Diamond Doc Award recognizes physicians for exceptional patient care

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On Nov. 30, UC Davis Health CEO David Lubarsky, Chief Administrator Brad Simmons and Chief Medical Officer Doug Kirk presented 52 UC Davis Health physicians with Diamond Doc Awards.

The award celebrates physicians who demonstrated careful listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships. They all scored in the 90th percentile or above in one of two recent surveys: the hospital consumer assessment of health care providers and the children’s hospital consumer assessment of health care providers.

“The data for this award comes from our patients and it reflects their voice and experience,” said Kirk. “The exemplary care you give is what makes the difference to our patients and I thank you for that.”

UC Davis Health's Diamond Docs

Congratulations to our UC Davis Health Diamond Docs!

Physician

Specialty

Garima Agrawal, MD

Hospital Medicine

Robert Allen, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Hugh Black, MD

Pulmonary Medicine

Orin Bloch, MD

Neurological Surgery

Richard Bold, MD

Surgical Oncology

Rebecca Brooks, MD

Gynecological Oncology

Allison Capizzi, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

David Cooke, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Eric Crossen, MD

Pediatric General

Eleanor Curtis, MD

Trauma Surgery

Lauren Damon, MD

Hospital Medicine

John Dorsett, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Julius Ebinu, MD

Neurological Surgery

Ellen Fitzpatrick, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Jorge Garcia, MD

General Medicine

Cherie Ginwalla, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Luis Godoy, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Naeem Goussous, MD

Transplant Surgery

Claire Graves, MD

Surgical Oncology

Eric Gross, MD

Emergency Medicine

Griffith Harsh, MD

Neurological Surgery

Oliver Hentschel, MD

Hospital Medicine

Rasmus Hoeg, MD

Hematology Oncology

James Holmes, MD

Emergency Medicine

Yashar Javidan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Gregory Jurkovich, MD

Trauma Surgery

Pouria Kashkouli, MD

Hospital Medicine

Bob Kiaii, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Eunice Kim, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Eric Klineberg, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Heather McKnight, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Neal Mineyev, MD

Transplant Surgery

Aimee Moulin, MD

Emergency Medicine

Ravi Nakrani, MD

OB-GYN

Elora Negose, MD

General Medicine

Daniel Neudorf, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Hunter Pattison, MD

Emergency Medicine

Gavin Pereira, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard Perez, MD

Transplant Surgery

Jason Rogers, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Aaron Rosenberg, MD

Hematology Oncology

Junichiro Sageshima, MD

Transplant Surgery

Christian Sandrock, MD

Pulmonary Medicine

James Saxton, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Ulfat Shaikh, MD

Pediatric General

Hazem Shamseddeen, MD

Foregut & Endometabolic Surgery

Jeffrey Southard, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Rory Stuart, MD

Emergency Medicine

Sandhya Venugopal, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Jessica Witkowski, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Andrew Wong, MD

Emergency Medicine

Serena Yang, MD

Pediatric General

Kenneth Zhou, MD

Hospital Medicine