Celebrating Our FY25 Q3 Diamond Docs

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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
**Providers who obtained an award for FY25 Q1-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