Congratulations to our FY25 Q1 Diamond Doc Award Winners

(SACRAMENTO)

In the first quarter of FY25, 150 doctors at UC Davis Health received the Diamond Doc Award for their patient care. Scoring within the 90th percentile or higher on patient surveys honors physicians who showed careful listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships. Of the 150 award recipients, 12 have received 100%. The award is determined by the experiences of our patients and is a testament to the physicians' unwavering commitment to providing top-notch care.

Below are patient comments highlighting some of our first-time Diamond Doc recipients.


Alicia Agnoli, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S. 
Department of Family and Community Medicine

“Dr. Agnoli is the best doctor hands down. She demonstrates empathy, active listening, open heartedness, and great skill in healing on all levels (emotional, physical, social, spiritual).”


Parisa Emami-Naeini, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Ophthalmology

“I thank and respect Dr. Emami for including me in decisions about my care, especially concerning medications. Dr. Emami listened to my concerns and talked to me with respect. I left the appointment feeling good about the treatment plan we came up with together and felt like she genuinely cares about my well-being and is invested in my health and progress.”


Gary Leiserowitz, M.D., M.S.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

“…Dr. Leiserowitz listened carefully to my concerns and was very thorough and kind and took the time to explain my treatment going forward. Cancer is no fun, but at least there is some comfort in having a competent and caring doctor.”


Hazem Shamseddeen, M.D.
Department of Surgery 

“Care provider put me at ease when listening to my problem then explaining tests needed, the results, & finally the necessary treatment. I feel very comfortable going forward with my surgery. I would definitely recommend my care provider to others.”


Xiao (Jason) Zhao, M.D., M.E.M. 
Department of Radiation Oncology 

“Very thorough and patiently answered all questions.”

Congratulations to our Diamond Docs on this well-deserved recognition!

*Providers who obtained 100% for FY25 Q1

Full Name

Title

Primary Department

Marianne Abouyared

MD

Otolaryngology

Alicia Agnoli*

MD

Family and Community Medicine

Shirin Ahmad

MD

Internal Medicine

Jamie Anderson*

MD

Surgery

Mustafa Ansari

MD

Neurology

Michelle Apperson

MD

Neurology

Tyron Arnott

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Mili Arora

MD

Internal Medicine

Mark Avdalovic

MD

Internal Medicine

Jameson Azul

MD

Internal Medicine

Victor Baquero

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

David Barnes

MD

Emergency Medicine

Timothy Beamesderfer

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Jarett Beaudoin

MD

Family and Community Medicine

Peter Belafsky

MD

Otolaryngology

Brigitte Berry

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Arnaud Bewley

MD

Otolaryngology

Andrew Birkeland

MD

Otolaryngology

Andrew Branting

MD

Internal Medicine

Rebecca Brooks*

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Noah Canvasser

MD

Urology

Jeffrey Caspar

MD

Ophthalmology

Jason Chang

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Brittany Chatterton

MD

Internal Medicine

Florence Chau-Etchepare

MD

Internal Medicine

Catherine Chia

MD

Internal Medicine

Scott Christensen

MD

Internal Medicine

Katerina Christiansen

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Christine Cocanour

MD

Surgery

David Cooke*

MD

Surgery

Justin Curole

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Megan Daly

MD

Radiation Oncology

Jacob Dima

DO

Community Physicians Family Practice

Jennifer Draper

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Daniel Eisen

MD

Dermatology

Parisa Emami Naeini

MD

Ophthalmology

Naseem Esteghamat

MD

Internal Medicine

Neil Evans

MD

Internal Medicine

Dali Fan

MD

Internal Medicine

Marcia Faustin

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Eric Flounders

MD

Emergency Medicine

Jonathan Ford

MD

Emergency Medicine

Amy George

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Afshine Ghaemi

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Cherie Ginwalla

MD

Pediatrics

Mauro Giordani*

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

David Goodson

MD

Internal Medicine

Claire Graves

MD

Surgery

Eric Gross

MD

Emergency Medicine

Ethelwoldo Guerrero

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Elise Harris

MD

Internal Medicine

Jason Heard

MD

Surgery

Daniel Herrador

MD

Family and Community Medicine

Rachel Hight

MD

Surgery

Lisa Ho

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Misty Humphries

MD

Surgery

Kendra Hutchinson

MD

Internal Medicine

Nancy Jaeger

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Anita Jain

MD

Community Physicians Pediatrics

Jayne Joo

MD

Dermatology

Gregory Jurkovich

MD

Surgery

Laura Kair

MD

Pediatrics

Chrishanthie Karalakulasingam

MD

Community Physicians Pediatrics

Melissa Keller

MD

Surgery

Kristen Kelley

MD

Internal Medicine

Manoj Kesarwani

MD

Internal Medicine

Karin Kordas

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Robert Kucejko

MD

Surgery

Brooks Kuhn

MD

Internal Medicine

Michael Ladna

MD

Internal Medicine

Jose Lado Abeal

MD

Internal Medicine

Emily Lane*

MD

Pediatrics

Erik Laurin

MD

Emergency Medicine

Gary Leiserowitz*

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Marc Lenaerts

MD

Neurology

David Leshikar

MD

Surgery

Daniel Linfesty

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Sarah Louie

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Jennifer Lynde

DO

Surgery

Lindsey Malik

DO

Internal Medicine

Ivonne Martinez

MD

Internal Medicine

Steven Maximus

MD

Surgery

Jenny McCormick

MD

Emergency Medicine

Colin McNamara

MD

Internal Medicine

Jamie Metcalfe

MD

Internal Medicine

Karen Mo

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Madina Mohammadi*

MD

Internal Medicine

Mark Moriwaki

MD

Internal Medicine

Ala Moshiri

MD

Ophthalmology

Aimee Moulin

MD

Emergency Medicine

Kevin Mullins

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Muhammad Munir

MD

Internal Medicine

David Munoz

MD

Internal Medicine

Xuan-Loc Nguyen

DO

Community Physicians Family Practice

Peter O'Malley

MD

Community Physicians Pediatrics

Avita Pahwa

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Karen Panek

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Aman Parikh

MD

Emergency Medicine

Gayatri Patel

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Swati Patki

MD

Internal Medicine

Gavin Pereira

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard Perez

MD

Surgery

Michael Petersen*

MD

Pediatrics

Chinh Phan

DO

Internal Medicine

Ben Rasmussen

DO

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Peter Rinaldi

DO

Orthopaedic Surgery

Jennifer Rothschild

MD

Urology

Junichiro Sageshima

MD

Surgery

Chinar Sanghvi

MD

Anesthesiology

Michael Schivo

MD

Internal Medicine

Soman Sen

MD

Surgery

Hazem Shamseddeen*

MD

Surgery

Narges Shariati Varnosfaderani

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

David Shatz

MD

Surgery

Eric Signoff*

MD

Internal Medicine

Marc Silverstein

MD

Dermatology

Thomas Smith

MD

Internal Medicine

Sawyer Smith

MD

Surgery

Jeffrey Southard

MD

Internal Medicine

Toby Steele

MD

Otolaryngology

Emily Stieren*

MD

Pediatrics

Benjamin Stripe

MD

Internal Medicine

Elena Sudjian

MD

Internal Medicine

Danielle Tartar

MD

Dermatology

Polly Teng

MD

Internal Medicine

Sophie Teng

MD

Neurology

Venkat Tirumala

MD

Internal Medicine

Kara Toles

MD

Emergency Medicine

Susana Torres

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Paolo Troia-Cancio

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Joseph Tuscano

MD

Internal Medicine

Garth Utter

MD

Surgery

Sandhya Venugopal

MD

Internal Medicine

Sandy Vien

MD

Internal Medicine

Anastasia Waechter

MD

Internal Medicine

Brandee Waite

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Hussein Warda

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Alexandra Warrick

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Huixia Wei

MD

Internal Medicine

Dennis Whang

MD

Internal Medicine

Minna Wieck

MD

Surgery

Lisa Williams

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Garrett Wong

MD

Internal Medicine

Kimberly Wong

MD

Internal Medicine

Linda Woo

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine

Peggy Wu

MD

Dermatology

Serena Yang

MD

Pediatrics

Christopher Young

MD

Community Physicians Family Practice

Xiao (Jason) Zhao

MD

Radiation Oncology

Yunli Zheng

MD

Community Physicians Internal Medicine