Timothy A. Garvey Twin Cities Spine Center, Mpls., 612-775-6200

Tenner J. Guillaume Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-578-5061 *

Alicia K. Harrison University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-9400 *

Michael Healy Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-726-2663 *

Mark A. Heller Allina Health Joint Replacement Center, St. Paul, 952-946-9777

Allan F. Hunt Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7000

Jeffrey B. Husband TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

Aimee S. Klapach Allina Health Orthopedics, Edina, 952-946-9777

Cyril “Jay” F. Kruse Twin Cities Orthopedics, Coon Rapids, 763-427-7300

Paul M. Lafferty Allina Health Orthopedics, Fridley, 763-236-2000

Clare K. McCarthy Twin Cities

Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7000

L. Pearce McCarty III Allina Health

Orthopedics, Plymouth, 952-946-9777

Scott McGarvey Twin Cities

Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7179

Amir A. Mehbod Twin Cities Spine Center, Mpls., 612-775-6200

Nicholas J. Meyer Twin Cities Orthopedics, Woodbury, 651-439-8807

Amy T. Moeller Twin Cities Orthopedics, Burnsville, 952-808-3000 *

Patrick M. Morgan University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-9400

Benjamin Mueller Twin Cities Spine Center, St. Paul, 612-775-6200

Kevin J. Mullaney Twin Cities Spine Center, Shakopee, 612-775-6200

Michael J. Nemanich Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7000

Frank B. Norberg Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7000 *

Tom F. Novacheck Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-229-3813 *

Debra Parisi Summit Orthopedics, Woodbury, 651-968-5804

Peter M. Parten Summit Orthopedics, Vadnais Heights, 651-968-5201

Joseph H. Perra Twin Cities Spine Center, Mpls., 612-775-6200 *

Edward R. G. Santos Summit Orthopedics, Vadnais Heights, 651-968-5201

Andrea M. Saterbak Twin Cities Orthopedics, Woodbury, 651-439-8807

Andrew H. Schmidt Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

James D. Schwender Twin Cities Spine Center, Mpls., 612-775-6200

Stefano M. Sinicropi Midwest Spine & Brain Institute, Edina, 651-430-3800

David H. Strothman Summit Orthopedics, Plymouth, 651-968-5200

Marc F. Swiontkowski TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

Julie A. Switzer TRIA Orthopedics, St. Louis Park, 952-831-8742

Andrew Derek Thomas Summit Orthopedics, Woodbury, 651-968-5201

Walter Truong Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 800-719-4040 *

Ann E. Van Heest University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-9400 *

Kevin R. Walker Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-229-3948 *

Thomas M. Walsh IV TRIA Orthopedics, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3230

Christina M. Ward HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 952-831-8742

Mark C. Wilczynski TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

Corey A. Wulf Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7010

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Medical management of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT); respiratory and upper alimentary systems; and related structures of the head and neck. Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery may be an area of expertise.

Meredith E. Adams University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-5900

Merrill A. Biel Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Care of Minnesota, PA, Mpls., 612-871-1144

Holly C. Boyer M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-625-7400

Sivakumar

Chinnadurai Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-874-1292 * *

Harley Seth Dresner HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-8515 *

Geoffrey S. Getnick

Renew ENT & Hearing Center, Edina, 952-832-5252

George S. Goding Jr. University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-5900

Peter A. Hilger

The Hilger Face Center, Edina, 952-844-0404 *

Christopher W. Hilton HealthPartners Como Clinic, St. Paul, 651-254-8550

Tina Huang M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-626-5900 *

Seth C. Janus HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-3860

Richard G. Karlen

Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Woodbury, 651-702-0750 *

Nissim Khabie Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Care of Minnesota, PA, St. Louis Park, 612-871-1144 *

Samir S. Khariwala M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-626-5900

Timothy A. Lander

Children’s ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Mpls., 612-874-1292 * *

Amy Anne Lassig

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Sofia Lyford-Pike

The Hilger Face Center, Edina, 952-844-0404 *

Stephanie Misono University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-5900

Grace Nimmons Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3250

Jaspreet “Jess”

Prischmann

Prischmann Facial Plastic Surgery, Golden Valley, 952-567-7151 *

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

Top Doctor: 2023

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Dr. Bryan D. Den Hartog

Foot & Ankle Specialist

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Officer on the Board of American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society

• Over 30 patents for the design and development of orthopedic implants used around the world

• Authored more than 25 peerreviewed scientific papers

Appointments: 651-439-8807

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BRYAN D. DEN HARTOG, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with a focus on foot and ankle surgery.

Dr. Den Hartog earned his medical degree from the prestigious University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He then pursued his passion for foot and ankle surgery by completing a fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

With over 30 patents for the design and development of orthopedic implants used around the world, Dr. Den Hartog is a true innovator in his field. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific papers with the goal of improving the quality of surgeries and outcomes for patients with complex lower extremity injuries and conditions. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.

Dr. Den Hartog is also a dedicated educator. He created the surgeon education website footinnovate.com, which has become a valuable resource for over 6,500 surgeons worldwide. He has been a reviewer for Foot and Ankle International since 2004 and has been a featured speaker at conferences across five continents.

Dr. Den Hartog is committed to providing the highest quality of care to his patients. He understands that every patient is unique, and he takes a personalized approach to treatment. He is dedicated to staying at the forefront of his field, regularly incorporating new techniques and technologies into his practice.

Outside of work, Dr. Den Hartog enjoys spending time with his wife Nancy, their three sons, and five grandchildren. He is an avid road biker, loves to travel, and combines his passions by attending medical conferences around the world.

Brianne B. Roby

Children’s ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Mpls., 612-874-1292 *

Derek J. Schmidt HealthPartners

Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-8550

Geoffrey J. Service

Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Eagan, 651-702-0750 *

Edward H. Szachowicz

Facial Plastic Surgery & Medispa, Mpls., 952-835-5665 *

Robert J. Tibesar

Children’s ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Mpls., 612-874-1292 *

Christopher J. Tolan

Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Woodbury, 651-702-0750 * *

Justin M. Wudel Renew Facial Plastic Surgery, Edina, 952-227-3639 *

Bevan Yueh

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-5900

PATHOLOGY

Contributes to the diagnosis and treatment of disease through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of biologic, chemical, and physical sciences.

Anthony A. Killeen

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-5443

J. Carlos Manivel Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-467-2503

Timothy G. Miley

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-3012

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

A general surgeon with expertise in the diagnosis and care of premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents.

Robert D. Acton University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-4214 *

Nathaniel Kreykes Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

Daniel A. Saltzman M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Joshua Short Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

Patricia A. Valusek Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

David C. Wahoff Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

PEDIATRICS

Caring for the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood, including preventive care and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.

Timothy J. Anderson Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Burnsville, 952-898-5900 *

Andrew J. Barnes M Health Fairview, Burnsville, 952-892-2910 *

Arthur A. Beisang

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-726-2654 *

Julie S. Boman Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-5000 *

Emily C. Borman-Shoap Fairview ClinicsUniversity Children’s (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-672-2350 *

Kris Catrine Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6450 *

Emily P. Chapman Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-7260 *

Pamela Gigi Chawla Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6700 *

Sonja A. Colianni Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963 *

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Upper Extremity Specialist

Top Doctor: 2023

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Subspecialty certification in surgery of the hand

• Specialty Interests:

• Distal radius fractures

• Dupuytren disease

• Congenital hand differences

• Pediatric hand and wrist fractures

• Four-time Minnesota Monthly Top Doctor award winner

• American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Annual Meeting Program Committee

• Minnesota Orthopedic Society, Past President

Appointments: 952-808-3000

AMY MOELLER, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who treats patients of all ages for elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand concerns.

Dr. Moeller earned her medical degree and completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Minnesota. After residency, she completed a one-year fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the University of Utah. During her fellowship, she worked in a variety of settings and cared for patients with a wide range of upper extremity concerns.

After her fellowship, Dr. Moeller returned to the University of Minnesota, where she served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for five years. During that time, she practiced at several healthcare facilities, including M Health Maple Grove, M Health Clinic and Surgery Center, Minneapolis Children’s Hospital, and Gillette Children’s Hospital.

In 2018, Dr. Moeller joined Twin Cities Orthopedics and has since been named a Top Doctor Rising Star for three consecutive years. Her expertise includes treating complex fractures, nerve compression injuries, arthritis, and congenital upper extremity differences in children.

Dr. Moeller is dedicated to providing individualized care for each patient, utilizing the latest techniques and treatments to help them achieve their desired outcomes. Her research efforts in distal radius fractures, Dupuytren disease, and congenital hand differences showcase her commitment to advancing the field of orthopedic surgery.

Outside of work, Dr. Moeller enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and traveling. With her expertise, dedication, and compassionate approach, Dr. Moeller is an excellent choice for anyone seeking comprehensive care for their upper extremity concerns.

Dr. Amy Moeller

Eileen Crespo Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963 *

Dina E. Curran Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Eden Prairie, 952-278-7000 *

Janelle M. Dailey Fairview ClinicsUniversity Children’s (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-672-2350 *

Tracie F. Dodig Wayzata Children’s Clinic, Minnetonka, 952-473-0211 *

James E. Dufort Eagan Valley Pediatrics, PA, Apple Valley, 952432-4373 *

Judith Eckerle University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Anne R. Edwards Park Nicollet Clinic, Brooklyn Center, 952993-2000 *

Stella K. Evans Partners in Pediatrics, Ltd., Plymouth, 763-520-1200 *

Claudia K. Fox University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Michael J. Garvis South Lake Pediatrics, Plymouth, 952-401-8300 *

Jennifer W. Gobel Mendakota Pediatrics, Ltd., West Saint Paul, 651-552-7999 *

Angela Kade Goepferd Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6107 *

Allison Golnik M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-672-2350 *

Naomi Goloff University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Kathy Hakanson Hennepin Healthcare, Brooklyn Park, 612-873-6963 *

Steven V. Inman Pediatric Services, PA, St. Louis Park, 952-922-4200 *

Abraham Jacob

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-672-2350 *

Sharon B. Jaeger Central & Priority Pediatrics, Roseville, 651-645-4693 *

Robert S. Karasov Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3298 *

Andrew W. Kiragu Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Jason J. Koch Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Edina, 952-278-7000 *

Kelly S. Lemieux Wayzata Children’s Clinic, Spring Park, 952-495-8910 *

Sarah J. Lenhardt Allina Health Clinic, Bloomington, 952-428-1800 *

Stephen G. Lutz Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Eden Prairie, 952-278-7000 *

Tracey A. McGuinn Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 651-813-7155 *

Peter J. Melchert Abbott Northwestern Hospitalist Service / Pediatric Hospitalist Associates, Mpls., 612-863-4000 *

David P. Miller Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Eden Prairie, 952-278-7000 *

J. Christian Morkeberg Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Burnsville, 952-278-7000 *

Lawrence E. Morrissey

Central + Priority Pediatrics, Woodbury, 651-738-0470 *

Lisa W. Oie

Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Burnsville, 952-728-7000 *

Paul J. Orchard

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2313 *

Vicki Oster Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Eden Prairie, 952-278-7000 *

John R. Paulson South Lake Pediatrics, Maple Grove, 952-401-8300 *

Michele Peterson

Complex Care Pediatrics, St.Paul, 612-850-1256 *

Carrie L. Pettey Central + Priority Pediatrics, Woodbury, 651-738-0470 *

Michael B. Pitt University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6678 *

Lorene E. Rutherford Lakeview Clinic, Ltd., Chaska, 952-556-0120 *

Andrew A. Rzepka Park Nicollet Clinic, Brooklyn Center, 952-993-2000 *

Kathleen Sadak M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-672-2350 *

Milagros Santiago Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6107 *

Robert M. Segal Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6107 *

Lori M. Skallerud Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd., Edina, 952-278-7000 *

Judith B. Snook Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists, PA, Shakopee, 952-445-6700 *

Todd E. Jackman, M.D., F.A.A.O.S.

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Providing experienced, personalized, and targeted cervical and lumbar spine surgery.

Kent W. Wegmann Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6700 *

PHYSICAL MED/ REHABILITATION (PHYSIATRY)

Evaluation and treatment of patients with physical and/or cognitive impairments and disabilities.

Erik J. Ekstrom Summit Orthopedics, Plymouth, 651-968-5201

Mark E. Gormley Jr. Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-291-2848 *

Min Jeong Park Graf Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Patient-focused care. Life-changing results.®

651.430.3800

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Midwest Spine & Brain Institute

Eric S. Nussbaum, M.D., D.A.B.N.S.

Board Certified Neurosurgeon Specializing in brain aneurysms, brain tumors and other complex neurovascular conditions.

Elena J. Jelsing Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, Mpls., 612-313-0528

Sandra K. Rosenberg M Health Fairview, Mpls., 651-232-2550

Marshall H. Taniguchi Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, 651-229-3819 *

Frank Y. Wei Frank Y. Wei, MD, PLLC, Edina, 952-926-8925

PLASTIC SURGERY

The repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, and more. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery.

Ralph W. Bashioum Bashioum Cosmetic Surgery Center, Ltd., Wayzata, 952-449-4900 *

Umar H. Choudry University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-1933 *

Sam Economou Plastic Surgery Consultants, Ltd., Bloomington, 952-746-6767 *

Patient-focused care. Life-changing results.®

651.430.3800

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Douglas L. Gervais Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Mpls., 763-545-0443 *

Jennifer L. Harrington Harrington Plastic Surgery, Plymouth, 651-290-7600 *

Angela Hatfield Allina Health Clinic, Coon Rapids, 763-236-1900 *

Steven Ralph Jacobson

Steven Jacobson, MD, Mpls., 952-303-2100 *

Tracy Kayan Kayan Plastic Surgery, Minnetonka, 612-756-8008 *

George H. Landis Landis Plastic Surgery, Plymouth, 952-562-5940 * *

Nathan T. Leigh Edina Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Edina, 952-925-1765 *

Valerie Lemaine Plastic Surgery Consultants, Ltd., Bloomington, 952-746-6767 *

Jonathan McCue McCue Plastic Surgery, Plymouth, 952-830-0089 *

Mark R. Migliori MMK Plastic Surgery, LLC, Edina, 952-925-1111 *

J. Bart Muldowney MMK Plastic Surgery, LLC, Edina, 952-925-1111 *

Stephanie Lee Peng SP Plastic Surgery, LLC, Minnetonka, 763-710-2936 *

Michael T. Philbin Edina Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Edina, 952-925-1765 *

Heather L. Rocheford Rocheford Plastic Surgery, PC, Woodbury, 651-739-1100 *

David F. Ruebeck Midwest Plastic Surgery, Edina, 952-920-2600 *

Timothy G. Schaefer Midwest Plastic Surgery, Edina, 952-920-2600 *

David Thao Woodbury Plastic Surgery, Woodbury, 651-730-4100 *

Dr. Jay F. Kruse

Top Doctors: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Specialty interests:

- Primary hip and knee replacement

- Partial knee replacement

JAY F. KRUSE, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and completed his orthopedic residency at Akron General Medical Center.

Dr. Kruse has dedicated his practice to hip and knee replacement surgery. He enjoys the use of new innovations and technologies and has a special interest in joint replacement solutions for the younger patient.

Dr. Kruse is the founder and Medical Director of the Joint Replacement Center at Unity Hospital. He previously held a position as Vice-Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Mercy Hospital and has served on the Twin Cities Orthopedics Board. In addition, he has received the Readers’ Choice Award as Best Orthopedic Surgeon from the Anoka County Shopper, along with Sun Media Publication in Columbia Heights, Fridley, Mounds View, and New Brighton. Most importantly, Dr. Kruse enjoys getting to know his patients and developing an individual treatment plan suited to their goals and needs.

Dr. Kruse likes spending time with his wife and their three children. He is involved with coaching youth sports and enjoys outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, and gardening.

Appointments: 763-786-9543

JayKruseMD.com

Hip & Knee Specialist

Richard H. Tholen Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Mpls., 763-545-0443 * *

Robert C. Wilke

Edina Plastic Surgery, Ltd., Edina, 952-925-1765 *

PSYCHIATRY

Provides evaluation and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substancerelated disorders, sexual disorders, and more.

Gail A. Bernstein

M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-365-6400 *

Benita Dieperink Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

David G. Einzig Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6894 *

Ronald D. Groat Ronald D. Groat, MD, Minnetonka, 952-224-7212

Helen Kim Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6262

Robin D. McAllister Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Center City, 877-793-5205

Elizabeth A. Reeve HealthPartners West Clinic, St. Louis Park, 612-371-5400 *

Rebecca Rossom HealthPartners Clinic, Mpls., 952-883-5249

Joel P. Spalding Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul, 651-220-6260 *

Sheila M. Specker M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-8700

In-Lin Tuan HealthPartners West Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-541-2550 *

PULMONARY MEDICINE

For diseases of the lungs and airways, such as cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, bronchitis, sleep disorders, and emphysema.

Seth Baker Allina Health Group, Coon Rapids, 763-780-9155

Abbie Begnaud M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-624-4040

Joanne L. Billings University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-4040

Keith L. Cavanaugh

Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Amit Chandra Respiratory Consultants, Robbinsdale, 763-520-2940

Deanna Diebold Respiratory Consultants, Robbinsdale, 763-520-2940

H. Erhan Dincer

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-0999

William M. Gershan

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-2916 *

Anne Griffiths

Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Keith R. Harmon Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3242

Marshall I. Hertz

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-4040

Mitchell G. Kaye

Minnesota Lung Center, Mpls., 952-567-7400

Hyun Joo Kim

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-676-5625

Melissa B. King-Biggs HealthPartners Lung & Sleep Health Center, St. Paul, 952-967-7616

James W. Leatherman Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

William A. Marinelli

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Charlene E. McEvoy HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-7670

Elizabeth A. Miller Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3123

PROUD TO HAVE THE MOST TOP DOCS IN MINNESOTA

Brooke M. Moore

Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Kirana Narayana United Lung & Sleep Clinic, St. Paul, 651-726-6200

Michael P. Pryor

Children’s Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

Sue A. Ravenscraft Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3242

Laurel E. Stephenson Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-4762

Bill Wheeler

Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, PA, Mpls., 612-813-3300 *

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty. * Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

A radiation oncologist deals with the study and management of  disease, especially malignant tumors, and radiological treatments of  abnormal tissue.

Ellen E. Bellairs Minnesota Oncology, Maplewood, 651-779-7978

Stephanie Krejcarek Childs Minneapolis Radiation Oncology, Waconia, 952-442-6000

Kathryn E. Dusenbery University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-6700 *

Margaret Reynolds University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-6700

Laura Willson Allina Health Cancer Institute, Mpls., 612-863-4060

RADIOLOGY

The use of imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options.

Ellen L. Abeln Midwest Radiology, Roseville, 651-292-2000

Aaron J. Binstock Midwest Radiology, Roseville, 651-292-2000

Siobhan M. Flanagan University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-624-7887 *

Tara Holm M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-625-2742 *

Jessica E. Kuehn-Hajder M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-676-4200

Michael T. Madison Midwest Radiology, Roseville, 651-292-2000

William A. Mize Children’s Minnesota, Mpls., 612-813-6248 *

Alexandra L. Muschenheim

Midwest Radiology, Roseville, 651-292-2000

David Nascene University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-5566 *

Anthony L. Severt Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-2036

Mark W. Veldman Midwest Radiology, Roseville, 651-292-2000

Sara B. Veldman Consulting Radiologists, Ltd., Edina, 612-573-2200

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Examination and treatment of hormonal functioning as it pertains to reproduction and the issue of infertility, as well as care for the reproductive system.

Colleen L. Casey Center for Reproductive Medicine, Mpls., 612-863-5390

Mark A. Damario Center for Reproductive Medicine, St. Paul, 651-379-3110

Phoebe Hughes

Leonard

Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Associates, Woodbury, 651-222-6050

RHEUMATOLOGY

Treatment of joints, muscles, bones, and tendons for conditions such as arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries, and collagen diseases.

Bryce A. Binstadt University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

Colleen Correll

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-4598 *

Angela M. Dahle

Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants, PA, Maple Grove, 952-893-1959

Elie Gertner HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 952-967-7616

Maren E. Hilton Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants, PA, Edina, 952-893-1959

Patricia M. Hobday

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-1000 *

Susan A. Leonard

Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants, PA, Maple Grove, 952-893-1959

Jerry A. Molitor M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-624-4040

Tawatchai “Kee”

Paisansinsup Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3280

Mona Riskalla

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-4598 *

Peter A. Schlesinger

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

SLEEP MEDICINE

For clinical conditions that occur during sleep, that disturb sleep, or that are affected by disturbances in the wake-sleep cycle.

Joan M. K. Fox Minnesota Lung Center, Mpls., 952-567-7400

Michael J. Howell

Fairview-University of Minnesota Sleep Center, Mpls., 612-273-5091

THE BEST OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE CLOSE TO HOME

Year after year, M Health Fairview is recognized as having more top doctors than any other health system in Minnesota. We combine the best of the University of Minnesota and Fairview to give you access to leading clinicians, researchers, teachers, and academic physicians — right in your neighborhood.

Top Doctor: 2014–2023

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Marcel Hungs HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, St. Paul, 651-495-6200

Salim A. Kathawalla Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3242

Helena MoleroRamirez

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-365-6777 *

SPORTS MEDICINE

Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and illnesses related to participating in sports and/or exercises. Orthopedic surgeons educated in sports medicine also have expertise in surgical and medical care for all structures of the musculoskeletal system.

Elizabeth A. Arendt

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-672-7100

Amy S. Beacom Summit Orthopedics, Woodbury, 651-968-5201

Heather L. Bergeson TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742 *

Jonathan P. Braman TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

David J. Jewison

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Maple Grove, 612-672-7100

Christopher M. Larson

Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, 952-456-7058 *

Marie-Christine

Leisz

Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Associates, St. Paul, 651-241-8295

Anne F. Moore

TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

Bradley J. Nelson TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, 952-831-8742

SURGERY, GENERAL

The diagnosis and care of patients with diseases and disorders affecting the abdomen, digestive tract, endocrine system, breasts, skin, and blood vessels.

Tor C. Aasheim

Allina Health Surgical Specialists, Mpls., 612-863-7770

Gregory J. Beilman University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383 *

Jeffrey G. Chipman M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-8383

J. Kevin Croston Specialists in General Surgery, Ltd., Maple Grove, 763-780-6699

David J. Dries Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 651-254-6979

Maria R. Evasovich M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-273-8383

Amy Fox HealthPartners, St. Paul, 651-439-1234 *

Michael R. Galle M Health Fairview, Edina, 952-927-7004

Jonathan C. Gipson Specialists in General Surgery, Ltd., Maple Grove, 763-780-6699

Brian C. Grubbs Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

James V. Harmon Jr. University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-8383

Keith M. Heaton Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

Mark J. Hill

Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

Sayeed Ikramuddin M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-336-2727

Eric H. Jensen University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-2991

Dawn Johnson

Allina Health Piper Breast Center, Mpls., 612-863-3150

TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS

Dr. Frank B. Norberg

Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Elbow Specialist

Top Doctor: 2023

• Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Subspecialty Certification, Sports Medicine

• Specialty Interests:

• Shoulder instability and rotator cuff tears

• Clavicle and shoulder fractures

• Shoulder replacement

• Elbow injuries and biceps tears

• Team Physician, Bloomington Jefferson High School

Appointments: 952-456-7000

FrankNorbergMD.com

FRANK B. NORBERG, MD, is a sports medicine fellowship-trained surgeon, specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and arthroscopy. He has a passion for taking care of athletes and helping them get back to their favorite activities.

With expertise in shoulder instability, sports injuries, clavicle and shoulder fracture care, arthroscopic cuff repair, shoulder replacement, and elbow arthroscopy, Dr. Norberg is a go-to physician for those seeking comprehensive care for shoulder and elbow issues.

One of his proudest accomplishments, Dr. Norberg started TCO’s Free Sports Physicals program in 2013 to help remove barriers for all student athletes to participate in high school athletics and activities. This successful TCO community program continues to grow and has provided 5,866 free physicals to date. Dr. Norberg’s dedication to his patients extends beyond his medical practice. As the Team Physician for Bloomington Jefferson High School, Dr. Norberg provides sideline care for the Jaguars every Friday night during the football season.

Dr. Norberg is a husband and father of three. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, mountain biking, hiking, and camping.

Trust Dr. Norberg and Twin Cities Orthopedics for expert care and a personalized treatment plan to get you back in the game.

MARK P. STESIN, MD, PA

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists ( AACE) awarded MARK P. STESIN, MD, the 2020 Outstanding Clinical Endocrinologist Award This prestigious award is presented to an AACE member practicing in the United States in recognition of dedicated and compassionate care provided to patients with endocrine diseases and who demonstrates exceptional knowledge and expertise in the field of clinical endocrinology.

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• Direct physician to patient individualized care

• Treatment of diabetes, thyroid & other endocrine disorders in adults

• Dedicated nurse to assist with “state of the art” diabetes technology

763.582.1800

Oakdale Medical Center 3366 Oakdale N., Suite 409, Robbinsdale stesinendo.com

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Midwest Spine & Brain Institute

Thomas A. Jones Park Nicollet ClinicMeadowbrook, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

Kourtney Lynn Kemp Specialists in General Surgery, Ltd., Maple Grove, 763-780-6699

Daniel B. Leslie M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-672-7422

Kevin J. Ose Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3180

Bradley R. Pierce Surgical Consultants, Edina, 952-927-7004

Dawn M. Stapleton Lakeview Clinic, Ltd., Waconia, 952-442-4461

Charles A. Svendsen Allina Health Weight Management, Mpls., 763-236-0940

Todd M. Tuttle University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-2991

Seth I. Wolpert HealthPartners Specialty Center, St. Paul, 952-967-7977

Richard T. Zera Hennepin Healthcare, Mpls., 612-873-6963

THORACIC SURGERY

For diseased or injured organs in the chest, including the esophagus, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, chest wall, diaphragm, pericardium, heart, and lungs.

Matthew J. Graczyk Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls., 612-863-4000

Ted H. Spooner Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3360

TRANSPLANT SURGERY

The removal of living, functioning cells, tissues, or organs from the body, and then their transfer back into the same body or into a different one.

Srinath Chinnakotla

University of Minnesota Health, Mpls., 612-625-3373 *

Timothy L. Pruett

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-7282

UROGYNECOLOGY/ FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE

AND

RECONSTRUCTIVE

SURGERY

Focuses on surgical and nonsurgical treatments for pelvic floor disorders and urogynecologic conditions, including urinary and fecal incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapse, and more.

Melvin L. Ashford

Minnesota Women’s Care, PA, Maplewood, 651-600-3035

Eric J. English

OBGYN West, Eden Prairie, 952-249-2000

John Robert Fischer

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-273-7111

Cynthia Fok University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6401

Elizabeth Frankman Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, 952-993-6784

Kimberly Gerten Gerten Urogynecology, Edina, 952-924-8671

B.J. (Brenda Jo) Harris Women’s Health Consultants, Mpls., 952-240-0447

Anna R. McNanley Park Nicollet Women’s Services, Maple Grove, 952-9933282

Nissrine A. Nakib

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Maple Grove, 763-898-1440

Rahel Nardos M Health Fairview, Mpls., 612-626-3111

Elizabeth Arendt, MD Heather Bergeson, MD Joel Boyd, MD

Deborah Bohn, MD Jonathan Braman, MD

Edward Cheng, MD Denis Clohisy, MD Alicia Harrison, MD David Jewison, MD

Bradley Nelson, MD Marc Swiontkowski, MD Ann Van Heest, MD Christina Ward, MD

Patrick Morgan, MD

UROLOGY

Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tracts of men and women and the reproductive system of men. Specialists manage nonsurgical and surgical problems.

J. Kyle Anderson University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6401

Sean P. Elliott University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-625-6401

Robert A. Gaertner Minnesota Urology, Maplewood, 651-999-6800

Gregory R. Hanson Minnesota Urology, Plymouth, 651-999-6800

Nathan B. Hoffman Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, 952-993-3190

Joel C. Hutcheson Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 612-813-8000 *

Christopher J. Knoedler

Minnesota Urology, Maplewood, 651-999-6896

Aaron J. Milbank Minnesota Urology, Woodbury, 651-999-6800

Anthony J. Polcari Minnesota Urology, Woodbury, 651-999-6800

Yuri Reinberg Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

* Doctor’s practice has a pediatric specialty or subspecialty.

Basir U. Tareen Minnesota Urology, Woodbury, 651-999-6800

Roland R. Ugarte Minnesota Urology, Edina, 952-927-6501

David R. Vandersteen Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., Mpls., 612-813-8000 *

Christopher Warlick

University of Minnesota Health (M Physicians), Mpls., 612-626-0697

James J. Wolpert Pediatric Surgical Associates, Ltd., St. Paul, 651-220-6040 *

* Doctor’s practice offers cosmetic/reconstructive procedures. See page 92 for more details.

VASCULAR SURGERY

Disorders of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and heart. Certified vascular surgeons provide care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment, and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques.

Derrick L. Green

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-725-2000

Jesse Manunga

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mpls.,612863-6800

William R. Omlie

Vascular Health

Center of Fairview Southdale, Edina, 952-929-6994

Gary J. Rosenthal HealthPartners

Specialty Center, St. Paul, 651-254-7980

Steven M. Santilli

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mpls., 612-467-2065

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Local Medical Professionals

YOU SHOULD KNOW

In the Twin Cities, we are fortunate to have access to some of the highest quality health care resources in the nation. At Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, we take pride in recognizing and celebrating the top health care professionals each year. The physicians highlighted in the following pages stand out among the numerous dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to ensure our community’s health and well-being. We express our sincere gratitude to them.

Dermatology

Crutchfield Dermatology

Dr. Charles E. Crutchfield, III

Charles E. Crutchfield III, M.D. (pictured at age 3 with his parents upon their 1963 University of Minnesota Medical School graduation) has treated medical and aesthetic skin issues for over 25 years. He believes beautiful, healthy skin profoundly affects self-esteem and personal performance.

Dr. Crutchfield’s customized skincare incorporates the most advanced treatments. His clinic is a ‘Center of Excellence’ for treating Acne, Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Atopic Eczema, Skin-of-Color, and Aesthetic concerns. He was the first Expert Injector in Minnesota, recognized as one of the top 1% of Botox physicians in the United States. He has personally administered over 1 million units of Botox, a World-Class accomplishment. Additionally, Dr. Crutchfield is a pioneer in using platelet-rich plasma to treat hair loss and facial rejuvenation.

One of Minnesota Business magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Crutchfield Dermatology’s attentive staff reflects the clinic’s integrity and professionalism and holds patient satisfaction paramount. With a reception area offering fresh flowers, cool galleryquality photos, taken by his daughter Olivia, of Cuba and other

exotic locales, and complimentary skincare samples, it was the first Minnesota clinic to provide free Wi-Fi over 20 years ago.

Dr. Crutchfield sees all patients personally. Young pediatric patients’ anxiety turns to smiles as they receive one of Crutchfield’s giant, trademark rubber ducks. “There are many skincare options,” explains Crutchfield, the first recipient of the Medica-Kare 11 Physician Healthcare Hero Award. “But nothing compares to a board-certified dermatologist’s quality, care, and expertise. That’s why we formed Doctors for the Practice of Safe & Ethical Aesthetic Medicine.” DPSEAM.org physicians adhere to the highest standards.

A Mayo Clinic College of Medicine graduate, Crutchfield is a Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Carleton College Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Biology, teaching medical students, residents, and other physicians. He co-authored a dermatology textbook and a children’s book on skincare; Little Charles Hits a Home Run! He has published over 300 skincare articles, including a weekly health column in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder newspaper. Dr. Crutchfield has an awardwinning website, CrutchfieldDermatology.com.

A regular contributor to Twin Cities’ newscasts, radio programs, newspapers, and magazines, he was recognized by The Grio, a division of NBC News, as one of the “Top 100 Newsmakers Making History in the United States.” He even helped the Minnesota Zoo by Botoxing a shark with muscle problems! During the pandemic, Dr. Crutchfield Dermatology has pioneered virtual visits so that patients can see Dr. Crutchfield from the comfort, safety, and convenience of their own homes. He has engaged in over 10,000 convenient telemedicine visits.

He has been named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctor list for 22 straight years. Dr. Crutchfield is also the only Dermatologist selected every year as a “Top Doctor for Women” by Minnesota Monthly and was recently recognized by Minnesota Physician as one of “100 Influential Health Care Leaders” in Minnesota. He was selected as the “Top 50 over 50” by AARP. He is among 4 percent of physicians selected as the “Top Doctors in America” by the esteemed Castle Connolly Foundation. Dr. Crutchfield has received the “First a Physician Award” from the Minnesota Medical Association for his

positive impact on organized medicine by giving time and energy to improve public health, enhance quality medicine, and improve the lives of others. Awarded Mayo Clinic’s “Karis Humanitarian Award,” Dr. Crutchfield embraces the Mayo brothers’ philosophy: “First and foremost, do what is best for the patient.”

What you should know

• Named to Mpls.St.Paul’s Top Doctors list for the past 22 years

• Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical School

• Personally performs all Botox, filler, and Platelet Rich Plasma treatments

“We treat each patient with the highest quality care,” Crutchfield explains. “If you have a skincare problem, I dedicate myself to solving it. We treat our patients with courtesy, dignity, and respect to make our patients look good and feel great with beautiful skin. We truly believe ‘Experience Counts and Quality Matters’.” Top Doctors

• Consulting Dermatologist for the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, Wild, Lynx, and Timberwolves

Summit Orthopedics

Summit Orthopedics is your expert partner in helping you lead a healthier, more active lifestyle and provides the Midwest with the full spectrum of orthopedic care, including subspecialty clinics, therapy, surgery, and postsurgical stays at our Care Suites. Same-day, walk-in, and evening appointments are tailored to fit your schedule.

Walk-in care is available daily at our Orthopedic Urgent Care bone and joint injury clinics located in Woodbury, Eagan, Lakeville, Vadnais Heights, and Plymouth. Open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Our expert team of physicians, surgeons, physician assistants, certified athletic trainers, and therapists are part of the 1000-plus employees who partner together to provide quality care.

Specialty clinics focus on:

• Back, neck, and spine: We successfully treat 85 percent of our spine patients with proven therapies that relieve pain without surgery. Offering same-day appointments. Nation’s first surgery center to receive The Joint Commissions’ “Certificate of Distinction in the Management of Spinal Fusion.”

• Arthritis and joint replacements: Minnesota’s first recipient of the prestigious “Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement” from The Joint Commission.

• Sports medicine: At Summit, we believe the most important team is family, and we serve as team physicians to thousands of local families.

• Specific areas of the body: Knee, hip, shoulder, hand, wrist, elbow, foot and ankle, and spine.

We take a conservative approach to care whenever possible. That means we first try treatment options that don’t involve surgery. If nonsurgical treatments are no longer meeting your needs, Summit has a wide variety of highly skilled surgeons available to discuss surgical options with you.

Let summitortho.com be your go-to online resource throughout your journey, featuring expert advice, tools, and resources to keep you healthy and active.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• To schedule an appointment, please call: (651) 968-5201 or visit summitortho.com/schedule

• Walk-in injury care, open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Orthopedic Urgent Care clinics in Woodbury, Eagan, Lakeville, Vadnais Heights, and Plymouth

• Collectively named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors list more than 170 times

Back Row: Dr. Erik Ekstrom, Dr. Peter Daly, Dr. Andrew Thomas, Dr. Debra Parisi, Dr. James Gannon, Dr. Edward Santos, Dr. Kristoffer Breien. Front Row: Dr. David Strothman, Dr. Peter Parten, Dr. Jack Drogt, Dr. Michael Forseth

Woodbury, Baldwin, Baxter, Blaine, Buffalo, Eagan, Elk River, Hastings, Hutchinson, Forest Lake, St. Paul, Lakeville, Willmar, Plymouth, Monticello, Mora, Farmington, Faribault, Northfield, Vadnais Heights, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Osceola, WI, Pine City, River Falls, WI, Sleepy Eye

Pediatrics

Southdale Pediatric Associates, Ltd.

Dr. Christa Langer, Dr. Meghan Litke, Dr. Matthew Seitzer, Dr. Michaela Rokosz, Dr. Emma Pabarcus, Dr. Angela Siwek

Southdale Pediatrics is an independent group of 45 Board Certified Pediatricians and Allergists affiliated with the major pediatric hospitals in the Twin Cities’ metro area. We have a long-standing reputation for excellence in providing newborn, child, and adolescent care. In just the past 12 months, we have grown to add seven new pediatricians to our practice.

Our physicians and staff provide family-centered care, using shared decision-making between physicians, patients, and parents and guardians. We maintain a culture that prioritizes clinical excellence and outstanding customer service in a warm and welcoming environment.

With three convenient locations in Burnsville, Eden Prairie, and Edina, we are prepared to serve families across the south and west metros areas and beyond. Our sites offer convenient weekday evening and Saturday morning

Let our experience help you raise the next generation of healthy Minnesotans!

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Celebrating 75 years of caring for Twin Cities’ children

• Welcoming patients to our newest clinic in Eden Prairie

appointments to meet the needs of our busy patients and families. We offer pediatric RN telephone advice 365 days a year, as well as an IBCLC certified Lactation Consultant available for education, guidance and support. With on-site high-complexity laboratory and x-ray services, our physicians and staff will diagnose and treat your child in a timely manner.

• Proud to have six doctors named to Mpls.St.Paul’s Rising Stars list and nine doctors named to Mpls.St.Paul’s Top Doctors list this year

• Welcoming seven new physicians to serve our growing patient base

Health care system

HealthPartners

A great doctor can change your life. They’re by your side for some of life’s most exciting moments and for the harder ones – and for all the checkups and office visits in between.

With the right doctors, you can be healthier, happier and even live longer.

Your primary care doctor is your partner for a variety of health care needs, from routine physicals to catching potential health issues early. And at some point, everyone will likely see a specialist or make a trip to a hospital – whether your child athlete fractures their wrist or it’s time for your colon cancer screening.

The question is where to find the best doctors for you and your family.

There are hundreds of reasons to look for your next doctor at HealthPartners. Our clinics, hospitals and specialty centers are home to doctors and clinicians with some of the brightest minds and biggest hearts. In fact, we have

Find your top doctor at healthpartners.com/ msptopdocs

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Hundreds of doctors and clinicians across 55 medical and surgical specialties

• Over 55 locations in Minnesota and western Wisconsin

hundreds of incredible care providers practicing within 55 specialties across more than 55 locations in the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin. With award-winning care close to home, we’re making it easier than ever to assemble a comprehensive care team for all of your family’s health care needs – whether it’s a yearly checkup for your toddler, physical therapy for back pain or specialty care for a chronic illness.

• Evening and Saturday appointments

• Find your Top Doctor at healthpartners.com/msptopdocs

Neurosurgery

Metropolitan Neurosurgery, P.A.

Established in 1980, Metropolitan Neurosurgery remains one of the few independent neurosurgical groups in the Twin Cities metro area. It is that independence and entrepreneurial spirit that has transformed us into a cohesive group of practitioners with similar philosophies and commitment to you and the communities we serve. Because we are physician-owned, we are able to react quickly to new technologies, surgical techniques, and best practice models.

We utilize the most current and advanced technologies including spinal robotics and advanced neuronavigation.

Metropolitan Neurosurgery is proud to employ eight Advanced Practice Providers with highly specialized training. They partner with our surgeons to deliver superior patient care in the clinic and hospital settings and provide valuable support in all facets of our practice. You will encounter them frequently during your clinic visits or while you are in the hospital.

What you should know

• Named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors list 23 years in a row

We take pride in putting your health first and in the superior neurosurgical care we deliver. Thanks to our excellent doctors, Advance Practice Providers and staff, Metropolitan Neurosurgery is continuing to grow in response to community needs.

Metropolitan Neurosurgery is pleased to announce that we now provide on-call trauma care and perform scheduled surgeries at United Hospital in St. Paul as well as at Mercy Hospital and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Top Doctors

• 4 Convenient Clinic Locations: St. Paul-Ritchie Medical Plaza; Coon Rapids-Mercy Specialty Center; Plymouth-West Health; Minneapolis-Abbott NW Hospital, Piper Building

• We accept all major insurance carriers

Kyle M. Uittenbogaard, M.D. / Kyle S. Nelson, M.D. / Timothy J. Kovanda, M.D. / Joseph R. Kapurch, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery

Twin Cities Orthopedics

Dr. Corey A. Wulf

Corey A. Wulf, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in athletic injuries of the upper and lower extremities for patients of all ages and skill levels. He completed his training in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic and spent an additional year of specialized training in Sports Medicine at the Minnesota Sports Medicine Fellowship program. He has a special interest in arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, ligament and tendon repair of the knee, shoulder, and elbow including ACL reconstruction and rotator cuff repairs.

Dr. Wulf continues to be active in research and education to advance the field of Sports Medicine and train the providers of tomorrow. He has spoken at both regional and national level meetings.

Dr. Wulf’s expertise in Sports Medicine has been tapped by Minnesota United FC, the Minnesota Twins, and the

Minnesota Vikings to provide expert level care to their athletes. He holds positions as the Program Director for the TCO Sports Medicine Fellowship, Director of the Sports Medicine Service Line at TCO, and Medical Director at Hamline University.

Dr. Wulf treats patients at Twin Cities Orthopedics Edina – Crosstown and Eagan – Viking Lakes locations.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Specializes in Sports Medicine

• Special interests: ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, shoulder instability, rotator cuff surgery, throwing injuries

• Team Physician: Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, University of St. Thomas, Hamline University

• For appointments, please call 952-456-7010

Facial Plastic Surgery

M Physicians Hilger Face Center

Peter Hilger, M.D.; Sofia Lyford-Pike, M.D; Jenna Van Beck, M.D.

Your face is how you interact with the world - to be able to favorably influence that dynamic is powerful. Who you choose to work with to achieve your aesthetic or reconstructive goals is an important decision. Our doctors, Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD, Jenna Van Beck, MD, and Peter Hilger, MD, are all top-of-their-field, board-certified facial plastic surgeons trained at the best medical institutions and consistently selected by their peers as Top Docs.

At the University of Minnesota Physicians Hilger Face Center in Edina, MN, the face is our exclusive focus. It’s why patients have been seeking out our expert care for over four generations. Every face is different, so we employ state-of-the-art 3D video imaging to show all patients a simulated view of what their desired outcomes will look like and you can be confident that we are helping you put your best face forward.

We are your one stop shop for all things face. Whether you need surgery on your face, or you desire it, you’ll want to be where legacy, expertise, and innovation meet - at the M Physicians Hilger Face Center at 50th and France. Book your consultation today at https://z.umn.edu/ HilgerFace

Top Doctors

What you should know

• A four-generation legacy of leading facial plastic surgery in the region

• A brand-new, state-of-the-art clinic at 50th and France in Edina, MN

• All patients receive a comprehensive, personalized consultation with our physicians including an in-depth evaluation of aesthetic and reconstructive concerns with “plain English” information

Orthopedic Surgery

Twin Cities Orthopedics

Dr. Scott D. Anseth

Scott D. Anseth MD, is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement of the lower extremity. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed a Joint Replacement Fellowship at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California.

Dr. Anseth has led in the development of joint replacement programs at local hospitals and surgical centers. He has served in leadership roles for the Arthritis Foundation as well as Twin Cities Orthopedics. Dr. Anseth currently leads the Total Joint Service Line for TCO that is focused on improving the care and experience for joint replacement patients. Additionally, he has worked with industry innovators on orthopedic instrumentation and clinical trials for new devices.

Dr. Anseth is a leader in the EXCEL Orthopedic Surgery and Recovery program at Twin Cities Orthopedics and has performed well over 1,000 outpatient total joint arthroplasties to date.

In his free time, Dr. Anseth enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters; as well as golfing, traveling and trying new culinary experiences.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Concordia College Graduate; University of North Dakota Medical School Graduate

• Fellowship Training in Joint Replacement Surgery

• Interests: Primary hip and knee replacement, hip resurfacing, partial knee replacement, revision hip and knee replacement

• Named to Mpls.St.Paul’s

Top Doctors list 2009—2023

Ophthalmology

Chu Vision Institute

Dr. Ralph Chu

Vision is one of our most precious senses and visual impairment can affect your ability to confidently live your life to the fullest. Chu Vision Institute specializes in advanced vision correction surgery, including LASIK and lens replacement surgery, in highly caring and personalized environment.

Founder, CEO and Medical Director, Dr. Ralph Chu, earned his undergrad and medical degree at Northwestern University, having been accepted into medical school right out of high school. He completed his residency at Duke University and completed an optional additional year of fellowship training in Minneapolis. He founded Chu Vision Institute in 1999 and since then has dedicated his career to curating the best options for his patients through cutting edge research and innovation. This allows Chu Vision to provide the widest array of vision correction options, many of which are not offered elsewhere in Minnesota.

Dr. Chu is a nationally sought-after expert who has been regularly featured on the TODAY Show as well as numerous local media outlets. He launches innovative technologies on a national level and trains fellow surgeons in ophthalmic best practices.

“What we’re really passionate about here is helping people make the best choices for themselves to improve their vision and transform their lives.”

—Ralph Chu, MD

What you should know

• Specializing in LASIK and lens replacement surgery

• The Chu team provides highly personalized care

• Dr. Chu is a nationally sought-after expert in ophthalmology

Orthopedic Surgery

Twin Cities Orthopedics

Dr. Allan F. Hunt

Allan F. Hunt, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder, knee and hip conditions, specifically arthroscopic reconstruction of shoulder and knee injuries and joint replacement. He is adept at less-invasive procedures such as arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, partial knee replacements and the use of the quadriceps tendon for ACL reconstruction.

His approach to caring for patients is by thoroughly educating them for all steps of their treatment with proper choices and expectations. He treats his patients the same way he would want his family treated. This method of giving his patients the proper knowledge to make the best decisions for their health, with the delivery of exceptional care, is what makes his team stand out.

Dr. Hunt takes pride in caring for our veterans at the Minneapolis VA medical center. He believes teaching the orthopedic residents, medical students and others in this environment benefits our community as a whole. Being a speaker for the Young Scientist Roundtable, as well as

local high school Anatomy classes, has allowed him to reach a younger audience that will fill our future health care needs.

Dr. Hunt enjoys spending time with his wife and three active sons, usually snowmobiling, at the track, on the soccer sidelines, at powerlifting meets, or traveling. He also enjoys being outdoors and likes to hunt, fish, and scuba dive. He is an assistant scoutmaster and Eagle Scout counselor.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• St. John’s University and University of Minnesota Medical School graduate

• Interests: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and shoulder instability, primary shoulder knee and hip replacement, ACL reconstruction

• Works at the VA Medical Center

• Named to Mpls St.Paul’s Top Doctors list: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023

Plastic Surgery

Edina Plastic Surgery

For over four decades, Edina Plastic Surgery has helped patients in the Twin Cities and beyond look and feel like the best versions of themselves. Even as the world of beauty continues to evolve, we believe one thing remains constant – everyone wants and deserves to feel confident about their appearance! Our providers and practice operate at the highest standards of safety and credentialing. Each of our plastic surgeons is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Drs. Leigh, Wilke, and Philbin have been named Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s annual Top Doctors list eight years in a row. Dr. Stewart has also been named to the Top Doctors Rising Star list since 2020. Together with nearly 60 dedicated employees, our surgeons aspire to elevate our patient’s experience with a shared focus on delivering unparalleled surgical excellence and personalized attention.

Edina Plastic Surgery offers a broad portfolio of plastic surgery options, from Mommy Makeover surgery, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, and our all-inclusive Full Focus

Facelift. All procedures are conveniently performed in our fully accredited on-site surgery center. As the only practice in the area to offer the Vectra XT® 3D camera, our patients can view a virtual representation of their rhinoplasty or breast augmentation results before surgery.

Our surgical procedures are bundled with treatments and products from Skin Artisans, our state-of-the-art skincare center, to further enhance our patient’s results.

What you should know

• All Plastic Surgeons are Board-Certified

• Complimentary Consultations

• AAAASF Accredited On-Site Surgery Center

• Preview Virtual Results

With VECTRA XT® 3D Camera

Schedule a complimentary consultation by calling (952)925-1765 or visiting edinaplasticsurgery.com. Top Doctors

Dr. Leigh, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Philbin, Dr. Wilke

Twin Cities Orthopedics

Jason P. Dieterle, DO, MS, is a dual board-certified sports medicine and shoulder fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treatment of pain and injuries of the shoulder and knee. This includes minimally invasive shoulder procedures for rotator cuff tears, bicep pain, and labral tears and knee surgeries for meniscus tears, cartilage injuries, and ACL reconstruction.

Dr. Dieterle specializes in total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, and primary knee arthroplasty. He is knowledgeable on the latest minimally invasive arthroscopic and total joint procedures on both the shoulder and knee. In fact, he has performed over 1,000 reverse total shoulder procedures.

Dr. Dieterle has experienced the role of team physician at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He was a Consulting Team Physician for the St. Paul Saints for 11 years (2009-2020) and was Head Team Physician at

the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for 10 years (20092019). Dr. Dieterle was also Chief of Surgery at River Falls Area Hospital from 2017-2019.

Away from work, Dr. Dieterle enjoys exploring new restaurants with his wife, watching his three kids play a variety of sports, and spending time outdoors.

What you should know

• Specializes in shoulder and knee surgery

• Applies modern, minimallyinvasive surgical techniques

• Pro, college, and high school team physician experience

• Takes pride in treating the person, not just the injury

Dr. Dieterle’s passion is to treat your pain or injury, get you “back in the game,” and keep you moving so you can keep doing the activities you enjoy. Top Doctors

Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Jason P. Dieterle

Dermatology

Uptown Dermatology & SkinSpa, PA

Jason Davis, M.P.A.S, PA-C; Jaime Davis, MD, F.A.A.D; Wendy Timmons, M.P.A.S, PA-C

Thanks for making us your favorite neighborhood skin specialist for 18 years! At Uptown Dermatology & SkinSpa you’ll find our staff to be friendly, warm, & welcoming. We offer timely access to exceptional medical, surgical, & cosmetic skin care as well as relaxing & rejuvenating SkinSpa services. Our priority is restoring & maintaining the health of your skin while keeping it looking and feeling its best.

Our American Board or Dermatology Certified, Mayo Clinic educated physician, Jaime Davis MD, works closely with our licensed & experienced Physician Assistants & nursing team to provide the kind of care we’d want for our own families. We provide thorough skin care in a down-to-earth, approachable manner & you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of time we spend each visit, listening to you, looking at your skin, & providing ‘root cause’ answers to

your concerns. “We enjoy taking care of you & believe that quality care takes quality time with your provider,” says Dr. Davis.

Our SkinSpa & laser treatments are performed by highly trained, fully licensed & credentialed nurses under the direct, onsite supervision of our dermatologist.

What you should know

• Named to Mpls.St.Paul’s TopDoctors list 2010-2023

• Neighborhood Favorite for 18 years

• A+ rating with BBB

• Same week appointments

• Insurance & Self-Pay options

• Online scheduling & text messaging

Now offering online scheduling & text messaging! Check us out at UPTOWNDERMATOLOGY.COM! Top Doctors

Orthopedic Surgery

Twin Cities Orthopedics

Dr. Michael J. Nemanich

Michael J. Nemanich, MD, treats all orthopedic conditions, specializing in both hip and knee replacements. He performs minimally-invasive surgery, including anterior approach total hip replacements. He feels very lucky to be in a profession that allows him to make such a positive difference in the lives of others.

Hip and knee arthritis pain can become disabling, keeping individuals from fully engaging in life. The best part of Dr. Nemanich’s day is seeing patients back in the clinic for their post-surgery follow-up and hearing how much better they feel. As their physician, it is gratifying for Dr. Nemanich to know his patients can now enjoy activities they weren’t able to participate in prior to surgery due to pain.

Dr. Nemanich’s intent is to treat every patient as if they were a member of his own family and he says, “It is truly an

honor that you would put your trust in me to take care of you, your family member, or your friend.”

Dr. Nemanich sees patients at the Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina-Crosstown location and performs surgery at Fairview Southdale Hospital and Crosstown Surgery Center. Top Doctors

What you should know

• Received his medical education and training from Mayo School of Medicine

• Specializes in minimally invasive hip and knee replacements, including anterior approach hip replacements

• Practices at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Edina - Crosstown clinic

• Named to Mpls St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors list in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

Mental Health

PrairieCare

PrairieCare has provided specialized psychiatric services for all ages in the Twin Cities since 2005, driven by our mission to provide each patient the psychiatric care they truly need. We are one of the nation’s largest providers of psychiatric services offering outpatient clinic, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), partial hospitalization programs (PHP), residential, and inpatient services to the Twin Cities metro area, Rochester, and Mankato.

Our specialty programs focus on treatment for youth, adolescents, and adults, including a first episode psychosis program, transcranial magnetic stimulation, perinatal care, healthy eating and living, healthy emotions, and neurotherapeutics. Through our full continuum of care, patients and their families can find hope and healing.

Currently, we offer services both in-person and via telehealth. We also offer no-cost mental health screenings for anyone looking to get connected to care. PrairieCare employs nearly 900 team members, including child and adult psychiatrists, advanced practice nurses, occupational therapists, play therapists, psychologists, and neuropsychologists, offering career growth opportunities for all. Please contact us to learn more by calling 952-826-8475 or visiting us online at prairie-care.com.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Mental health care for all

• Outpatient clinic, Intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, residential services, inpatient hospitalization, and specialty programs

• Free no-cost mental health screenings: 952-826-8475

Dr. Brent Nelson; Dr. Sandra Quinn; Dr. Joshua Stein

Dermatology

North Metro Dermatology

Dr. Anudeep Rahil and Dr. Sherri Long have over fifty years of dermatology experience between them.  They are joined by certified physician assistants, Devi Chettiar and Erin Manoles, and AP licensed esthetician, Natalie Germar, to provide an array of medical and cosmetic services.  Common conditions treated include acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, skin cancers, lipomas, cysts, as well as hair and nail problems.  In-office medical treatments included XTRAC® laser, PDT (photodynamic therapy), and narrowband UVB (ultraviolet light B).  Mohs micrographic surgery is also available with Dr. Bart Endrizzi.

Natural-looking aesthetic results are achieved through non-surgical methods including fillers, Botox Cosmetic®, Dysport®, Kybella®, Sciton® laser, and our new offering, Ellacor®, the first FDA-approved microcoring treatment.  All cosmetic injections are performed by physicians.

Cosmetic consultations are available with AP licensed esthetician, Natalie Germar.  Natalie offers expertise in chemical peels, laser hair removal, HydraFacial®,

SkinPen®, Ultherapy®, treatment of age spots and facial redness, treatment of scarring, as well as skin care consultation.  NMD also offers Omnliux® LED treatments for acne and skin rejuvenation.

Customized skin care, Skin Wise Organics, and other specialty products are available at the office and online shop.

What you should know

• Most insurances accepted for medical dermatology visits

• Timely appointments available, including telemedicine and virtual cosmetic consultations

• Providing Ellacor®, Ultherapy®, SkinPen®, HydraFacial®, Omnilux®, and Sciton® laser and BBL®

Whether you have a medical or cosmetic dermatology concern, the staff at NMD will provide the best care for you and your family. Top Doctors

• Offering clean and effective skin care products

Devi Chettiar, PA-C; Natalie Germar, APLE; Sherri Long, MD; Anudeep Rahil, MD; Erin Manoles, PA-C

Medical Skin Care

Physician Skin Services

Bill Joy, R.N.; Annika Crosby, M.D .

Physician Skin Services (PSS) was founded over 20 years ago and grounded on three core values: passion, excellence and client-centered experience.

PSS creates a treatment plan that addresses aesthetic goals while taking into account the client’s general health and any underlying medical conditions. From the initial consultation to our availability for post-procedure assistance, we make the process convenient for our clients.

We address all aspects of each patient, medical as well as aesthetic, with products and procedures combining the newest and most efficacious skin care options and treatments to create unparalleled, visible results.

With over 30 years of skin rejuvenation professional experience, we have been the leader in medical facial skin rejuvenation. We teach our clients globally the safe and effective application of skin care products and services.

What you should know

• We offer a variety of treatments to enhance your natural beauty, including all injectables such as neuromodulaters and fillers, bioregenerative treatments, PDO threads, energy based treatments such as RF microneedling and lasers, and PRP/PRF for hair restoration.

Multi-Specialty Voyage

Healthcare

As we celebrate our 70th anniversary this year, we are proud to reflect on our past and how we’ve evolved and grown significantly.

Voyage Healthcare is an independently owned clinic, dedicated to building a healthcare relationship with you by offering individualized care - from walk-ins to Virtual Voyage Visits, and our new Online Scheduling option, we are adaptable to meet your needs.

Our four convenient locations, Crystal, Maple Grove, Osseo and Plymouth, are staffed with experienced, friendly and caring providers and medical personnel. We offer many services such as Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Colon & Rectal, Rheumatology, Podiatry and Sports Medicine as well as in-house services such as Mammography, DEXA Scans, Radiology, Cardiac Testing, On-Site Labs and more.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Independently owned by our Physicians

• Four convenient north metro locations including a Center for Women’s Health

• A multi-specialty practice for everyone and every age

• Health Begins Here

We are honored to remain independent and take pride that we are considered a place where not only patients in our diverse communities come to us for their healthcare needs, but physicians and staff too. We can’t wait to see you and be part of your healthcare journey. Call us today or visit our website to make your next appointment.

Dr. Isaac Felemovicius; Dr. Scott Colson; Dr. Sally Engebretson; Dr. David Smiley; Dr. Kurt Partoll

Facial plastic surgery

Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery & Face Cosmetic Skincare

Dr. Garrett Griffin, Dr. Zachary Farhood, Dr. Christopher Tolan

Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery exists to bring out the best in others, and we believe confident people change the world! Our clinic has been helping patients discover their “best self” for over 20 years, with a team of board-certified surgeons at its helm, and a group of the highest-skilled estheticians in Minnesota. With 50- plus years of combined expertise, Dr. Christopher Tolan, Dr. Garrett Griffin, and Dr. Zachary Farhood aspire to elevate the patient experience by offering an honest and comprehensive approach to facial plastic surgery.

As area experts in facial rejuvenation, Drs. Griffin, Tolan and Farhood perform procedures including surgical face and neck lifts, eyelid lifts (blepharoplasty), rhinoplasty and otoplasty (ear revision).

Realizing that subtle changes can offer dramatic results, MWFP also offers an array of non-surgical options including injectables such as Botox®, facial fillers, and innovative laser rejuvenation treatments. MWFP’s “all-inclusive” approach bundles our exclusive Face Rx skincare products into each procedure, and pairs patients with an esthetician to ensure exceptional outcomes.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Drs. Griffin, Tolan & Farhood as well as Angela, Injection Specialist, perform all injectables

• Drs. Griffin, Tolan & Farhood have been named to Mpls. St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors and Rising Stars lists.

Health Center

NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center

NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center congratulates Dr. Paul Erickson for being named to Mpls.St.Paul’s Top Doctors list!

Dr. Erickson has been at NorthPoint since 1996. He served as Medical Director from 2006 to 2022, and continues to serve as a family physician. Under Dr. Erickson’s leadership, NorthPoint has been responsible for the distribution of over 15,000 COVID-19 tests and 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines.

“Partnering with patients on their path to healthy and happy lives is my goal. It’s important for me to listen and understand, to be respectful and compassionate, and to educate and connect with patients.”

Dr. Erickson received his MD and MPH from the University of Minnesota, recognizing that “clinician hands and public health eyes” are instrumental in improving the health of individuals and the community.

NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center in North Minneapolis, serving the community since 1968. NorthPoint’s foundational pillars include whole-person integrated care, community well-being and health equity. NorthPoint offers fullservice medical, dental, behavioral health and human services.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Health care addressing the social determinants of health

• Culturally responsive, traumainformed, whole-person care

• Certified Health Care Home

• COVID vaccines available! Call 612.348.9000 to make an appointment.

Dr. Paul Erickson; Carla Lucas, C.N.P.; Shawnice Reid, M.A.; Dr. Kevin Gilliam

Dermatology

Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Institute PA

Denise Barnhardt, PA-C; M.Elizabeth Briden, MD; Melissa Waterman, PA-C

M. Elizabeth Briden, MD, FAAD, and her outstanding PA’s Melissa Waterman and Denise Barnhardt have been providing exceptional dermatologic and cosmetic services since 1997. ADCI offers complete medical and surgical dermatology services, as well as comprehensive cosmetic services, including Botox, fillers, laser, body contouring, HydraFacials and chemical peels in their Edina and Waconia locations.

Dr. Briden’s work ethic and unbridled passion for her field has seen her rise as a key opinion leader and resounding authority in the fields of skin rejuvenation and chemical peeling. She has lectured to physicians in 28 different countries. The breadth of her influence in the field of dermatology means that patients visiting ADCI can trust they are receiving the highest level of care from a globally celebrated medical professional.

What you should know

• Call 952.915.6000 to schedule appointments for Edina, Shakopee and Waconia locations

Dr. Briden has been named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors list for 20 years. Our board-certified providers are experts in skin, hair and nail disease. They identify and treat something bothersome to more serious conditions and everything in between. Increase your confidence and quality of life by taking care of your skin. Stop by Advanced Skin Therapeutics, a favorite place to shop for effective, anti-aging products that protect and correct skin. ADCI and AST can’t wait to see you! Top Doctors

• AST offers clinically proven, medical-grade skincare products and jane iredale mineral makeup

• PiXel8-RF now available in Edina

• Schedule your annual skin exam today!

Otolaryngology

Renew ENT & Hearing Center

Dr. Geoffrey Getnick; Dr. Tyler Mingo

Geoffrey Getnick, MD, is board certified in Otolaryngology. He received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University, and completed residency training at Northwestern University. Respect and trust guide his efforts to provide the highest quality personal ear, nose and throat care and hearing services in Minnesota. In addition, he is enthused to practice alongside Tyler Mingo, MD, who was named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctors Rising Star List.

Both doctors enjoy taking care of both children and adults of all ages. From ear tube placement to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children, to endoscopic sinus surgery, balloon sinuplasty, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery in adults, they enjoy caring for a wide range of general

ear, nose, and throat problems. Additionally, they possess considerable experience with Hummingbird ear tubes, an in-office tympanostomy procedure, as a solution for parents who prefer to avoid the use of general anesthesia on their little ones.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Getnick loves to downhill ski, water ski, run, and spend time with his very supportive wife and three wild and crazy kids.

Top Doctors

What you should know

• Most appointment types available within 48 to 72 hours

• Offers in-office ear tube placement without general anesthesia

• Onsite hearing testing, CT imaging, and hearing aid dispensing

• Affiliated with Renew Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Facial Plastic Surgery & Distinctions Med Spa

Edward Szachowicz, MD, PhD

Dr. Edward Szachowicz, a recognized expert in the field of Facial Rejuvenation Surgery, is honored to be named to the 2023 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors List; a recognition he has attained for more than 10 years in a row.

As a Facial Rejuvenation Surgeon and an artist, Dr. Szachowicz holds a vision for his patients that emphasizes a refreshed, natural look.  Your consultation is a time to express and discuss your goals, and includes digital imaging technology that allows for a computer simulation of your facial rejuvenation using your own images. This results in a customized Rejuvenation Program which may include:

• A Facelift which may include a deep necklift, buccal fat removal, micro-fat transfer and a chin augmentation.

• For upper face rejuvenation, a minimally invasive browlift and/ or upper/lower eyelid procedures can refresh the look of your eyes.

• To enhance surgical results, we offer advanced Injectable Dermal Fillers, Botox, Daxxify, and/or Fraxel CO2 laser resurfacing.

As the medical director for Distinctions Med Spa, Dr. Szachowicz works closely with his personally-supervised aesthetician staff to customize a program of skin treatments that supports your own “youthful aging,” offering an array of non-surgical options:

• VISIA Skin Complexion Analysis

• State-of-the-art medical aesthetic lasers (Fraxel, HALO, MOXI), and SOFWAVE Skin Tightening

• Light treatments including BBL HERO, and featuring a unique “Forever Young” Program,

What you should know

• Dr Szachowicz is a Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon with over 25 years of experience in facial rejuvenation surgery.

• Distinctions Med Spa is a state-of-the-art facility, partnering with you to keep you ‘Forever Young.’

• Exquisite skin care with HydraFacials, Chemical Peels, and medical-grade skin care products.

Top Doctors

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Southdale ObGyn

Dr. Annelise Swigert, Dr. David Curran, Dr. Leigh Koidahl, Dr. Deborah Davenport (retired)

The team at Southdale ObGyn provides healthcare for women of all ages – spanning from teen health through menopause and beyond. Women like you trust Southdale ObGyn with well-woman checks, prenatal care, gynecologic surgeries, mammograms, perimenopause and more. You want, need and deserve options. Our patient-centered, compassionate, award-winning providers focus on the whole person and customize plans to fit your individual needs.

Together, our dedicated physicians, certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners provide a wide range of service to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. We continue to add alternative options like vNotes: Minimally Invasive Surgery, and we offer a variety of classes to keep you informed of what’s going on in your body. We look forward to bringing comfort to your care at our clinics in Edina or Burnsville!

What you should know

We want to thank Dr. Davenport for her years of dedication and service to our patients and wish her all the best in retirement. She was well-respected and will be missed.

Plastic Surgery

Minneapolis Plastic Surgery

Dr. Douglas L. Gervais, M.D. FACS

Douglas L. Gervais, M.D. FACS is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and participates in the Maintenance of Certification Program. His AAAASF accredited facility includes fully equipped operating rooms to ensure maximum patient safety and privacy. They also provide a full range of anesthesia. The best work doesn’t look like work. It leaves you looking and feeling like the person you were meant to be. Dr. Gervais brings the best of science to life with artful nuance. He has earned a well-respected reputation by providing natural results to local, national and international clientele. Dr. Gervais and his caring, supportive staff have improved the body image and quality of life for thousands of patients since 1996. Dr. Gervais is YOUR Twin Cities plastic surgeon.

4825 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 200 Minneapolis mpsmn.com // 763.545.0443

Top Doctors

3625 West 65th St, Edina

305 East Nicollet Blvd, Burnsville southdaleobgyn.com // 952.920.7001

Dermatology

My Dermatologist

Dr.Malinee Saxena; Joy Stutrud, PA-C; Dr. Jane B. Moore

My Dermatologist is an innovative and compassionate skin care practice lead by two of the Twin Cities Top Doctors - Dr. Jane B. Moore and Dr. Malinee Saxena. Joy Stutrud, PA-C is our Physician Assistant who has trained extensively with our physicians. Our providers treat the everyday common skin problems as well as the not so common skin diseases. We look forward to seeing you soon!

5565 Blaine Ave. East #200 Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076 mydermtc.com // 651.621.8888

Plastic Surgery

Renew Plastic Surgery

Dr. Justin Wudel

What you should know

• Celebrated plastic surgeon, Dr. Arif Chaudhry, joined the practice in 2023 to expand the services offered at Renew.

Justin Wudel, M.D. is distinctively dual board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Wudel received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Minnesota. During his Otolaryngology residency at the University of Colorado, he received solid broad-based training in all aspects of head and neck surgery for both children and adults. Dr. Wudel completed the highly esteemed fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Dr. Shan Baker at the University of Michigan. There, he developed expertise in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face.

• Laser treatments, light therapy, injectables, facial treatments and body contouring are available non-surgical solutions.

Dr. Wudel provides a broad range of facial plastic procedures including Rhinoplasty (nose surgery), Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), Facelifts and Facial Implants, Browlifts, Lip Augmentation and Lift, Liposculpture, Earlobe Repair, Scar Revision, and Skin Cancer Reconstruction.

Outside of work, Dr. Wudel dedicates most of his time to his wife and identical twin daughters. He has a love for the outdoors and enjoys skiing, golfing, hunting, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Top Doctors

7300 France Ave S Suite 410 Edina

renewplasticsurgery.com // 612-276-2022

Pediatric Infectious Diseases University of Minnesota Medical School

Mark R. Schleiss, MD

Dr. Mark R. Schleiss is the American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Endowed Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at M Health Fairview/Masonic Children’s Hospital. His NIH-funded research laboratory studies the pathogenesis of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, a major cause of newborn disability. Dr. Schleiss conceptualized a program for universal newborn screening for cCMV which was adopted by the Minnesota Legislature in 2021. He is the 2022 recipient of the M Health Fairview “Clinical Research and Innovation” award and serves on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

2001 6th Street SE, Minneapolis cmv.umn.edu // 612-626-9913

Dermatology

Tareen Dermatology

Dr. Ryan Holzwarth, Dr. Lorraine Griffin, Dr. Mohiba Tareen, Dr. James Dorrian, Dr. Phil Ecker

What you should know

• Appointments available within two weeks.

• Treating all conditions of the skin, hair, and nails.

Recognized as one of Minnesota’s top dermatologists, Dr. Mohiba Tareen founded Tareen Dermatology in 2011 in Roseville, MN. Serving the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin’s growing need for dermatological care, Tareen Dermatology employs only the newest, stateof-the-art methods and procedures in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. At Tareen Dermatology patients receive a small, exclusive family-like atmosphere, emphasizing the highest level of care and compassion, helping them embrace their own unique beauty and truly feel the difference that healthy skin can make.

• Locations: Roseville, Maplewood, Faribault, Monticello, MN, and Hudson, WI.

• Offering a wide range of cosmetic treatments, including CoolSculpting-® Elite, HydraFacial, SkinPen, Keralase, PRP, Dysport, and more!

With over 100 years of combined experience, Dr. Tareen works alongside Board-Certified Dermatologists Dr. Ryan Holzwarth, Dr. Lorraine Griffin, Dr. Phil Ecker, Dr. James Dorrian, and two Board-Certified Dermatopathologists, Dr. Andrew Virata and Dr. Nicole Therrien. To learn more follow Tareen Dermatology on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube! To schedule an appointment, call or visit their website below or email appointments@tareendermatology.com. Trust the experts at Tareen Dermatology! Top Doctors

2720 Fairview Avenue N, Suite 200, Roseville TareenDermatology.com // 651.633.6883

Known for our relaxed, stress-free atmosphere, Morgan Family Dental stands alone in our dedication in providing patients with the highest quality dental care and patient education around! Our honest, upfront approach will make you feel right at home. We enjoy building trustworthy relationships with your entire family in our state-of-the-art dental facility! Services provided range from cosmetics and implants to Invisalign and endodontics, to much more simple procedures such as composite fillings and Zoom whitening!

Dr. Thomas Morgan is a leader in his field earning both his Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry and his Fellowship in the Misch Implant Institute, a rare accomplishment achieved by a handful of dentists. Let your mind be at ease knowing you are in the best hands with Dr. Morgan; whether it be his calm, caring demeanor, his extensive knowledge and training, or the state-of-the-art technology available, Dr. Morgan is a step above.

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Morgan for having been named to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Top Dentists list in all twelve published listings, including the most recent 2023 January issue. Dr. Morgan has also been inducted, once again, into the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Dentist Hall of Fame!

Call us today for a free cosmetic smile evaluation or to see how we can make you and your whole family’s dental experience like no other! Top Dentists

Cosmetic, General, Implant Dentistry

The Gorman Center for Fine Dentistry

Steve Gorman, DDS, AACD; Alexis Lippe DDS

Dr. Steve Gorman is an Accredited Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and is recognized nationally for his smile design and problem solving ability. A founding member and former president of the MN Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Gorman’s keen eye and artistic ability set him apart. Dr. Lexi Lippe is a wonderful addition to The Gorman Center.  Her exceptional clinical and interpersonal skills are a tremendous benefit to our patients and team. In addition to general and cosmetic dentistry Dr. Lippe has an advanced degree in Prosthodontics bringing expertise to all tooth replacement needs.

Dr. Steve Gorman has been named to every Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Dentists list and has been inducted into the Top Dentist Hall of Fame. For a free consultation or second opinion, visit drstevegorman. com or call 651.483.5134. Top Dentists

700 Village Center Drive, #100, North Oaks drstevegorman.com // 651.483.5134

16670 Franklin Tr. Prior Lake, MN 55372 mypriorlakedentist.com // 952.447.4611

Family Dental Morgan Family Dental

Dr. Tom Morgan, FAGD, FMIII

General & Cosmetic Dentistry Smiles at France

Dr. David A. Cook

Dr. David Cook’s Smiles at France offers one-on-one personalized, state-of-the-art, thoughtful care—from routine general-family dentistry for all ages, to simple and complex cosmetic, restorative and implant makeovers. Dr. Cook has over 40 years of experience in treating teeth clenching and grinding disorders that can loosen, fracture and wear away your smile, or contribute to headaches, migraines and TMJ pain. They also offer dental appliances to improve nighttime breathing for those who snore or have sleep apnea.

Dr. Cook has been named to the Mpls.St.Paul Top Dentist list in both the general dentist and cosmetic dentist categories in all fourteen published listings, including the most recent, 2023. Top Dentists

4999 France Avenue South, Suite 230, Minneapolis/Edina SmilesAtFrance.com // 612.824.7033

Cosmetic, Restorative & Family Dentistry

Hughes Dental

Dr. Hughes, AAACD

Hughes Dental wants to give you the smile of your dreams. They want to give you the smile that makes you love how you look on Zoom and the smile that makes you eager to have your picture taken. They will listen to your wants, desires, and budget to give you what you want.

Dr. Hughes has been practicing dentistry for over 20 years and has helped hundreds of people with smile makeovers. It is her and her team’s passion to make people feel better about themselves. They believe in presenting everyone all their options and explaining the costs upfront.

Hughes Dental looks forward to seeing you at our office where you will be treated with the highest level of respect, skill and comfort. Follow us on Instagram to see special offers and our before and afters @hughes_dental.

Top Dentists

What you should know

• Accredited in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (one of only ten in the state of Minnesota)

• A graduate from the prestigious Kois Center in Seattle

• Provides complimentary virtual smile makeover consults

• Offers financial arrangements

18305 Minnetonka Blvd., Deephaven Hughes-dental.com // 952.936.2206

Cosmetic Dentistry

Cherrywood Dental Care, P.A.

Melissa Zettler, D.D.S.

At Cherrywood Dental Care we are passionate about YOUR smile. We strive to give you a better dental experience than you have ever had before. All of this starts with your initial visit, where our doctor will spend an hour with you to determine what you need and what is important to you. This allows us to serve you better. Our facility has state-of-the-art technology to help reduce your time in the dental chair. We are located on a serene wetland, and offer pillows and blankets to help you relax and feel comfortable. Dr. Zettler trains with leaders in the dental industry to make sure that you are receiving the best care possible for your procedure. The entire team at Cherrywood Dental Care is focused on your care and work hard to give you the best visit possible. Dr. Zettler is a member of Mpls.St.Paul’s Hall of Fame, having been named to the Top Dentists list 5+ times. Top Dentists

14127 Vernon Ave. S, Savage

CherrywoodDental.com // 952.440.9303

General & Cosmetic Dentistry

Reflections Dental Care

Dr. Anupam Gatecha, Dr. Vasudha Bauru

Dr. Gatecha is practicing dentistry from more than 20 years. His patients appreciate his personable, honest and ethical approach. His dedication to his patients and passion for dentistry make him an excellent choice for anyone seeking a skilled and gentle dentist in Twin Cities.

Dr Banuru received her DDS degree from NYU and since then practicing in Twin Cities. She feels dentistry provides unique ability to boost people’s confidence using her artistic skills, experience and knowledge. She strives to treat patients with compassion while focusing on communication to ensure complete understanding before, during, and after all dental treatment.

8511 Jefferson Ln N, Minneapolis rdcaremn.com // 763-205-0526

Family Dentistry

Mintalar Family Dental

Dr. Eric R. Mintalar

Dr. Mintalar and his dental team are committed to providing the highest level of service and dental care in a comfortable setting. Dr. Mintalar brings 30 years of experience to patient care and his focus is still on delivering personalized care to each individual one smile at a time. We pride ourselves on building relationships with our family of patients and providing comprehensive general restorative dentistry, including orthodontics. Dr. Mintalar has been named to the Mpls.St.Paul Top Dentists list in 2007, 2009, and 2012.

The philosophy at Mintalar Family dental emphasizes quality in dental care with superior comfort for our patients. Our ultimate goal is to build avenues of communication that foster mutual trust and good long-term relationships with our family of patients. We consistently strive to provide the very best care through honesty, ethics, and professional integrity. We make dentistry simple and we are determined to get it done right. Top Dentists

3220 Bass Lake Road, Brooklyn Center // mintalardental.com // 763.561.6320

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BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE

By Rebecca Mennecke

So you’re a new Twin Citizen! We can’t wait to show you around our sprawling Cities. In these pages, you’ll find a highlight reel of reasons to visit every corner, and a guide to finding the right school for your fam. Plus: our annual hot list of the Cities’ high-rise living scene (page 177). »

Burb Appeal

As much as we love our thriving urban hubs of Minneapolis and St. Paul (some of the greenest in the country!), the Twin Cities metro area stretches far and wide. We’ve got seven counties to explore, their suburbs filled with hidden treasures. Here’s a small sampling of standouts to get you started.

BY REBECCA MENNECKE

NORTH

Anoka

Did you know that this small town is widely considered the Halloween Capital of the World? That’s right—it was, if not the first, then one of the first cities in the United States to host a citywide Halloween celebration, in 1920. Since Anoka’s downtown revitalization in 2012—adding new roads and stunning landscaping to complement the 120 retail and service businesses downtown—this suburb has become a hot place for local real estate. With a lower cost of living than other places in the state, plus the scenic Rum River that flows right by Two Scoops ice cream shop and Anoka High School, Anoka offers significant appeal to younger families.

Blaine

This sports-centric suburb refuses to lose with its National Sports Center, the world’s largest facility for amateur sports, which offers Olympic-level training and live events. Tee up at X-Golf’s indoor golf simulators in the off-season, but once spring hits, Victory Links Golf Course is the real deal. Kids love the Sky Zone trampoline park, but it’s paw’s up for the pup-approved dog park at Aquatore Park. Young couples love the sparse residential districts filled with post–World War II starter homes, perfect for growing a family.

Shoreview

About 13 scenic miles north of the Twin Cities, Shoreview is a nature lover’s paradise with its 11 lakes, 15 parks, and 60-plus miles of trails and sidewalks—great for bicyclists at the annual Tour-de-Trails bike ride, this year on July 23. Families love to get out and about at the summertime Slice of Shoreview Days (July 21–23 this year), make a splash at the indoor Tropics Waterpark, and go glow-golfing at Island Lake Golf Course. Plus: Shoreview Commons’ brand-spankin’-new, 23,500-square-foot playground and skate park really is the “six playgrounds in one” that it’s described to be. Don’t believe us? See it for yourself.

WEST

Plymouth

Known for its excellent quality of life, Plymouth boasts outdoor oases, including the 902-acre Medicine Lake— the second-largest lake in Hennepin County—the stunning Millennium Garden, and no shortage of familyfriendly activities, including the Plymouth Community Center, Urban Air Adventure Park, and a first-rate park system. The same architects who designed the Lake Harriet Band Shell in Minneapolis also designed the Hilde Performance Center, which welcomes the Minnesota Orchestra every summer. Plus, its school district is rated the best in Minnesota and the third-best place to teach, according to Niche.

Chanhassen

Besides Paisley Park, where Prince recorded many of his musical masterpieces, this burb boasts proximity to the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, where Art in the Gardens takes place in August, and is home to the largest professional dinner theater complex in the country—the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre.

Golden Valley

This first-ring suburb’s golden years stretch beyond its agricultural history. Home to Under Pressure Brewing, 3rd Lair Skate Park, Fired Up Studios, the Animal Humane Society, and Down in the Valley—a record store that has been spinning vinyl since 1972—Golden Valley is a sought-after location for its stunning parks and neighborhoods and award-winning schools, plus its entertaining venues for fun shenanigans—we’re looking at you, Game Show Battle Rooms. Plus, its proximity to the 740-acre Theodore Wirth Regional Park offers outdoor fun in all four seasons.

EAST

Lake Elmo

Don’t underestimate this lakefront burb. With a population of about 13,000—an incred ible increase since the 2010 census, when the population was just over 8,000—Lake Elmo is a hot area for families searching for their forever homes. And it’s no wonder why: Smalltown mainstays, including the Lake Elmo Park Reserve, offer families the perfect way to get out of the house and enjoy each other’s company.

Stillwater

There’s never a dull day at this scenic suburb just a half hour outside of the Twin Cities. There are the historic riverboat tours over the St. Croix River; hot-air balloon rides; trolley tours around its historic downtown; and vibey live music venues, including Ziggy’s on Main, Portside, P.D. Pappy’s, and The Tilted Tiki, plus the can’t-miss annual Lumberjack Days in July and Harvest Fest in the fall, featuring a giant pumpkin weigh-off. Bad weather? Snag a seat at The Zephyr Theatre, or head to Minnesota Nice Cream with a copy of the Stillwater Gazette, one of Minnesota’s oldest newspapers.

Woodbury

A hustle-and-bustle kind of suburb, Woodbury offers no shortage of big and boutique shopping, as well as little and local. Though its roots are deep in the timber industry, Woodbury actually got its name from Judge Levi Woodbury of New Hampshire. The annual Woodbury Days, this year August 18–20 in Ojibway Park, include a parade, a carnival, live music, fireworks, and more. Don’t miss the Taste of Woodbury tent, which highlights more than 20 businesses.

SOUTH

Richfield

This smaller suburb was once rich in farmland (as the name implies) but is now rich in economic opportunity. Home to the headquarters of Best Buy—a Fortune 500 company and the largest electronics retailer in the world—Richfield boasts more than three dozen restaurants and bars (and the Lakewinds Food Co-op!), plus diverse recreational amenities, including walking trails, picnic facilities, play areas, a skating rink, a skate park, and more. There’s a senior center, mini golf, a farmers’ market, an ice arena, an outdoor pool, and an arts center. Young professionals love the blend of urban and suburban, making this first-ring suburb a great place to live according to local real estate experts.

Apple Valley

This town is the apple of our suburban eye, especially with its annual Fourth of July festival called Apple Valley Freedom Days, featuring one of the area’s largest parades, a carnival, and a fireworks display. Tucked away in Apple Valley is also the beloved Minnesota Zoo, a renowned zoological garden that is home to hundreds of animals and the new Treetop Trail.

St. Louis Park

Minnesota’s Sweet Spot, and the origin of the Nordic Ware Bundt pan, St. Louis Park is known for its incredible schools. Every public school in this smart suburb has been designated a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Private schools, including Benilde-St. Margaret’s School and Torah Academy, offer a competitive edge. Children are engaged hands-on with the nearby 160-acre Westwood Hills Nature Center and the Pavek Museum, which showcases antique radios and televisions from the Vitaphone system to the first “talkie.”

Mendota Heights

Daytime getaway, anyone? With mainstays such as The Copperfield, Enchanted Nails Spa, and the Mendakota Country Club, Mendota Heights offers something for everyone— and that’s why it’s one of the hottest suburbs in the Twin Cities real estate market, according to local real estate agents.

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Richfield, 612-798-2600, academyofholyangels.org

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$16,595

IN A NUTSHELL: A strong focus on college prep gets 9th–12th graders ready for the next steps in their academic careers.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

AVE MARIA ACADEMY

Maple Grove, 763-494-5387, avemariaacademy.org

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$3,468–$9,490

IN A NUTSHELL: Ave Maria offers schooling for pre-K–grade 8. Parents and faculty work as a team to build strong academics and a strong community.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S

St. Louis Park, 952-927-4176, bsmschool.org

$14,825–$22,350 11

IN A NUTSHELL: Educating 7th–12th graders for more than 30 years, Benilde offers rigorous programs in arts, athletics, and college prep.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

THE BLAKE SCHOOL

Hopkins, Minneapolis, Wayzata, 952-988-3420, blakeschool.org

$19,915–$39,045 11

IN A NUTSHELL: Pre-K–12 students experience rigorous academics, and caring faculty encourage students to explore their passions. With global programs, students travel abroad and understand global issues.

Religious affiliation: None

BRECK SCHOOL

Golden Valley, 763-381-8100, breckschool.org

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$22,890–$35,345

IN A NUTSHELL: Faculty members encourage teamwork, artistic expression, and diversity through a challenging preparatory curriculum for pre-K–12th grade. Breck instills independence, selfworth, and social responsibility in students. Religious affiliation: Episcopal

BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY

Plymouth, 763-452-4650 Mendota Heights, (952) 564-2164 brightmontacademy.com

5–6

$2,700–$29,000

IN A NUTSHELL: Using signature one-toone instruction for grades 1–12, teachers are able to meet students’ needs and incorporate interests.

Religious affiliation: None

CHESTERTON ACADEMY

Hopkins, 952-378-1779, chestertonacademy.org

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$8,500

IN A NUTSHELL: Rooted in Catholic principles, Chesterton develops thoughtful, virtuous leaders while preparing high school students for college via rigorous academics. Religious affiliation: Catholic

CONCORDIA ACADEMY

Roseville, 651-484-8429, concordiaacademy.com

15

$13,380–$13,420

IN A NUTSHELL: High school students at Concordia are encouraged to unlock their potential through academics, extracurriculars, and spirituality.

Religious affiliation: Lutheran

CRETIN-DERHAM HALL

St. Paul, 651-690-2443, cretin-derhamhall.org

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$16,105

IN A NUTSHELL: Cretin-Derham provides a values-centered, comprehensive education for high school students.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

DELASALLE HIGH SCHOOL

Minneapolis, 612-676-7600, delasalle.com

15

$15,200

IN A NUTSHELL: Run by the Christian Brothers since its inception, the centuryold high school is part of an international Lasallian school network.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

FUSION ACADEMY

Edina, 952–395-3630, fusionacademy.com

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$12,000–$27,666

IN A NUTSHELL: Fusion specializes in one-to-one education for middle and high school students. Teachers have the ability to personalize curriculum to a student’s individual needs and interests.

Religious affiliation: None

GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL

Golden Valley, 763-545-4285, gsgvschool.org

15

$5,355–$6,895

IN A NUTSHELL: The faculty and staff at Good Shepherd work to ensure that every student in pre-K–6th grade is given the opportunity to succeed through STEM, arts programs, and more.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

GROVES ACADEMY

St. Louis Park, 952-920-6377, groveslearning.org

$37,148 8

IN A NUTSHELL: The leading independent school in Minnesota for comprehensive education for 1st–12th graders with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning disabilities. Faculty build confidence and purpose into specialized curricula, fostering a welcoming environment for students of all abilities.

Religious affiliation: None

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Maple Grove, 763-463-2200, heritageweb.org

$9,855 12

IN A NUTSHELL: This pre-K–12 academy provides an attentive environment for young learners and preps older students for college.

Religious affiliation: Christian

HILL-MURRAY SCHOOL

Maplewood, 651-777-1376, hill-murray.org

$8,984–$15,484 11

IN A NUTSHELL: Hill-Murray’s wide variety of AP and CIS courses, arts programs, and athletics foster a lifetime love of learning in students grades 6–12.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

HOPE ACADEMY

Minneapolis, 612-540-2000, hopeschool.org

$11,700 11

IN A NUTSHELL: By encouraging the remarkable in their K–12 students, the faculty and staff seek to prepare students for leadership roles postgraduation.

Religious affiliation: Christian

THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA

Eden Prairie, 952-918-1800, internationalschoolmn.com

10

$13,750–$24,000

IN A NUTSHELL: ISM provides a diverse and inclusive international learning environment and college prep programs that prepare pre-K–12 students to take part in the future global economy.

Religious affiliation: None

LIBERTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY

White Bear Lake, 651-772-2777, libertyclassicalacademy.org

12

$8,940–$14,090

IN A NUTSHELL: This pre-K–12 Christian school trains students with the greatest in academics, art, history, and virtue. Liberty Classical develops a creative, energetic, and richly inspiring learning environment.

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MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Brooklyn Park, 763-488-7900, mcamustangs.org

13

$8,477–$14,710

IN A NUTSHELL: This private pre-K–12 school fosters intellect and spirituality through its specialized arts and STEAM programs.

Religious affiliation: Christian

MINNEHAHA ACADEMY

Minneapolis, 612-728-7722, minnehahaacademy.net

10

$8,895–$27,930

IN A NUTSHELL: Pre-K–12 students cultivate their interests and skills through exceptional academics, arts programs, and athletics.

Religious affiliation: Christian

MOUNDS PARK ACADEMY

St. Paul, 651-777-2555, moundsparkacademy.org

9

$15,500–$36,000

IN A NUTSHELL: In this pre-K–12 college preparatory school, a rigorous academic program teaches students to stir the human spirit, stand for justice, and shake the world.

Religious affiliation: None

NEW LIFE ACADEMY Woodbury, 651-459-4121, newlifeacademy.org

10

$6,119–$14,907

IN A NUTSHELL: New Life Academy is committed to keeping faith at the core of its pre-K–12 academics, arts, and athletics.

Religious affiliation: Christian

PROVIDENCE ACADEMY

Plymouth, 763-258-2500, providenceacademy.org

12

$13,295–$20,150

IN A NUTSHELL: Grounded in Christian principles, this college prep school prepares pre-K–12 students to become local, national, and world leaders. Opportunities abound in academics, arts, athletics, and other extracurricular activities.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

SAINT AGNES SCHOOL St. Paul, 651-925-8700, saintagnesschool.org

15

$4,200–$13,500

IN A NUTSHELL: Named one of the Cardinal Newman Society’s Catholic Education Honor Roll Schools, Saint Agnes combines rigorous academics with religious enrichment.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

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SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY

Mendota Heights, 651-454-4570, cadets.com

10

$18,500–$25,150

IN A NUTSHELL: STA provides male students grades 6–12 with an education focused on college prep, military leadership, and character development. The Innovation Center fosters interests in engineering and STEM fields.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN ACADEMY

West St. Paul, 651-455-1521, stcroixlutheran.org

$25,800 13

IN A NUTSHELL: This 6–12 school provides a diverse student body with 13 college credit offerings and many arts and athletic programs.

Religious affiliation: Lutheran

ST. JUDE OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Mahtomedi, 651-426-2562, stjudeofthelakeschool.org

12

$4,750–$5,050

IN A NUTSHELL: St. Jude of the Lake incorporates the International Baccalaureate curriculum to foster natural curiosity in preK–7 students.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

ST. PAUL ACADEMY AND SUMMIT SCHOOL

St. Paul, 651-698-2451, spa.edu

8

$33,540–$36,600

IN A NUTSHELL: SPA prides itself on the diversity, community, and academic rigor of its K–12 program. Campuses provide a quiet, safe environment where students explore talents and love of learning.

Religious affiliation: None

TOTINO-GRACE HIGH SCHOOL

Fridley, 763-571-9116, totinograce.org

14

$17,270

IN A NUTSHELL: The faculty at TotinoGrace partner with parents to create a welcoming environment focused on rigorous academics, arts, and athletics.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

VISITATION SCHOOL

Mendota Heights, 651-683-1700, visitation.net

11

$7,790–$26,383

IN A NUTSHELL: A faith-focused program that is coed pre-K–5 and all-girls grades 6–12. An education empowerment program encourages excellence in academics, artistic literacy, and problem-solving.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

MINNESOTA’S TOP PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS

Here’s how U.S. News and World Report ranks our state’s public and charter schools and how they stack up nationally.

1. Math and Science Academy (Woodbury) // National Ranking: #117

2. Nova Classical Academy (St. Paul) // National Ranking: #204

3. Eagle Ridge Academy (Minnetonka) // National Ranking: #266

4. Orono High School // National Ranking: #370

5. Minnetonka High School // National Ranking: #460

6. Wayzata High School // National Ranking: #463

7. Edina High School // National Ranking: #486

8. Eastview High School (Apple Valley) // National Ranking: #527

9. Eagan High School // National Ranking: #706

10. Mahtomedi High School // National Ranking: #738

11. Woodbury High School // National Ranking: #769

12. East Ridge High School (Woodbury) // National Ranking: #930

13. Mounds View High School (Arden Hills) // National Ranking: #932

14. St. Anthony Village High School // National Ranking: #1,248

15. Mound Westonka High School (Minnetrista) // National Ranking: #1,377

16. TrekNorth Senior High School (Bemidji) // National Ranking: #1,396

17. Rosemount High School // National Ranking: #1,482

18. Sartell High School // National Ranking: #1,483

19. Lakeville South High School // National Ranking: #1,544

20. Irondale High School (New Brighton) // National Ranking: #1,559 Note:

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ORONO SCHOOLS

where excellence is a tradition and a goal

vision

Orono Public Schools serves approximately 2,900 students in the west-metro area. Along with its focus on high academic achievement, the district has a longstanding commitment to weaving character education throughout the curriculum. The district’s small size means that every child is known. This fosters students’ sense of belonging and contributes to positive child-teacher-parent relationships so highly valued by the community. The unique central campus— with Lake Classen, woodlands and wetlands—provides a unique setting for recreation and science education. The Orono Activities Center, pool, Morrison Ice Arena, Pesonen Stadium, multiple sport courts and fields are the setting for athletic and co-curricular activities.

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Orono Schools is an E-12 public school district with a central K-12 campus in Long Lake and an Early Learning/Preschool center in Maple Plain. The district has a strong tradition of excellence rooted in scholarship, character and relationships.

distinctions

• In 2022, Orono High School was ranked #1 traditional high school in Minnesota by U.S. News and World Report

• 91% of faculty have advanced degrees

• OHS offers 21 AP courses including AP Capstone, 13 honors/enriched courses and 7 College in the Schools courses.

• 83% of AP exams taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher

• 90% of seniors continue their education after high school

• 85% of high school students participate in co-curricular activities and athletics

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ST. PAUL ACADEMY AND SUMMIT SCHOOL shaping the minds and the hearts of the

vision

Too many students live, both literally and figuratively, at the back of the classroom. SPA is different. There is no back of the classroom here. Our core belief in the power of personal accountability has led us to create the “accountable classroom”: a small and vibrant learning community where master teachers discover and strengthen individual talents. It’s a place where children of all ages learn that they have a responsibility to engage and contribute. Every day. In every class. Because the class is only as good as the students and teacher make it, together.

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For more than a century, St. Paul Academy and Summit School has been guided by the principle of academic excellence. Our innovative curriculum, our exceptional faculty, the accomplishments of our students and alumni/ae, and our culture of engagement and intellectual curiosity are a testament to the promise and ideals of a strong liberal arts education.

distinctions

• 901 students in Grades K-12 (Fall 2022)

• Average class size: 13

• 39% students of color, Grades K-12

• 80% of teachers hold a graduate degree beyond the baccalaureate

• International, national, and state awards for student achievement in science, math, debate, journalism, and the arts

• 50 National Merit Finalists since 2020

• 90 athletic teams in 17 sports

people who will change the world

THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA

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ISM delivers a top-quality educational experience that ensures each student succeeds in college and beyond. We develop impactful leaders who possess depth of character and exhibit strong civic values. Our students understand the long-term benefits of a learning mindset, teamwork, and curiosity. A member of the SABIS ® Global Network, our proprietary educational system facilitates a 360-degree view of academic progress, fostering accountability for students and educators, and transparency for parents/guardians.

bio ISM is a private, college preparatory school, offering Preschool (age 3) - Grade 12. We deploy a unique approach to the student experience, with leadership a strong focus. As a community, we value cultural diversity and individuality. Our rolling admissions process and Quick Start Transfer option offers families flexible enrollment paths.

distinctions

• TOP RATED: In 2023, ISM was rated the #1 best private K-12 school and #1 best private high school in Minnesota by Niche.

• FACILITIES/TECHNOLOGY: Modern STEM and art labs improve experiential learning while cutting-edge digital learning platforms and advanced Computer Science, Robotics and Physics prepare students for the evolving demands of emerging tech and workforce.

• STEAM: The strength of our math curriculum is proven by back-to-back State AA High School Math League Championships (2022, 2023). Arts Matter at ISM- We invest heavily in performance, visual, and other artistic mediums to enrich student’s lives.

• COLLEGE COUNSELING: ISM’s unique advising process aligns all stakeholders in the student’s college preparation journey, strategically informing school targets, course selection (Core/Elective/AP® ), and extracurriculars, etc. Students are taught to take responsibility for their academic outcomes and college readiness.

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where leaders are made for a changing world

BRECK SCHOOL

creating confident learners who lead lives of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility.

vision We are a community of highly engaged and motivated students, faculty, staff, and school leaders focused on building trusting relationships and strong academic scholarship through a practice of bridging research to practice. Upon graduation, Breck students are prepared for a life of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility, matriculating to colleges and universities throughout the world.

bio Breck is an Episcopal, independent, college-preparatory day school enrolling students of diverse backgrounds in grades preschool through twelve. We create confident learners who lead lives of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility. Located in Golden Valley, the school holds a national reputation for excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

distinctions

• 1,200 students preschool-12

• 8:1 student-teacher ratio

• Rated #1 Best College Prep Private High School in Minnesota by Niche

• “A+” Rating from Niche

• 27 athletic programs

• Average ACT: 30

• Home to Peter Clark Center for Mind, Brain, and Education, as well as Melrose Family Center for Leadership and Equity

• Community Partnership program with 40+ nonprofits resulting in 20,000+ service hours annually

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vision Minnetonka Public Schools is known for academic rigor, Chinese and Spanish Immersion programs, excellence in the arts and athletics and flexibility for students and families. Strong schools are vital to a strong community, and serving the greater good is a key component of our District’s mission. In addition to providing traditional classroom experiences, the District has a Tonka Online program, which provides an option for a fulltime, K-12 e-learning experience to families across Minnesota.

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Minnetonka Public Schools focuses on world-class, child-centered excellence in early childhood, elementary and secondary education. The Minnetonka Public School District is among the highest performing school districts in Minnesota and in the nation.

distinctions

• National reputation for academic rigor

• Personalized, child-centered education

• K-12 English, Chinese and Spanish Immersion options

• Dynamic music, arts and theatre programs at all grade levels

• 1:1 iPad program for all students

• K-5 Computer Coding

• Fully online experience available through Tonka Online

• Families throughout Minnesota are welcome through open enrollment

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EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS where students discover their possibilities and thrive

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Unique learning pathways lead to success for Edina students! Edina Public Schools offers opportunities for students to deeply explore their interests, experience real-world learning, and creatively innovate. Six futureready competencies ensure our students are prepared for their next phase of learning, career and life. Leadership opportunities begin in grade school, and by high school our students take an active role in schools and community. Their passion is returned with whole hearted community support, and partnerships with organizations and businesses. Academic rigor and robust choices in arts and activities support the whole child.

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Edina Public Schools is the heart of the community and the education center for learners of all ages. Six K-5 elementary schools, two 6-8 middle schools, and one 9-12 high school serve more than 8,500 students. Early Learning Center offers Birth-PreK classes for little learners and parents. Community Education provides out-of-school care, and robust enrichment opportunities for all.

distinctions

• Rated #1 Best College Prep Public School by Niche since 2019

• 9/9 Edina Schools earned “A” Rating from Niche

• French and Spanish Immersion programs

• STEAM learning embedded in all grades

• Edina Virtual Academy open to all MN 9-12

• Travel-based learning (2023 trips to Vietnam, Madagascar, Caribbean), Rotary Global Scholars Program

• 83% of AP test takers qualified for college credit vitals

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HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

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Where you send your children to school is important. Hopkins Public Schools provides rigorous learning that is personalized, culturally affirming, and inquiry-driven. Hopkins Schools reflect the diversity of the real world but with a level of inclusivity and emotional awareness that doesn’t currently exist. Together with our students, we are working to make the world a better place. We offer a rigorous concept- and inquiry-based personalized learning approach supported by wellness practices for every student so they are prepared to thrive in the future.

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Hopkins Public Schools’ E-12 in-person and virtual schools attract students from all over the metro and throughout the state of Minnesota. Our students are recognized as global scholars — who work collaboratively, disrupt the status quo, and solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

distinctions

• Hopkins VirtualEDU, fully accredited K-12 online school with a blended learning option

• Environmentally-focused outdoor learning school

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• K-12 Chinese & Spanish immersion

• Renowned athletics, arts, & music programs

• Extensive college and career readiness options

vision MCAD provides a transformative education for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected world.

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For over a century MCAD has been educating leaders, artists, designers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. Located in the heart of Minneapolis, this residential college is home to a diverse community of creative students who come from the Twin Cities to Shanghai. Majors include animation, graphic design, illustration, creative entrepreneurship, fine arts, web design, and more.

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• Home to nearly 800 students from forty-five states and fifteen countries.

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• Offering undergraduate and graduate degrees (in person and online), continuing education, certificates, youth programs, and free exhibitions and lectures.

THE SKY(SCRAPER) CLUB

By Natalie Larsen

Whether you’re moving across the Cities or cross-country, these elevated residences have everything—from fine finishes and rooftop terraces to pickleball courts and yoga studios—to make them feel a little better than home. »

PHOTO BY SPACECRAFTING (ELEVEN POOL DECK)

The lofty luxe life at Eleven in Minneapolis

With new apartment buildings stacking up on seemingly every corner across the Twin Cities, the options can be overwhelming. We’ve broken down some of the newest and coolest communities so you can choose the ideal location and lifestyle for your next move. From fitness-friendly amenities to all about four-legged friends to age-restricted communities—here’s your guide to the high life.

For the Movers

OK, we only have four months of bearable outdoor weather, but we savor them to the max. No need to play Monopoly to buy Park Place—these structures are stacked with outdoor-friendly amenities and features. And when the weather turns, these properties have a smattering of sweat amenities inside, from saunas and spas to dedicated studios.

The Triple Crown is heating up Shakopee: A sun-soaked terrace features a heated pool and a hot tub (open year-round!), plus firepits, lounge areas, a yoga lawn, and space for yard games. Outdoor gardens and walking trails throughout the expansive grounds give you and your four-legged friends room to roam. When Frosty returns, take to the indoor pool, sauna, fitness center, and yoga studio to stay toasty. Shakopee, thetriplecrownapts.com

When we’re smothered with snow, 610 West has the answer, connecting the four buildings and many amenities on its property with underground corridors. Explore the great indoors with an indoor pool and hot tub, a sauna, a card room, and a game room with pool and air hockey tables and a sports simulator. If you must go outside, you have options: Find that Goldilocks fit with three out-

door pool terraces and two courtyards with bocce ball courts and putting greens. Brooklyn Park, 610west.com

Making his debut this summer, The Fred is your new sporty BFF: A multisport simulator means golf, baseball, or even zombie dodgeball (no matter what Mother Nature says!). The indoor fitness center has cycling and yoga studios, and an outdoor sport court is just the platform to test your pickleball prowess. Stoke your competitive side with lawn games and a game room with billiards and arcade games. This brand-spankin’-new Edina building pours into the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail and Fred Richards Park for when the weather is on our side. Edina, frededina.com

On the coast of Bde Maka Ska, Waterbury House opened in June at the intersection of Lake Street and Excelsior Boulevard in Uptown. This bougie new build cranks up your workout with a rooftop fitness center (with floor-to-ceiling window views) and a yoga lawn. Activate vacay mode on the rooftop deck with a pool, hot tub, and cabanas. A sports simulator has bowling, baseball, soccer, and 41 renowned golf courses within a luxe lounge, and—for sun days—the complex offers complimentary recreational water rentals and bike rentals. The cherry on

top: The Waterbury House Restaurant boasts a coffee bar and bakery, alongside a restaurant. Call it The Suite Life. Mpls., waterburyhousempls.com

Maybe catch Leo doing laps in the courtyard pool at Gatsby Apartments, where a fitness center, yoga room, and hot tub complete the fit pack. This downtown high-riser is blocks from Franklin Steele Park and Elliot Park for that daily dose of green (skip the kale juice!). Mpls., thegatsbylife.com

Tucked into the hottest pocket in Minneapolis, Maverick is North Loop’s newest resident. The building draws the outdoors in with river views, two courtyards, and a sky lounge with a terrace. The sundeck has heated seating (because it’s Minnesota— shrug ), plus there’s an outdoor hot tub and—on the rare chance anyone gets hot—a pool. Fire tables and a game area make for the perfect warm-weather party pad. Plus, an on-site Starbucks means you never have to brew your own fuel. Mpls., liveatmaverick.com

Pretend you’re on vacation, reading that beach novel that’s lived on your nightstand for far too long, as you lounge in the Hammock Zone at Forte on the Park . This modern looker in the Mill District has a year-round hot tub with

The plaid-clad simulator lounge at Waterbury House

The penthouse image is a conceptual rendering only and is sold as unbuilt space.

Eleven’s outdoor terrace—almost half an acre!—includes a lap pool (here) and ample space for lounging (right).

downtown views, a rooftop terrace, and a rooftop sky lounge that gazes at Gold Medal Park. Mpls., forteapts.com

Fifteen residences remain open (as of press time) in Minnesota’s tallest residential building, Eleven. Clad with private

heated terraces and up-close-and-personal city views, the 42-story building’s arched base and storied structure snuggle right into the Minneapolis skyline. The almost half-acre outdoor space includes a 25-yard lap pool, spa hot tub, splash pads for the

kids, grilling stations, and meticulous landscaping. Even Carrie Bradshaw would be jealous. Mpls., elevenontheriver.com

Undergoing expansion this summer, The Reserve at Mendota Village is all about reaching for those rays. Besides the

PHOTOS BY SPACECRAFTING (POOL; ELEVEN TERRACE)

standard pool and sun deck, amenities include a rooftop patio and rooftop solar garden for soaking in sunshine. Break up with your gym membership with pickleball courts, a fitness center, and a yoga studio on-site. Mendota Heights, reservemendotavillage.com

If you’re thinking condos equal big-city living, kick your expectations to the curb. About 10 miles from St. Paul, in North Oaks, Hill Farm Condominiums is a modern retreat on 22 acres, surrounded by 300 acres (!!) of conservancy land. Massive windows frame wildly stunning views, and a community patio is decked out with an outdoor kitchen and fire tables. Condos are outfitted with luxury appliances from Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Asko. Are you packing yet? North Oaks, hillfarmcondos.com

For the Furry Friends

Everyone knows it’s your pet’s world— you’re just living in it. To keep Fido happy, these fur-iendly communities have ample amenities, from bathing areas to play areas (and plenty of perks for humans too!). These spots get two paws up.

Linden Hills reads like a small town amid the nature-city fusion of south Minneapolis. From The Abbott Residences, leash up and take your fourlegged bestie on many a doggy date: Walk

to Lyndale Farmstead dog park, Copilot Dog Outfitters, and Chuck and Don’s (’cause who doesn’t need a new toy every week?). The condos feature modern finishes, black-rimmed windows, gas ranges, and soft-close cabinets to store Spot’s snacks in style. Mpls., theabbottmpls.com

The dog days are never over at Platform Apartments ’ four-season dog park with a heated turf and over-

head heating to keep pups and their humans warm. An adjacent washing station keeps paws and floors clean. The rooftop hangout is begging for PTO with swing chairs and raised garden beds, and a third-floor terrace features a pool, a year-round hot tub, an outdoor fireplace, a bar with a TV, and outdoor games. St. Paul, platform747.com

Springs at Willowbrooke says your home should feel like a resort. Townhome-style apartments with ground-level private entry make it easy to— ahem —let the dogs out—cue Baha Men. The community has a pet playground and bathing area, plus parks and trails within walking distance. And to control pet waste on-site, this property uses a unique Doggie DNA program. Oakdale, springsapartments.com

For the Out-andAbout-ers

You prefer butterflying about town over cozying up with a good Netflix binge, your Friday nights are rarely close to home, and you’re the in-the-know pal that everyone loves to dine and dish with. These apartments prioritize location— from great shops to walking-distance patios and instant caffeination—because what your home rubs elbows with is equally important as what’s inside.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF HILL FARM CONDOMINIUMS (PATIO); COURTESY OF NOLAN MAINS RESIDENCES (DOG WASH)

The conservancy-surrounded patio at Hill Farm Condominiums

Psst, we’re jealous of the dog wash at Nolan Mains Residences.

Though west-siders often don’t give the east side enough credit, St. Paul has all the same bragging right as Minneapolis: tasty bites, farmers’ markets, bikeable riverfronts, and local boutiques to boot. The Scenic takes it all in from the south side of the river, across from the hustle and bustle of St. Paul’s downtown core and Lowertown, with its arguably-morefun baseball stadium; green space galore; and enviable east-side bites, such as Saint Dinette, The Buttered Tin, and Meritage. This eye-candy community is bolstered with smart-home tech, a riverfront view of Raspberry Island, and a midcentury speakeasy–esque lounge overlooking the Wabasha Street Bridge and city skyline. St. Paul, lifeatthescenic.com

Shifting our gaze to the left a little, The Mezz, new to the West Lake Quarter fam, is glitzing up the west side of Uptown. In this angular little lakeside neighborhood, Crisp and Green, Punch Pizza, Taberna’s tacos and margs, and Rustica’s addicting chocolate chip cookies say you don’t even need a kitchen—while the new building’s poolside cabanas, hot tub, bocce ball court, game lawn, and outdoor movie lounge say you never have to leave. Just add PTO. Mpls., themezzatwlq.com

In the inferno of all burbs, Volo at Texa Tonka is at the center of the St. Louis Park allure. This new kid moved in down the block from Texa-Tonka temptations like Revival’s crunchy-but-tender fried chicken, Angel Food’s size-of-your-face

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVEN SCOTT MANAGEMENT

Meet Jim Slater, The Lakeshore Guy

Jim Slater, President and CEO of Slater Realty Group, has one main goal: helping people while giving back. For every home sold, SRG donates a portion of the commission to charities important to their clients because Jim believes the secret to living is giving. Slater has developed the ability to work with high-net-worth individuals, as he has been working for celebrities, rock stars, pro athletes, and top executives for more than 30 years. SRG continuously looks for innovative ways to advance and upgrade the lifestyles of buyers and sellers alike.

We are here to S ve, not to show off

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“My husband and I were looking for a home on Prior Lake, we showed up to Jim’s office with our five young girls—he had every size of life jacket ready,including food and snacks for my girls. It was the best home-buying experience we ever had! I would definitely recommend Jim; his passion for the area is evident, they don’t call him ‘The Lakeshore Guy’ for no reason!”

—Sarah M

Jim has been studying waterfront properties since 1993, putting in countless hours to become a master of the industry. His knowledge is second to none. Sooner or later you’ll call Jim Slater!

jim@slaterrealtygroup.com

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donuts, and line-wait-worthy Wok in the Park. Survey the area eats from the building’s rooftop terrace and lounge. ( Psst , high-speed internet is included here!) St. Louis Park, voloattexatonka.com

Marketplace and Main perches over Mainstreet in Hopkins, St. Louis Park’s quieter (but equally cool!) sibling. The city’s central artery is lined with indie shops, eateries, and drinkeries, such as Mill City Sound (dishing out groovy records), A to Z Creamery, Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe, The Vine Room, and Bear Cave Brewing. Jaunt down to Cream and Amber, a bookstore-slashcoffee shop, for all the Rory Gilmore vibes you can handle. Hopkins, marketplace andmainapts.com

Breaking ground this fall and opening late 2024, France 50 is putting up a fivestory, 49-unit looker on the golden ground near 50th & France.

Of course, the apartments will be fresh and sparkly-new, but more importantly, your sneakers can hit the pavement over to Basecamp Fitness for a sweat, or you can click your block heels to Mr. Paul’s Supper Club and Bojae’s Wine Bar. Up your gifting game with oodles of shops at

your fingertips—Anthropologie, Evereve, Stranger and Co., and Coccinella top our list. Edina, france50.com

If arm’s length isn’t close enough, make moves to Nolan Mains Residences luxe apartments crowning the popular posh dining and shopping complex at 50th & France. Grabbing brunch at The Lynhall’s second locale is almost as easy as walking to your kitchen. The residence’s spa setup is calling you home with a sauna and separate-gender steam showers. Cap your night at the building’s lounge, complete with a golf simulator, antique bar, card table, and liquor locker. Edina, nolanmains.com

The sunroom at Nolan Mains is the ideal balance of indoor and France 50’s façade

With all the dining ops in Nordeast, you may not need that kitchen after all. Hencen , opening this year, is set a few blocks back from cobblestoneclad St. Anthony Main. Cheat on your kitchen at nearby Stray Dog, Masu Sushi, Kramarczuk’s Sausage Co., and—of course—the new riverfront FRGMNT Coffee. For takeout nights, there’s a rooftop terrace with firepits, a dining area, a turf lawn, and a movie screen. The building also sports a sauna, a yoga studio, and studies for taking your WFH outside your apartment. Mpls., hencenmpls.com

The true life of luxury has posted up in Minneapolis at the Four Seasons Private Residences , where 34 lucky owners get to enjoy almost aerial views from the tippy-top floors of the city’s first five-star hotel. Condo-ers get access to all hotel amenities (spa, indoor and outdoor pools, terrace—yes, please!). Gavin Kaysen’s brainchild Mara sits on the ground floor, buddying up with morecasual Socca Café on the skyway level. Mpls., mplsprivateresidences.com

Living at The Luxe is the closest thing to living at the mall—no department store camping involved. Across the street from Ridgedale’s plethora of shop-ortunities, these fancy flats have a pond-facing terrace with a firepit and bocce ball court. A fitness center, Pilates studio, and yogabarre studio put new Lulus to the test. Minnetonka, livetheluxeridgedale.com

Bathrooms with skyline views at the Four Seasons Private Residences

For the Downsizers

You’re still on the climb, and these emptynest years are the prime time to maximize your days and soak in the fun. Say sayonara to lawn care and gutter cleaning at these age-restricted communities, ranging from 55- to 63-plus. This is what it feels like to live your best life.

Avidor’s two metro locations level up your at-home living with ample amenities and services that your previous homes haven’t had: pool, hot tub, fitness center, yoga studio, pet wash, and concierge service for reservations and transportation coordination. And new friends are waiting for you at happy hours, resident events, and continental breakfast. The Edina residence is a stone’s throw from Edina Country Club and 50th & France’s shopping and dining haven, while the Minnetonka community cuddles up to Ridgedale Center’s basket of shopping and dining—plus the surrounding conveniences, such as Breadsmith (freshbaked goodie, anyone?), Target, and Lunds and Byerlys. Edina, Minnetonka, avidorliving.com

OK, the town of Corcoran maybe wasn’t on your radar, but Bellwether changes the game. An age-restricted community of newly constructed singlefamily homes centers around indoor and outdoor pools, pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, and a fitness center, among other amenities. A jaunt from Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove, this commu -

nity offers resort-style living in singlefamily homes—just without all the yuck of independent ownership. Corcoran, delwebb.com

Downsizing allows the focus to shift toward hobbies and passions, and Adelwood , the newest resortstyle community in developer Del Webb’s local lineup, fuels your fun side with a craft room, a fitness center, a swimming pool, pickleball and bocce ball courts, and an activity lawn and covered outdoor living space, plus walking trails and proximity to downtown Chaska, where Tommy’s Malt Shop

can conjure all the nostalgia with one little sip. Chaska, delwebb.com

With coffee and wine bars, golf simulators, pickleball courts, billiards rooms, pools, and rooftop lounges, Risor is ready to unpack your best life. This line of modern apartment-style 55-plus communities has five brand-new locations around the Twin Cities. Maple Grove and Bloomington are opening this summer, while St. Louis Park opens later this year and Blaine will be ready in early 2024. Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Maple Grove, St. Louis Park, liveatrisor.com

The expansive clubroom at Avidor

The billiards room at Adelwood ‘s clubhouse

The golf simulation room at Risor St. Louis Park, opening this fall

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clean while she hightails it back to Bay City, Wisconsin, where she and Summer run their wonderful land-based restaurant with a dinner service that begins at 5 pm.

When I mention Kistner, Summer says, “Oh, yes,” surprised I didn’t know that mentoring entrepreneurs is an unseen part of what they do. “We’re always trying to push the culinary community forward however we can. We’ve made so many mistakes; we want to help anyone know what we know. First step: Put all liquids on the floor before you hit the gas. We draw the line at opening up our books, but short of that, we have meetings and give all the love and help we can.” Past recipients of Chef Shack mentoring include the Wadi brothers when they were opening the WSK food truck, Foxy Falafel, the Ethiopian truck Brava on Wheels, Icy Icy Baby, ParraLily, Café Racer, Gastrotruck, and many, many others. (When New York City Michelin-starred chef Daniel Humm wanted to open a food truck, he also called Summer and Carlson!) As my mind reels with the millions of meals and hundreds of families those trucks and brick-and-mortar spots have collectively supported, my sense that I haven’t fully understood how important food trucks are grows and grows.

I think back to the Muddy Tiger timeline: Kistner’s first day helping Summer and Carlson on their Chef Shack truck? 2018. Her first day setting pani puri on a tray for a customer from her brick-and-mortar kitchen at a Muddy Tiger table? 2023. Five years from baby step to restaurateur. That’s, what, the equivalent of making it most of the way through medical school?

When I was younger, eight years for medical school seemed insane, a lifetime. Now that I’m older, I realize every career I know of requires eight years of low- or no-paid scramble and hustle before you really get to what you look back on as your starting place. It’s a lot to imagine throwing eight years of your life onto the poker table to get into the game. Is five years on a food truck what we, the Twin Cities, are using to replace our now-vanished culinary schools?

To find out if this hunch is crazy, I call up a chef the magazine has been watching for a while, Jason Sawicki. Before starting his food truck Fare Game, Sawicki had been steadily rising as a chef in the Twin

Cities, cooking at Lyn 65, Restaurant Alma, and Popol Vuh and heading out into the streets on the wheels of the fried-chickenonly Lyn 65 spin-off, Wyn 65. (Remember Wyn 65? A colorfully painted, very creaky Winnebago with only two fryers, no other cooking surface, and so little headroom the cooks could only cook while bending forward.) In the fall of 2019, Sawicki bought a building in Northeast to turn into his restaurant. He parked a trailer out front and started building an audience. Everyone was raving about his homemade pączki; his handmade buttermilk-brined chicken tenders; his sous-vide cheffy bologna, griddle-seared for sandwiches. But in March of 2020, his bank said, You know, let’s take a beat and figure out what’s going on with this pandemic. So Sawicki headed out to the streets again, cooking on wheels.

He has been working his food truck ever since, playing the same game of Chutes and Ladders so many of us are, trying to get back to where he was before all plans needed to be remade. “What is a food truck, really?” I ask Sawicki. He laughs. “The modern food truck scene—when it happened here, I watched it from inside restaurants, and it seemed like, as a hospitality worker, it was the first and most accessible step you could take on your own,” he recalls. “You’re trying to build some stability in your life; you’re trying to build some financial stability. Working in someone else’s restaurants, there’s so little security with all of these factors outside of your control. So, the food truck itself, it’s an asset. I mean, maybe it’s a fool’s dream, but I thought, It’s a step you can take that’s at least somewhat something you can control.”

And what is a food truck to Sawicki now—after a couple years hunching over a fryer in a janky Winnebago and a couple years navigating a pandemic with a beautiful truck with a whole flight of branding and a loyal customer base? It’s like running 1,000 war games, but for a food business, he explains.

“You get put in new situations every day,” he says. Something with the weather. Something breaks. Some order doesn’t come in. Some employee or customer is a pain or amazing. “How do you really learn stuff?” asks Sawicki. “New situation, new problem, figure out how to fix it, learn from your mistakes. It’s a difficult path, but it can be incredibly rewarding and satisfactory because you see yourself getting better

and responding perfectly to situations that years ago you couldn’t even imagine. I have grown so much as a person since 2014; I feel like I can come up with 50 solutions to every problem, and I just have confidence I don’t know I could have come up with any other way.” Even though the past couple years have been grueling, Sawicki tells me— watching the now-proven truck-to-success pipeline, watching fellow talents like Jon Wipfli of Animales also have to bob and weave—he’s more sure than ever that his truck will get him to where he wants to go.

For the summer of 2023, Fare Game is “in residency” outside Minneapolis’s distillery cocktail room, Tattersall. A residency! A resident! I head over, taking note for the first time of how like the final stage of medical school that well-used food truck term is. There are some parallels. A big draw like Tattersall can’t have an amateurish, fledgling food truck. It needs a mature culinary presence who’s going to deliver the competence of a restaurant, but on wheels.

I visit on the day of a big festival in late spring, and Fare Game is serving tacos and burgers to a jam-packed Tattersall crowd, both indoors and spilling out onto the sunny patio. I get a spectacular burger, sizzled with char, perfectly balanced with gooey cheese and a mild and mellow bun, salted expertly. “Is that good? That looks good,” asks a blonde, leaning in from the next table. I affirm that it is, and she asks me to hold her chair as she hops up to order her own. The crowd is a very Northeast one, comparing new tattoos, admiring fun new bandanas on the same old good dogs. They seem reasonably oblivious that anything unusual is going on out on this patio, because Jason Sawicki is essentially hidden in his truck, and there’s actually nothing unusual in the Twin Cities about a rising star of a chef laboring in a parking lot truck. Also, a cheeseburger is the least confounding of all American objects: It’s not just understood; it’s as expected as sunshine in July.

Still, like Jyotiee Kistner’s pani puri, this Fare Game cheeseburger has a story. It is both a flower that emerges from the tree of a chef’s whole life and something you happily gobble up as you rush through your own busy existence, without thinking too much about how this delicious object borne on wheels wheeled its way to you. Muddy Tiger, 7015 Amundson Ave., Edina, 952-6007009, muddytiger.com; Fare Game, 2900 NE Johnson St., Mpls., faregamene.com ■

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Yeah. Whitney’s a great interviewer. You know what? Joe Rogan is not the problem; the guy that scares me is Andrew Tate.

True, but when you have a megaphone the size of Rogan’s, you’ve got to be careful what you shout into it, even if you don’t know that what you’re shouting is bad. Yeah. Like, maybe don’t tell everybody you’re taking hydroxychloroquine. [Shuffles around.] Sorry, I was trying to find some M&M’s, but I couldn’t find them.

For you or for a kid? For myself.

I’m pacing around outside right now with no M&M’s in sight. Speaking of, I pace compulsively. My friend calls me “Pacey Witter.” When Jagged Little Pill was in previews, I would go see the show every night, as is my job. And I cannot sit through a two-and-a-half-hour musical every night; I cannot sit. So, I would pace behind the last row of seats in the mezzanine. And the ushers would literally go to the producers and be like, “Who is the crazy woman pacing?”

What was your relationship to those glitzy Broadway musicals before writing this show? I wasn’t a huge theater nerd, but I was definitely an enthusiast who had seen my share of touring musicals. But it wasn’t something I had ever aspired to do, especially because it is a New York–based profession and I’m very much rooted out here in L.A. But my agents lied to me and said that it would not require an extensive amount of travel. And I didn’t realize that that was a lie until I was very deeply embedded in the process. So, in case anyone’s reading this and they’re curious, if you want to write a Broadway show, you are going to spend a lot of time in New York.

You saved maybe one person from spending more time in New York than they wanted to with that warning. The role of the writer in theater is different than a film. A film, you can just write a screenplay and fuck off, because the director is going to take over. And in theater, the writer is the main person. And I was like, “Oh, my God, what have I done?”

And you were trying to do something very novel: to create a fictional storyline using an album that famously tells a very nonfictional person’s very nonfictional story. I was scared to death. I was so intimidated. I thought, “All I can do is make Alanis happy; I need to put everything else aside.” And when ultimately she was, that was the greatest feeling, because I was like, “I don’t care what happens. A global pandemic could hit and shut our show down, and I won’t care because I made Alanis happy.”

Writing a hit Broadway musical was not on your career bucket list, and yet here you are with a Tony. I read that writing a watercooler TV show is on said bucket list. So, where’s your Emmy? I don’t think it’s possible anymore. The only watercooler show I can think of right now is Succession There are obviously super popular shows like Yellowjackets that have big, devoted fan bases, but I feel like the era that I grew up in where everybody was talking about what happened on Friends last night is over. It was a dream of mine to write, like, OK, my Seinfeld, my Friends. And now I don’t think that is a thing, because we have so many options and so many platforms that you’re not going to get 50 million Americans to sit and watch the same thing.

It’s not possible? I mean, it is, but I guess you have to be, like, a Jesse Armstrong–level talent, which to be perfectly honest, I don’t know if I’ve got that in me.

But you didn’t know you had Juno in you either. Yeah, that’s true. I mean, I don’t know I have anything in me. It’s always a surprise whenever I don’t completely shit the bed. I tell myself all the time I can’t do things. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I’m like, “I cannot pack another lunch,” and then, what do you know, I do. Lunchables. One of my kids did go to school with a Lunchable today, just FYI.

Both of my kids did! Is Minnesota ever going to be a setting of yours again? I think so. I see no reason to stop, and I certainly don’t feel like traveling to some other locale to soak up the flavor and do my homework, so I’m just going to stick to writing about Minneapolis.

When you can write again—which, who knows when that will be? I’ll let you go

pick up your kids. You have my permission to pack them Lunchables tomorrow. This has been a Lunchable kind of week. The problem is, if I put more effort into it, they don’t want to eat what I make. Whatever, I’m not going to rant about this.

I get it. All the “good” lunches end up in the trash. It’s a bummer. Anyway, they’ll appreciate us someday.

Maybe. All right. Good luck with your son and his artificial intelligence movies. Oh, yeah. Thanks. Good luck to you, too.

[Twenty minutes pass.]

Hey Brook. Sorry to break the phoneinterviewing fourth wall by texting you a question I’d intended to ask you earlier, but alas. You said you want to set another project here. Any idea what that project might be? (Minnesota only takes slight offense to the fact that you set Jagged Little Pill in Connecticut, BTW.) Hi! First of all, I set JLP in Connecticut because it needed to be a world of imageobsessed phonies and I didn’t encounter many of those in Minnesota :-) (emoticon throwing it way back). I actually do have plans for another Minnesota-set project. I’m obsessed with the idea of doing something new in the world of Jennifer’s Body, so we’d have to go back to Devil’s Kettle, Minnesota, for that. There needs to be more Minnesota gothic content out there. Fargo isn’t enough!

Movie or TV show? I originally planned to pitch it as TV, but I think it’s shaping up to be a movie. We’ll see!

But a demonically possessed literal man eater who says things like, “Ope! Let me scooch right past ya!” and drinks Mich Golden Light is surefire watercoolershow fodder.

You’ve gotta actually respond to that (with more than an emoji), and really stick the landing, or it’ll never be an effective kicker to end this Q&A. Jeez, pressure! I don’t think a polite Minnesota cannibal would pull the Superbowl-level ratings I’ve been dreaming of, but I appreciate your faith in my vision!

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

the lists

WHERE TO SCREAM

Rounding up the scoop shops you need to know for your best ice cream dreams. For more, go to mspmag.com.

2 Scoops

Selby Avenue’s scoop shop serves more than 18 flavors of ice cream, plus chili, a brisket sandwich, and multiple kinds of hot dogs. The shop supports the local community through its 2 Scoops for Kids Foundation, because every kid deserves ice cream. 921 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-645-0227, 2scoopseatery.com

Adele’s Frozen Custard

Peddling rich and decadent frozen custard on the shores of Lake Minnetonka for more than 35 years, Adele’s is a quaint throwback to lazier days spent licking melted cream off the back of your hand without a care in the

world. Open seasonally. 800 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior, 952-470-0035, adelescustard.com

Bebe Zito

With three locations around the Twin Cities, you’re never far from a scoop of Bebe Zito’s unique flavors, like chocolate mezcal or lemon olive oil. Into something a bit newer? Bebe Zito has partnered with Cultivated CBD, a local Black-owned company, to create ice cream containing hemp-derived THC for a super chill treat. Get it? Chill… 704 W. 22nd St., Mpls.; Eat Street Crossing, 2819 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.; The Market at Malcolm Yards, 501 30th Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-315-5180, bebezitomn.com

pocket guide

Cold Front

Cold Front

This charming St. Paul soda fountain shop serves Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream from Wisconsin and local favorite Backstory Coffee. The team creates their own syrups, house-made chai, and hot chocolate. Try the Snowball Flights—a serving of four tiny cones so you can try a variety of flavors—for a fun little treat. 490 Hamline Ave. S., St. Paul, 651-508-1469, coldfrontmsp.com

Conny’s Creamy Cone

An adorable red-and-white stand just blocks from Como Lake, Conny’s offers 31 flavors of soft-serve ice cream, with unique choices like amaretto, German chocolate, and Irish cream. The best way to experience regular ol’ vanilla, chocolate, and twist cones is swathed in a delicate coating of chocolate, cherry, or butterscotch. Conny’s also serves a vast menu of entrées like burgers and hot dogs, all to be enjoyed on outdoor picnic tables. Open seasonally. 1197 N. Dale St., St. Paul, 651-488-4150, connyscreamycone.com

Dar’s Double Scoop

Dar’s is the quintessential neighborhood ice cream parlor, serving pizza and a long list of fried foods that go perfectly with a scoop or four of ice cream. Deep-fried pickle chips and a root beer float? It’s like the Fourth of July every day at Dar’s. 1048 Rice St., St. Paul, 651-489-2422, darsdoublescoop.com

Fletcher’s Ice Cream

Northeast Minneapolis’s Fletcher’s serves a wide array of ice cream treats, including malts, sundaes, and ice cream sandwiches. A fan favorite is the warm, pillowy waffle topped with a scoop of ice cream and freshly made whipped cream. Simple pleasure at its best. 306 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls., 612-7511739, fletchersicecream.com

Grand Ole Creamery

If it’s good enough to be included in Saveur magazine’s top 12 ice cream stops in the nation, who are we to argue? Grand Ole Creamery has been a staple in St. Paul for more than 30 years, offering 200-plus rotating house-made flavors served in malted waffle cones (look for a Whopper at the bottom). 750 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-2931655; open seasonally at 4737 Cedar Ave. S.,

Honey and Mackie’s

Located in Plymouth, Honey and Mackie’s serves fun, seasonal flavors like Valentine’s Day’s Single and Ready to Mingle or Taylor’s Thin Mint to honor our favorite time of year, Girl Scout Cookie season. Off topic, but do not skip the specialty french fries. The chili cheese fries make a perfect appetizer for your ice cream entrée. 16725 Cty. Rd. 24, Plymouth, honeyandmackies. shopsettings.com

La Michoacana

Purépecha

This favorite East Lake Street joint is owned and operated by immigrants from Michoacán, Mexico, who wanted to introduce the Twin Cities to their favorite childhood treats. The shop serves traditional Mexican treats like paletas— all-natural popsicles made with real fruit, not colored sugar water—as well as ice cream, agua fresca, and other delights. 701 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-886-3039, lamichoacanapurepecha.com

Licks Unlimited

The public docks in Excelsior hold not only boats but also many strolling lickers who’ve made their way from this iconic, brightly festooned scoop shop down to the water on a perfect lazy summer day. The grandkids have taken over, and now we have compostable cups and a social media game worthy of the myriad wall trinkets. Open seasonally. 31 Water St., Excelsior, 952-4744791, licksunlimitedmn.com

Mabel’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shop

Named after the family matriarch, familyowned-and-operated Mabel’s is a charming little shop in Bayport, on the shores of the St. Croix River. It serves a rotating list of 24 flavors from Wisconsin’s Cedar Crest Ice Cream. Grab a malt or affogato and pull up a seat on the massive front yard. It’s Americana Open seasonally. 293 N. 3rd St., Bayport, 651-571-3128, mabelsicecream.com

Milkjam Creamery

Local chef Sameh Wadi opened Milkjam next door to his exceedingly popular World Street Kitchen in 2016, and he continues to delight the masses with flavor and creativity. The Jam Bun, an indulgent ice cream sandwich made with a glazed donut, is a must-have. Count on Milkjam to offer a variety of unique flavors like Thai Tea; Cereal Killers; or its namesake Milkjam, made with

caramelized goat’s, cow’s, and sweetened condensed milks. 2743 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-424-4668, milkjamcreamery.com

Minnesota Nice Cream

Yes, the cones here are Instagram-famous, but that does not belie their silky goodness. The funky toppings are where it’s at, so order a waffle cone with vanilla and load ’er up with gummy worms, toasted marshmallows, and a handful of sparkly sprinkles. Go all out— and don’t forget to post. 807 NE Broadway St., Mpls., 612-259-7053; 308 E. Chestnut St., Stillwater, 651-571-3199, mnnicecream.com

Nelson’s Ice Cream

Nelson’s and little-sis shop Nellie’s are seasonal ice cream magnets, operating at the original Stillwater location since 1923. Their claim to fame is the absurd serving sizes. A “single scoop” is plenty for most reasonable adults, and it can be split into more than one flavor. The kids behind the counters here are pros, piling the creamy spheres up higher than a bucket of Sweet Martha’s Cookies. Open seasonally. 454 Snelling Ave. S., St. Paul, 651-313-7268; 920 W. Olive St., Stillwater, 651-4301103, nelsonsicecream.biz; Nellie’s, 2034 Marshall Ave., St. Paul, 651-645-7839, nelliesicecream.com

Pumphouse Creamery

The team at Pumphouse refers to their product as farm-to-frozen, highlighting the curation of organic, all-natural ingredients used in their ice cream. This Chicago Avenue shop recently celebrated its 20th birthday, so help the owners mark the milestone with a few scoops of ice cream made with Minneapolis’s own Brother Justus single malt whiskey. Fun fact: Pumphouse’s owner’s

Sebastian Joe’s

uncle is Brother Justus’s nephew. 4754 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., 612-825-2021, pumphouse-creamery.com

Sebastian Joe’s

Family-run Sebastian Joe’s has been keeping Twin Cities bellies happy since 1984. At two locations in Minneapolis, the cafés serve classics like salty caramel and raspberry chocolate chip, plus the sarcastic Nicollet Avenue Pothole (too soon?) and seasonal offerings like summery mint pink grapefruit and cucumber mint sorbets. The Linden Hills location is a neighborhood summer hot spot, boasting a massive, lush patio. 4321 Upton Ave. S., Mpls., 612-926-7916; 1007 Franklin Ave. W., Mpls., 612-870-0065, sebastianjoesicecream.com

Sonny’s Cafe

Flights to Italy are spendy right now (we know; we check daily), so head over to Sonny’s Cafe for a creamy gelato straight out of a Roman gelateria. In the ice cream biz since 1945, Sonny’s makes artisan, smallbatch ice cream, gelato, and sorbet from scratch. Get a scoop of Crema, a latteinspired flavor, and spend the afternoon in the gorgeous piazza. It’s a little bit of la dolce vita right in Uptown. 3403 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-824-3868, sonnysicecream.com

Sweet Science Ice Cream

Founder and chef Ashlee Olds’s passion for creating high-quality ice cream using locally sourced, all-natural ingredients with names you can actually pronounce elevates each scoop. Her collab with Five Watt Coffee is divine, as is the (who knew?) vegan chocolate chip. In the summer, dig into pints of fruity sorbet for the ultimate refreshment. 3919 Market St., Edina, 612-217-0070, sweetscienceicecream.com

Treats

Siblings Trisha Seng and Minh Dinh opened the first cereal bar in Minnesota, combining two childhood staples into one creamy treat. A special machine grinds your favorite cereal into ice cream, creating a marriage of soft and crunchy, sweet and creamy. Try a combo in one of their vividly colored waffle cones. 770 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 651-478-4385; 10340 NE Baltimore St., Blaine, 763-2081745, treatsmn.com

Wonders Ice Cream

The University Avenue spot was the first rolled ice cream shop in Minnesota. Unfamiliar? Rolled ice cream, created in Thailand, is made by pouring a liquefied cream onto an ice-cold metal surface, adding toppings or fruit, and diligently rolling it into ribbons as it solidifies. The result is velvety little tubes of ice cream that can be topped with additional fruit or sauces. It’s one trend that’s worth the hype. 298 University Ave. W., St. Paul, 763-2920718, wondersicecreamcompany.com

—List compiled by Alex Lodner

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trying to get people interested in this alternative livestock,” he says.

In the fall, when antlers have grown in, the 2-to-4-year-old bucks deemed to be in their prime are shipped off to hunting preserves in Minnesota and other states, where people pay thousands of dollars to shoot trophy deer in an enclosed area. Holthaus ships off about eight to 20 bucks every fall. (Many hunting organizations oppose these preserves because they eliminate the concept of “fair chase”; deer farmers point out that the preserves cater to elderly or handicapped people who might not be able to participate in traditional hunting.)

WHAT DO THE DEER FARMERS WANT?

Ideally, Holthaus would like deer farms to be governed by the Board of Animal Health and the Department of Agriculture instead of the DNR. And most deer farmers want to be trusted that they also have the interest of animal health at heart. After all, they point out, they don’t want their animals to get CWD either. In lieu of those ideals, they were hoping for no further regulations. The new bill seems to have quashed that hope.

They also want more resources put toward the study of genetic resistance. Many have pinned hopes on breeding their deer to become less likely to contract CWD. So far, studies have shown that deer with certain genes have a longer incubation window. To the deer farmers, that’s good news.

There’s no evidence that breeding with the goal of genetic resistance does anything other than increase the incubation period in some cases, Carstensen says. “You’re still going to get it; you’re still going to die,” she says of the deer.

A recent letter to legislators, which Michael Osterholm, the director of the

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, cosigned, explains, “While this approach appears capable of shifting herd genetics over time (i.e., larger share of cervids expressing “preferred” genotypes), it is unclear what effect—if any—this has on CWD management. At this time, there are no peer-reviewed, published data clearly demonstrating that selective breeding of deer can prevent the transmission of CWD.”

There’s even a concern that the attempt to breed for resistance could backfire and spark new strains of CWD, according to the letter.

The deer farmers say they could be regulated out of business soon. Holthaus would love to put about $10,000 worth of work into her farm, but the future seems too uncertain right now to do that, she says.

“We’re excited about genetic resistance, but I don’t think we will stay in business long enough to prevail, because of legislation,” Fier says. “I wish we would pump the brakes and let the regulations and rules we have in place do their job instead of piling more on. Let science prevail in the end.

“And truthfully, is it that big of a deal?” he wonders, pointing out that CWD has been in the United States since at least the ’60s.

Clearly, there is a difference of opinion on risk, Carstensen says.

Still, while the DNR’s aggressive approach is at odds with the deer farmers, the farmers and regulators do agree on one thing.

“The villain in this story isn’t the farm or the wild deer; it’s the disease,” Carstensen says. “We’re all united in not wanting it. We have different approaches, but blame doesn’t help the end game. The bottom line is we need to be working together to prevent it from happening.”

Says Fier: “A big push for us is, ‘Let’s work together. Let’s beat this disease.’” ■

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Modern farmhouse on 15 acres with nearly 6,000 finished sq ft. Vaulted ceilings & exposed beams, showstopper kitchen, spacious main floor primary suite, sunroom, 2 fireplaces, wet bar, gym, steam shower, 5 car stalls, 50'x80' shed, shop, & much more! $2,100,000

4127 KAMMEL ROAD

DAN STACEY

608.781.2232 | Dan@DanStaceyTeam.com

www.DanStaceyTeam.com

Architecturally inspired custom contemporary with panoramic river view. Open concept living-bright grand foyer, prep area for parties, open living/kitchen, formal & informal dining, multiple en suites, Florida room, o ce and more. Absolute stunning home!

300 WALL STREET | UNIT #104

DICK BRAUN

612.701.5228 | Dick.Braun@Results.net

www.DickBraunHomes.com

One of a kind timeless contemporary masterpiece designed by James McNeal and built by Streeter & Associates. Smartly situated on a 5+ acre heavily private wooded lot in Eagan. All the impressive features you would expect in a Streeter Built Home.

JULIE TRONES

612.384.9019 | Julie.Trones@results.net

www.JulieTrones.com | Top 1% RE/MAX Realtor

Sensational Two Story Walk-Out O ering Panoramic Views of Purgatory Creek Blu ! Exceptional Privacy! Stunning Great Room with Custom Windows! Main Floor Owner's Suite & O ce! Fabulous Floor Plan! Great Entertainment Area in Walk-Out Level. $1,120,000

4733 ANNAWAY DRIVE

KAREN SCHLAEFER

651.338.1963 | Karen.Schlaefer@Results.net

KarenSchlaefer.Results.net

Stunning Luxury Condo! 14' barrel-vaulted ceilings reveal the rich history of the Great Northern. Amazing renovations include fireplace with 12' mantel, designer kitchen and baths, new flooring, in-unit laundry, central vac, 2 car garage, gym, patio, and more. $578,500

KAREN SCHLAEFER

651.338.1963 | Karen.Schlaefer@Results.net

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LOT FOR SALE: 1.18 acres in the Rolling Green neighborhood of Edina- SO PICTURESQUE! Gently sloped walk-out lot with 341 feet of frontage, several mature trees and the back view features a lovely pond. Open to builders - make your dream home come true!

EDINA

EAGAN

BYRON

LA CROSSE, WI

10432 PURDEY ROAD

EDEN PRAIRIE

SAINT PAUL

SWEENEY ADDITION

MENDOTA HEIGHTS

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CHRIS AMES: 651.230.9200

CHRIS AMES & PAUL DORN

Brand new collaboration between M&M Home Contractors & LDK Builders on four exceptional lots located on Wachtler & Wentworth in Mendota Heights! Please call for a private tour. Home packages starting at $2M

CHRIS AMES

PAUL DORN: 651.334.8222

LANE LARSON: 651.402.7297

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651.230.9200 | Chris.Ames@Results.net

www.TheLandmarkGroup.net

Exceptional Ramsey Hill fourplex located across from McQuillan Park! All units have been tastefully renovated over the last several years! This is a wonderful opportunity for an owner occupant, rental or short-term rental possibilities!

651.230.9200 | Chris.Ames@Results.net

651.334.8222 | Paul@PLDornGroup.com

Once in a lifetime opportunity to build your dream home in the desirable Shadow Falls neighborhood. 6 home sites situated on 2 acres. Only 2 lots remaining in the Mississippi River Vista plat. Call for a private site tour. Home and lot packages starting at $2.95M

KAREN SCHLAEFER

651.338.1963 | Karen.Schlaefer@Results.net

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Private 6+ acre retreat! Just minutes from Woodbury schools and shopping areas. Charming 2BR, with a vaulted great room that overlooks your own pond, gardens, and mature trees. 2 car attached garage plus additional 2+ car/workshop! $590,000

CHRIS AMES

651.230.9200 | Chris.Ames@Results.net

www.TheLandmarkGroup.net

Beautiful Victorian triplex located in the Historic Ramsey Hill Neighborhood of Saint Paul! The property has been owner occupied for the last 41 years and is in exceptional condition! Don’t miss your opportunity to own this wonderful piece of property!

ELIE & DEBORAH SAFI

612.590.7234 | 612.267.3018

www.TheSafiGroup.com

Elegant, three-story Victorian home on a triple lot in the coveted Crocus Hill neighborhood! Meticulously maintained 4BR/3BA home, updated to a modern aesthetic while retaining its original character. Walking distance to your favorite restaurants & shops on Grand Ave.

MONSON & LARSON

WOODBURY

SAINT PAUL

MENDOTA HEIGHTS

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOULEVARD

SAINT PAUL

518 LAUREL AVENUE

840 OSCEOLA AVENUE

7086 MILITARY ROAD

SAINT PAUL

492 HOLLY AVENUE

SAINT PAUL

1951

A break in a propane gas line detonates at the 3M plant in St. Paul. The explosion destroys two floors of the minerals building, killing more than a dozen employees and

The Big Bang Theory

This Fourth of July, remember that—despite being subject to some of the strictest fireworks laws in the country— Minnesotans still find plenty of ways to blow stuff up.

by steve marsh

1878

The Washburn A Mill explodes, setting off a huge fireball that destroys what was the largest flour mill in the world. The fire jumps to two adjacent mills, and 18 workers are killed. Owner Cadwallader Washburn rushes to the site and vows to rebuild.

1941

After a yearslong personal crusade of reporting on the annual Independence Day incidents of revelers burned or maimed by small explosives, WCCO’s Cedric Adams finally gets the legislature to pay attention: Fireworks are banned in the state of Minnesota.

1967

1881

Delano bills itself as the host of the longest-running Fourth of July celebration in the state—its first coming one year before Minnesota became a state. But the 1881 celebration includes “a magnificent display of fireworks.”

1918

1893

A Nicollet Island fire blows across a river channel to a lumberyard on Boom Island. The inferno grows 300 feet tall and jumps to Northeast. By the time crews extinguish the flames, a mile-wide fire has destroyed 23 blocks.

A Great Northern locomotive throws sparks that burn for two days before a cold front rolls in, bringing high winds and low humidity. The fire grows out of control and spreads to Cloquet and Duluth, and separate fires burn in Moose Lake. More than 450 perish in the flames.

1985

1894

Nearing the end of a long, hot summer, two lumberyard fires stoked by high winds merge into a fire tornado south of Hinckley. In just four hours, the Great Hinckley Fire engulfs 480 square miles and kills at least 418 people.

1991

2015

Delano’s Fourth of July celebration, operated by nonprofit fire starters

Northern Lighters Pyrotechnics since just after 9/11, is named one of the seven best fireworks displays in the country by the patriots at Fox News.

California Angels pitcher Lew Burdette throws a ball that Harmon Killebrew hits so hard it breaks a seat in Met Stadium’s upper deck. The Killer’s 522-foot bomb is the longest in Minnesota Twins history— you can still find the seat hanging in place at the Mall of America.

2003

Just days after The Station nightclub disaster in Rhode Island, where rock band Great White’s pyrotechnics started a fire that killed 100 people, the Jet City Fix, opening for Link Wray, nearly burns down the Fine Line with their own unauthorized pyro.

2016

In a game versus Northwestern, Gopher hooper Rachel Banham blows up for 60 points, smashing the scoring records for both Minnesota and the Big Ten and setting a new NCAA record for women.

2002

With hundreds of people looking on from Harriet Island, the High Bridge in St. Paul, wired up with 76 pounds of plastic explosives, is blown up. The crowd cheers as the bridge’s remains crash into the Mississippi River below.

After jealously looking on as Minnesotans flocked to Wisconsin’s roadside fireworks stands, Governor Jesse Ventura finally signs a bill that legalizes… sparklers. The more dangerous bottle rockets and Roman candles remain (officially) forbidden.

2018

Mayor Melvin Carter throws a wet blanket over St. Paul’s official Fourth of July celebration by cancelling fireworks, citing fiscal prudence: “We just don’t have $100,000 to spend blowing up rockets over our city.”

1998

Led by explosive rookie Randy Moss, the Minnesota Vikings score the most points in NFL history, before blazing out one game short of the Super Bowl.

By the time emergency responders arrive to the engulfed A Mill, it’s too late to save the long-abandoned building. But in 2003, one of the most interesting architectural reclamation projects in the country opens among the wreckage: the Mill City Museum

After taking a year off due to COVID, the grandest fireworks display in the state—the Target Fireworks at the Aquatennial—returns to the Mississippi River. (And they’ll blast off this year on July 22nd.)

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