Awards and Accolades

2020 – Gillette’s Top Doctors and Rising Stars – Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

In 2020, 24 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's. The magazine determines award recipients based on a survey sent to physicians each year, asking them to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) whom they would visit if they or a loved one needed medical care.

Gillette 2020 Top Doctors:

• Robert Acton, pediatric surgery
• Deborah Bohn, orthopedic surgery
• Keith Cavanaugh, pulmonary medicine
• Mark Dahl, orthopedic surgery
• Sean Elliott, urology
• Mark Eikenberry, critical care
• Stephen England, orthopedic surgery
• Mark Gormley, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Steven Koop, orthopedic surgery
• Kenneth Maslonka, critical care
• Tom Novacheck, orthopedic surgery
• Joseph Perra, orthopedic surgery
• Michael Pryor, pulmonary medicine
• Daniel Saltzman, pediatric surgery
• Kevin Sheridan, endocrinology
• Stephen Sundberg, orthopedic surgery
• Marshall Taniguchi, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• David Vandersteen, urology
• Ann Van Heest, orthopedic surgery
• Kevin Walker, orthopedic surgery
• James Wolpert, urology
• Judith Zier, critical care

Many of Gillette’s physicians are recognized each year as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul magazine. The publication honors physicians whose skills and expertise place them in high esteem among their peers.

This spring, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine also released its “Top Doctors, Rising Stars” list, which includes six Gillette physicians. The list includes doctors who have been fully licensed to practice for 10 years or less, and were selected after a peer-nomination process.

Gillette 2020 Rising Stars:

• Amy Authement, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Micah Berman, otolaryngology
• Kelly Cho, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Madeleine Gagnon, pediatrics
• Daniel Miller, orthopedic surgery
• Benjamin Novak, orthopedic surgery

2019 – Gillette’s Top Doctors – Minnesota Monthly Magazine

In 2019, 15 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Minnesota Monthly Magazine.

Each year Minnesota Monthly magazine asks licensed Minnesota doctors, “If you or a loved one needed medical care, which doctor would you recommend?” Their most frequent answers comprise the magazine’s annual Top Doctors list: hundreds of Minnesota-based physicians in numerous categories, nominated by their peers and recognized for their professional expertise.

Gillette-employed and affiliated physicians listed as 2019 Minnesota Monthly Top Doctors:

• Robert Acton, pediatric surgery
• Steven Baisch, critical care
• Micah Berman, otolaryngology
• Deborah Bohn, orthopedic surgery
• Keith Cavanaugh, pulmonary medicine
• Mark Eikenberry, critical care
• Sean Elliott, urology
• Mark Gormley, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Patrick Graupman, neurosurgery
• Kenneth Maslonka, critical care
• Benhoor Soumekh, otolaryngology
• Marshall Taniguchi, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• David Vandersteen, urology
• Ann Van Heest, orthopedic surgery
• Katie Willihnganz-Lawson, urology

2019 – Gillette’s Top Doctors – Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

In 2019, 24 Gillette doctors were nominated as Top Doctors by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's. The magazine determines award recipients based on a survey sent to physicians each year, asking them to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) whom they would visit if they or a loved one needed medical care.

• John Garcia, sleep medicine
• Mark Gormley, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Steven Koop, orthopedic surgery
• Tom Novacheck, orthopedic surgery
• Kevin Sheridan, endocrinology
• Marshall Taniguchi, physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Kevin Walker, orthopedic surgery
• Robert Acton, pediatric surgery
• Deborah Bohn, orthopedic surgery
• Keith Cavanaugh, pulmonary medicine
• Mark Dahl, orthopedic surgery
• Sean Elliott, urology
• Kenneth Maslonka, critical care
• Joseph Perra, orthopedic surgery
• Michael Pryor, pulmonary medicine
• David Vandersteen, urology
• Ann Van Heest, orthopedic surgery
• James Wolpert, urology

Solutions for Patient Safety Top 16

Gillette Children's was recognized by Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) for meeting all three performance targets for patient safety. We’ve had zero stage III or greater pressure injuries, central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) or unplanned extubations in 2020. There are more than 140 hospitals in the SPS network. Out of these 140 hospitals, only 16 have met all three performance targets for safety. We’re proud to be one of the 16!

Solutions for Patient Safety Hospital of the Month

Gillette Children's was recognized by Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) as the September 2020 SPS Hospital of the Month. SPS is a national network of over 135 hospitals in the United States and Canada focused on one thing: eliminating harm. Gillette has partnered with SPS since 2013. SPS recognizes Gillette as the SPS Hospital of the Month for September 2020 for 100% submissions in both outcome data and reliability data; for a decrease in adverse drug events and for a sustained rate of 0.00 for pressure injuries, central line blood stream Infections (CLABSI) and unplanned extubations.

March of Dimes Minnesota Rising Star

For a decade, the March of Dimes Minnesota Nurse of the Year Awards event and fundraiser has celebrated the health care community by recognizing nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Each award is presented to the most outstanding nurse within each select category. Gillette Children's nurse Alexsandra Wenzel received the Rising Star Award in 2020.

Pediatric Home Service Top Spots

Pediatric Home Service (PHS) honored Gillette Children's with a Top Spots award. Their patients in Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin were surveyed, and they voted Gillette the top digital community resource for special needs support groups, paying special recognition to our condition-specific Facebook groups: Cerebral Palsy Resource Group, Spina Bifida Resource Group, and Scoliosis Resource Group.

NCQA Patient Centered Specialty Practice Recognition

Earlier this year we received notice from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that we have achieved Patient Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition for our orthopedic practice at our St. Paul campus. The NCQA has now expanded that recognition to include our metro clinics as well: Maple Grove Clinic and Burnsville Clinic. We’re the first pediatric health care organization in Minnesota and our surrounding states to claim this distinction.

This recognition means Gillette Children's promotes a model of community partnership and sustainability, focuses on proactive care planning and sharing of information internally and externally. It means our patients and families have the expertise they need to advance their care.

March of Dimes Minnesota Pediatric Nurse of the Year

For a decade, the March of Dimes Minnesota Nurse of the Year Awards event and fundraiser has celebrated the health care community by recognizing nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Each award is presented to the most outstanding nurse within each select category. Gillette Children's nurse La’Tosia Erickson received the Pediatric Nurse of the Year Award in 2019.

MHA Caregiver of the Year

The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) has named Gillette Children's nursing supervisor Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, RN, its 2019 Caregiver of the Year. Sinkfield-Morey has worked at Gillette since 1997. In addition to her role as nursing supervisor, she co-chairs the diversity and inclusion and cultural intelligence committee and is a member of the patient experience committee.

Pediatric Home Service Top Spots

Pediatric Home Service (PHS) honored Gillette Children's with a Top Spots award. Their patients in Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin were surveyed, and they voted Gillette the top digital community resource for special needs support groups, paying special recognition to our condition-specific Facebook groups: Cerebral Palsy Resource Group, Spina Bifida Resource Group, and Scoliosis Resource Group.