Congratulations to our Q2 Diamond Doc Award Winners

(SACRAMENTO)

More than 165 UC Davis Health physicians were awarded the Diamond Doc Award for their patient care in the second quarter of FY24. The award celebrates physicians who demonstrated careful listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships by receiving 90th percentile or higher scores on patient surveys.

“I am proud to recognize the more than 165 UC Davis Health physicians who received a Diamond Doc Award this quarter,” said Interim Chief Medical Officer Joseph Galante, M.D. “The award reflects our patients’ experiences and recognizes our physicians for their commitment to exceptional care and dedication to our patients. Congratulations to all our Diamond Docs!”

There will be an event in the fall to celebrate all the physicians who receive a Diamond Doc Award throughout the year. We look forward to honoring our Diamond Docs and the excellent care they give to our patients.

(*) = FY24 Q1 & Q2 Recipients

Full Name

Title

Primary Department

Lia Africa

MD

Internal Medicine

Shirin Ahmad*

MD

Internal Medicine

Ali Akram

MD

Internal Medicine

Amar Al-Juburi

MD

Internal Medicine

Muna Alnimri*

MD

Internal Medicine

John Anderson

MD

Surgery

Mili Arora*

MD

Internal Medicine

Adrienne Atencio

MD

Internal Medicine

Kwame Atsina

MD

Internal Medicine

Mark Avdalovic*

MD

Internal Medicine

Jameson Azul

MD

Internal Medicine

Victor Baquero*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Timothy Beamesderfer

MD

Community Physicians Group

Brigitte Berry

MD

Community Physicians Group

Arnaud Bewley

MD

Otolaryngology

Mary Bing

MD

Emergency Medicine

Orin Bloch*

MD

Neurological Surgery

Andrew Branting

MD

Internal Medicine

Rebecca Brooks*

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Lisa Brown

MD

Surgery

Ian Brown

MD

Surgery

Joanna Buchanan*

DO

Community Physicians Group

Kevin Burnham

MD

Internal Medicine

Nicole Cacho

DO

Pediatrics

Michael Campbell*

MD

Surgery

Carolina Candotti

MD

Internal Medicine

Jeffrey Caspar*

MD

Ophthalmology

Daniel Cates

MD

Otolaryngology

Flora Chang*

MD

Internal Medicine

Jason Chang*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Rebecca Chen

MD

Ophthalmology

Jonathan Chiang*

DO

Community Physicians Group

Helen Chow*

MD

Internal Medicine

Scott Christensen*

MD

Internal Medicine

Katerina Christiansen*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Karen Chung*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Blair Colwell

MD

Pediatrics

Justin Curole

MD

Community Physicians Group

Marc Dall'Era*

MD

Urology

Megan Daly

MD

Radiation Oncology

Rodney Diaz*

MD

Otolaryngology

Jacob Dima*

DO

Community Physicians Group

Lee Donohue

MD

Pediatrics

Jennifer Draper

MD

Community Physicians Group

Daniel Eisen*

MD

Dermatology

Elizabeth Ekpo*

MD

Neurology

Dali Fan

MD

Internal Medicine

Marcia Faustin*

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Ruben Fragoso

MD

Radiation Oncology

Mehul Gandhi

MD

Internal Medicine

Cameron Gaskill

MD

Surgery

Cherie Ginwalla

MD

Pediatrics

Luis Godoy*

MD

Surgery

David Goodson

MD

Internal Medicine

Naeem Goussous

MD

Surgery

Matthew Greer

MD

Emergency Medicine

Ethelwoldo Guerrero*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Molly Hallweaver

MD

Emergency Medicine

Michelle Hamline

MD

Pediatrics

Elise Harris*

MD

Internal Medicine

Daniel Hernandez

MD

Emergency Medicine

Daniel Herrador*

MD

Family and Community Medicine

Rachel Hight

MD

Surgery

Lisa Ho*

MD

Community Physicians Group

John Holcroft

MD

Pediatrics

Adrienne Hoyt-Austin

DO

Pediatrics

Cecilia Huang*

MD

Internal Medicine

Tracey Huey

MD

Internal Medicine

Kendra Hutchinson*

MD

Internal Medicine

Anita Jain*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Benjamin Jastrzembski*

MD

Ophthalmology

Jayne Joo*

MD

Dermatology

Gregory Jurkovich

MD

Surgery

Veeraparn Kanchananakhin

MD

Community Physicians Group

Chrishanthie Karalakulasingam*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Shaina Kaye*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Manoj Kesarwani

MD

Internal Medicine

Karin Kordas*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Robert Kucejko

MD

Surgery

Brooks Kuhn

MD

Internal Medicine

Abeal, Lado Abeal

MD

Internal Medicine

Jaimie Lanzafame

MD

Internal Medicine

Erik Laurin

MD

Emergency Medicine

Hai Le

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Lien Le*

MD

Internal Medicine

Mark Lee

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Daniel Linfesty

MD

Community Physicians Group

Gina Lokna*

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sarah Louie*

MD

Community Physicians Group

David Mach*

DO

Community Physicians Group

Emily Marquet

MD

Internal Medicine

Stephanie Mateev

MD

Pediatrics

Kristy Mathes

MD

Internal Medicine

Steven Maximus*

MD

Surgery

Steven McElroy

MD

Pediatrics

Neal Mineyev

MD

Surgery

Karen Mo*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Roxana Mohhebali-Solis

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mark Moriwaki*

MD

Internal Medicine

Kevin Mullins*

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Muhammad Munir

MD

Internal Medicine

Kathryn Newell*

MD

Internal Medicine

Peter O'Malley*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Avita Pahwa*

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tobias Paiva

DO

Community Physicians Group

Karen Panek*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Sanyukta Pawar

MD

Community Physicians Group

Pauline Perez*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Juliette Personius

MD

Internal Medicine

Sonal Phatak

MD

Internal Medicine

Katherine Phelps

MD

Pediatrics

Scott Pritzlaff

MD

Anesthesiology

Prathima Prodduturi

MD

Community Physicians Group

Iris Radler

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ben Rasmussen*

DO

Community Physicians Group

Peter Rinaldi

DO

Orthopaedic Surgery

Jason Rogers

MD

Internal Medicine

Aaron Rosenberg*

MD

Internal Medicine

Rachel Russo

MD

Surgery

Junichiro Sageshima

MD

Surgery

Augustine Saiz

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Deepika Sankaran

MD

Pediatrics

James Saxton

MD

Pediatrics

Joann Seibles

MD

Community Physicians Group

Kiarash Shahlaie*

MD

Neurological Surgery

Narges Shariati Varnosfaderani

MD

Community Physicians Group

Dana Sheely*

MD

Internal Medicine

Kelly Siemens*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Eric Signoff

MD

Internal Medicine

Jessica Signoff

MD

Pediatrics

Sabrina Silva-McKenzie

MD

Community Physicians Group

Marc Silverstein

MD

Dermatology

Michael Sim*

MD

Internal Medicine

Gagan Singh*

MD

Internal Medicine

Jonathan Snider

MD

Neurology

Jeffrey Southard*

MD

Internal Medicine

Alyssa Speciale*

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Toby Steele*

MD

Otolaryngology

Benjamin Stripe*

MD

Internal Medicine

Rory Stuart

MD

Emergency Medicine

Debra Swanson*

MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mina Tahai

MD

Pediatrics

Kit Tam

MD

Internal Medicine

Jeffrey Tanji

MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Danielle Tartar*

MD

Dermatology

Samuel Tate

MD

Emergency Medicine

Sophie Teng

MD

Neurology

Polly Teng*

MD

Internal Medicine

Alexis Toney

MD

Pediatrics

Yahanna Torres

MD

Internal Medicine

Susana Torres

MD

Community Physicians Group

Paolo Troia-Cancio*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Joseph Tuscano*

MD

Internal Medicine

Katren Tyler

MD

Emergency Medicine

Michelle Vy

MD

Dermatology

Anastasia Waechter*

MD

Internal Medicine

Ben Waldau

MD

Neurological Surgery

Alexandra Warrick*

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dennis Whang*

MD

Internal Medicine

Kimberly Williams

DO

Community Physicians Group

Lisa Williams

MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jessica Witkowski

MD

Pediatrics

Garrett Wong

MD

Internal Medicine

Linda Woo*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Mia Wright

MD

Community Physicians Group

Tisha Yeh

MD

Pediatrics

Christopher Young*

MD

Community Physicians Group

Yunli Zheng*

MD

Community Physicians Group

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