Castle Connolly's "2022 Rising Stars" list recognizes early-career physicians across several specialities — including sports medicine — for their accomplishments.
Physicians were nominated by their peers as emerging leaders in their fields. The full lists were published May 17.
Below are the physicians honored for sports medicine.
Amard Abcejo, DO. Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital (Omaha)
Daniel Beutler, DO. Sanford Vermillion (S.D.) Medical Hospital
Julia Black, DO. OrthoNebraska (Omaha)
McKirven Ceus, MD. The Sports Medzone (Nyack, N.Y.)
Jaclyn Cooperrider, MD. St. Luke's Boise (Idaho) Medical Center
Julie Han, MD. Tisch Hospital (New York City)
Bilal Ittiq, MD. Kaiser Permanente Washington (Spokane)
Evan Meeks, MD. Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital (Houston)
Kevin Miller, MD. IU Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Bloomington, Ind.)
Timothy Ratliff, DO. Abrazo Scottsdale Campus (Phoenix)
Mounif Rifkah, MD. UPMC St. Margaret (Pittsburgh)
Erika Sadeghi, MD. Elliot Hospital (Manchester, N.H.)