Top Doctors 2008: Twin Cities Doctors and Nurses Choose the Specialists They'd Go To
We asked 2,500 doctors and 2,500 registered nurses, When your loved ones get sick, to whom do you send them? They responded in record numbers and the result is our list 2008 Top Doctors. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine has been surveying the metro's doctors since 1992 and this is our twelfth list of Top Doctors. Only the votes of their colleagues get doctors on this list, not advertising.
How does the process work? The doctors and nurses surveyed were randomly selected by the Minnesota Mailing List Service from the State of Minnesota's list of licensed physicians and practical nurses in the ten-county metro area. Physicians receiving approximately the top 15 percent of the votes in each specialty were named Top Doctors. We've chosen specialties that have been certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Please use our list of Top Doctors as another resource to help you decide which physicians to choose. As others for their advice; study your options. This is not your only resource, but we've worked hard to assure you that it's one you can trust.
If a doctor has been selected as a Top Doctor in at least four of the last six surveys, an ambulance symbol will appear. A "DO" after a doctor's name refers to a doctor of osteopathy, a "DPM" to a doctor of podiatric medicine.
This online resource allows you to search for Top Doctors by their location or by specialty.
For a complete listing of Twin Cities doctors, please refer to our Medical Guide listings.
Ogren does all types of surgery, including endocrine and thyroid treatments, but
her main focus has become breast cancer. She is most often involved in surgical
treatment and helps patients coordinate radiation treatments.
Brian Zelickson had always been interested in science, but was determined to
avoid dermatology, the specialty of his father, renowned dermatologist Alvin
Zelickson, who has been practicing for close to fifty years and has been a
Mpls.St.Paul Top Doctor himself.
Within ten minutes of the I-35W bridge collapse, John Hick was on the scene,
providing assistance and coordinating with paramedics and others working with
the injured.
Top Doctor in at least four of the last six surveys, an ambulance symbol will appear. A "DO" after a doctor's name refers to a doctor of osteopathy, a "DPM" to a doctor of podiatric medicine. 
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