We’re so proud of our family
Congratulations to all of our Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Award winners.
Each year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine recognizes the area’s top doctors and rising stars, as nominated by their peers, and outstanding nurses. Thank you to our care team for going above and beyond in treating our customers like family.
2021 Rising Stars Recipients and Bio Summaries:
Elycia Matushin, MD
North Memorial Health Clinic – Elk River
Dr. Matushin is a board-certified family physician with special interests in women’s health, including long-acting contraception, newborn and pediatric care, adolescent health, and preventive medicine. She believes in providing comprehensive care for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. She is also interested in healthcare informatics and using technology to promote healthy lifestyles.
Lucy Esberg, MD, FACC
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center – Robbinsdale
Dr. Esberg’s practice is heavily weighted in vascular medicine which includes peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, lymphedema, and lower extremity wounds. She also treats unusual vascular issues such as aortitis and Raynaud’s.
Dr. Esberg believes in transparency and ensuring customers understand the risks and benefits associated with all their care options. She treats each customer as an individual, striving to apply a well-rounded, reasonable care plan to everyone. She knows that what works for some customers does not work for all.
Nicholas Davis, MD
North Memorial Health Hospital
Dr. Nicholas Davis practices evidence-based medicine while delivering individualized care. He believes that optimizing Acute Care Surgery and Trauma teams, in partnership with the customer and their family, creates the best experience and care outcomes.
Nayera Guirguis, MD, FACOG
North Memorial Health Hospital
Dr. Nayera Guirguis always strives to treat people with kindness and respect, and to meet people where they are in their care. She enjoys sharing her knowledge to allow women to come to an informed decision about their health.
Ashley Ann Mays, MD, FACC
North Memorial Health Heart & Vascular Center – Robbinsdale
Dr. Mays is a cardiologist with special interest in using structural echocardiography to improve procedural outcomes for customers with valvular heart disease. She is focused on delivering exceptional cardiovascular care to achieve outcomes that are customer-centered and strives to deliver the best, evidence-based care to improve her customers’ quality of life.
Ryan James Greiner, MD
North Memorial Health Hospital
Dr. Greiner embraces a holistic approach to health care, with an emphasis on risk assessment and prevention. He treats each customer on an individualized plan, conservatively and safely weighing the risks and benefits of any medical direction or intervention. He believes that a trusting relationship between the physician and customer can result in small incremental improvements. As an advisor who empowers others to take control of their health, Dr. Greiner has witnessed his customers experience overall greater quality of health thanks to his expert consultations.
Todd Stanhope, MD
Dr. Stanhope specializes in providing care on the labor and delivery unit. By being continually present, he and his partners are able to rapidly respond to any concerns that might arise during a woman’s labor at any time of day. His clinical interests include vaginal birth after Cesarean, medical complications of pregnancy, emergency OB/GYN care and contraception. Above all, he most enjoys working with the customer and her family to achieve a safe delivery consistent with her preferences.