At MNGI Digestive Health, we are incredibly proud of the recognition and honors earned by our organization and physicians in the past year. Please join us in celebrating and congratulating our teams on the following awards received in 2022 (listed in order of recognition date):
- 2022 Rising Stars Top Doctors listing – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (April 2022), Two MNGI physicians were recognized in the gastroenterology category of this 7th annual listing of Top Doctors Rising Stars. The selections are determined through a peer survey and votes are from other physicians indicating who they believe is the best in their field.
- 2022 Top Doctors – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (July 2022), Seven MNGI physicians were recognized in the gastroenterology category of this annual listing of Top Doctors. The selections are determined through a peer survey and votes are from other physicians indicating who they believe is the best in their field.
- Top Workplace in Minnesota - 2022 (July 2022), We’re proud to be a great place to work and this annual list from the Star Tribune confirms it. Rankings are based on employee survey data and for 2022, MNGI was listed #31 among large companies and was also the highest-ranked large company that provides direct patient care in the Twin Cities area. 4,246 organizations were invited to participate in this employee survey.
- 2022-23 mspWellness Champion (August 2022), for MNGI Digestive Health's commitment to the health and wellbeing of employees and their families. mspWellness is a partnership between the Minneapolis Regional Chamber (MRC) and the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) recognizing organizations like MNGI that have developed sustainable, employee-informed wellness programs that have created healthy changes outcomes with demonstrated impact.
- America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Newsweek (October 2022), MNGI’s Bloomington Endoscopy Center was recognized by Newsweek on its 2023 list of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers. This is the third year that Newsweek has researched and published their ASC listings, and the third time that MNGI’s Bloomington location has been included. The Newsweek list highlights the nation’s top ambulatory surgery centers based on the quality of care, performance data, and peer recommendations relative to the in-state competition. Being named to this list reinforces our reputation as a center that provides excellent care and services to patients.
- Minnesota's Best Award – GOLD Winner Gastroenterology (August 2022), For the second year in a row, MNGI Digestive Health was named the GOLD WINNER of the Star Tribune’s “Minnesota’s Best” Readers’ Choice awards, in the gastroenterologist category (Health & Wellness section). Star Tribune readers from across the state voted for their favorite companies in many different categories, and ultimately helped MNGI to earn the #1 spot.
- Top Doctors listing – Minnesota Monthly Magazine (September/October 2022), Twelve MNGI physicians were named to the Minnesota Monthly Magazine 2022 Top Doctors list in the Gastroenterology & Hepatology category. The selections are determined through a peer survey and votes are from other physicians indicating who they believe is the best in their field. A total of 26 gastroenterologists were listed in this category and 12 of them are MNGI physicians, and 4 of those physicians specialize in pediatric GI care.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Sundeep Arora, MD
- Yan Bakman, MD
- Nissa Erickson, MD
- Robert Ganz, MD, MASGE
- Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD
- Michelle Kennedy, MD
- Emily Kevan, MD
- Samuel Leon, MD
- Jimmy Levine, MD
- Robert McCabe, Jr., MD , AGAF
- Federico Rossi, MD
- Kirk Wilson, DO
