Celebrating Our FY25 Q3 Diamond Docs
This past quarter, 105 UC Davis Health physicians earned the Diamond Doc Award—an honor driven entirely by patient feedback. These providers ranked in the 90th percentile or higher on key survey measures, reflecting their attentive listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships with patients.
This recognition reflects the high standards our clinicians uphold every day in fostering trust and connection with their patients.
Among this quarter’s recipients, 40 providers have maintained Diamond Doc status for all three quarters of FY25—a remarkable reflection of sustained excellence. One provider even achieved a perfect 100% score for Q3.
We are proud to celebrate and thank all of our Diamond Docs for their continued dedication and exceptional care!
Diamond Doc Spotlight:
![]() Lien B. Le, M.D. |
“Dr. Le made me feel heard and I was grateful with her knowledge and ability to listen to the symptoms I had been experiencing to assess possible causes. She very articulately provided a course of action. I am so pleased with Dr. Le. I am new to UC Davis and my care has been top notch. I am so glad I switched to UC Davis.” |
![]() Kevin Mullins, M.D. |
“My visit with Dr. Mullins was the same as my prior visit – very pleasant. Dr. Mullins was very attentive to my questions and concerns. He explained everything clearly and precisely. He was easy to talk to and made me feel at ease so that I didn’t hesitate to share my concerns no matter how small. He has a kind personality and seems to be genuinely concerned about getting me on the path to feeling better.” |
![]() Victor Baquero, M.D. |
“Dr. B is one of the best physicians I have ever had in my 52 years of life. He takes the time to listen to my problems and shows care for my family life as well. He is the best hands down.” |
![]() Anastasia Waechter, M.D. |
“Dr. Waechter is the best doctor I have ever had. She takes time to explain everything to me in a way I can understand. She is always up to date on the latest treatments and research, and she listens to my concerns and takes me seriously. She is never dismissive and is always empathetic with a solution-based approach.” |
Congratulations to our FY25 Q3 Diamond Doc Award Winners
*Providers who obtained 100% for FY25 Q3
Full Name |
Title |
Primary Department |
Shirin Ahmad |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Michelle Apperson |
MD |
Neurology |
Tyron Arnott |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Mark Avdalovic** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Victor Baquero** |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Erin Baroni |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Brigitte Berry |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Christopher Bowlus |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Radhika Bukkapatnam |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Michael Campbell |
MD |
Surgery |
Jeffrey Caspar** |
MD |
Ophthalmology |
Jason Chang** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Paul Cheng |
MD |
Anesthesiology |
Helen Chew |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Anmol Chohan |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Helen Chow |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Scott Christensen** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Katerina Christiansen** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Karen Chung |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
David Copenhaver |
MD |
Anesthesiology |
Justin Curole** |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Jacob Dima** |
DO |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Jennifer Draper** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Daniel Eisen** |
MD |
Dermatology |
Marcia Faustin |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Sean Flynn |
MD |
Surgery |
Jonathan Ford |
MD |
Emergency Medicine |
Mehul Gandhi |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Afshine Ghaemi** |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Kendra Grether-Jones |
MD |
Emergency Medicine |
Ethelwoldo Guerrero |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Elise Harris** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Kendra Hutchinson** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Benjamin Jastrzembski |
MD |
Ophthalmology |
Jayne Joo** |
MD |
Dermatology |
Chrishanthie Karalakulasingam |
MD |
Community Physicians Pediatrics |
Manoj Kesarwani |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Karin Kordas** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Brooks Kuhn |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Emily Lane |
MD |
Pediatrics |
Amber Lau |
DO |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Lien Bich Thi Le* |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Benjamin Leavy |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Ryan Leibrandt |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Marc Lenaerts |
MD |
Neurology |
Andrew Li |
MD |
Surgery |
Michele Lim |
MD |
Ophthalmology |
Huey Lin |
MD |
Family and Community Medicine |
Daniel Linfesty** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Gina Lokna |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
John Luke |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
David Mach |
DO |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Lindsey Malik** |
DO |
Internal Medicine |
Soe Maw |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Mariano Menendez Furrer |
MD |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Karen Mo** |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Mark Moriwaki** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Hossein Mousavi |
MD |
Neurology |
Jean Muller |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Kevin Mullins** |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Merna Naji |
MD |
Anesthesiology |
Andrew Nelson |
MD |
Ophthalmology |
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 |
Sanyukta Pawar |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Kristen Pellegrino |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Pauline Perez |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Michael Petersen |
MD |
Pediatrics |
Katherine Phelps |
MD |
Pediatrics |
Pamela Prescott |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Jasmeen Randhawa |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Ben Rasmussen** |
DO |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Jonathan Rick |
MD |
Dermatology |
Peter Rinaldi** |
DO |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Chinar Sanghvi** |
MD |
Anesthesiology |
Narges Shariati Varnosfaderani** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Kelly Siemens |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Marc Silverstein** |
MD |
Dermatology |
Jeffrey Southard** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Alyssa Speciale |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Benjamin Stripe** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Danielle Tartar** |
MD |
Dermatology |
Adam Taylor |
MD |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Polly Teng** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Cyril Torado |
MD |
Family and Community Medicine |
Leah Tzimenatos |
MD |
Emergency Medicine |
Rashmi Verma |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Anastasia Waechter** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Brandee Waite |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Stacey Wallach |
MD |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Hussein Warda** |
MD |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Alexandra Warrick |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Lisa Williams |
MD |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Jessica Witkowski |
MD |
Pediatrics |
Adi Wollstein |
MD |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Garrett Wong** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Kimberly Wong** |
MD |
Internal Medicine |
Linda Woo** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |
Serena Yang |
MD |
Pediatrics |
Kaicheng Yen |
MD |
Otolaryngology |
Amy Yip |
DO |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Christopher Young** |
MD |
Community Physicians Family Practice |
Yunli Zheng** |
MD |
Community Physicians Internal Medicine |