Physicians receive Diamond Doc Award for exceptional patient care
On Oct. 26, Chief Medical Officer Doug Kirk presented 107 UC Davis Health physicians with Diamond Doc Awards.
The award celebrates physicians who demonstrated careful listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships with patients. They received the 90th percentile or above in patient surveys in the second, third or fourth quarters of 2022.
Kirk said, “At UC Davis Health, we are committed to providing our patients exceptional care. Your skills and dedication make that care possible. You help improve lives and you are transforming health care. Thank you for all that you do.”
A few moments of appreciation from grateful patients were also shared during the celebration.
Congratulations to our UC Davis Health Diamond Docs!
Physician |
Specialty |
1. Mehrdad Abedi, MD * & ** |
Hematology Oncology |
2. Mohamed Ali, MD |
Foregut and Endometabolic |
3. John Anderson, MD ** |
Trauma Surgery |
4. Paul Aronowitz, MD * |
General Medicine, Geriatrics and Bioethics |
5. Surabhi Atreja, MD |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
6. Asadullah Awan, MD |
General Medicine, Geriatrics and Bioethics |
7. Joanna Baginski, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
8. Norkamari Bandolin, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
9. Brittany Bartolome, MD ** |
Hospital Medicine |
10. Arnaud Bewley, MD ** |
Otolaryngology |
11. Samhita Bhargava, MD |
Pediatric General |
12. Mary Bing, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
13. Noelle Boctor, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
14. Alison Breen, MD |
Gynecology (General) |
15. Rebecca Brooks, MD * & ** |
Gynecological Oncology |
16. Ian Brown, MD ** |
Trauma Surgery |
17. Jewel Brown, MD * & ** |
OB-GYN |
18. Lisa Brown, MD ** |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
19. Robert Byrd, MD ** |
Pediatric General |
20. Ru Cai, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
21. Rinita Chakrapani, MD ** |
Hospital Medicine |
22. Samuel Clarke, MD * |
Emergency Medicine |
23. Christine Cocanour, MD |
Trauma Surgery |
24. Paul Copperman, DO |
Emergency Medicine |
25. Branden Cord, MD |
Neurosurgery |
26. Eleanor Curtis, MD ** |
Trauma Surgery |
27. Anna Dahov, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
28. Christopher Evans, MD * & ** |
Urologic Surgery |
29. Jennifer Fan, MD ** |
Hospital Medicine |
30. Luis Godoy, MD * & ** |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
31. Susan Gorman, MD |
OB-GYN |
32. Naeem Goussous, MD ** |
Transplant Surgery |
33. Kendra Grether-Jones, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
34. Kelly Haas, MD |
Pediatric Gastroenterology |
35. Molly Hallweaver, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
36. Michelle Hamline, MD * |
Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
37. Elise Harris, MD |
General Medicine, Geriatrics and Bioethics |
38. Hung Ho, MD |
Foregut and Endometabolic |
39. Heidi Horstman, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
40. Adrienne Hoyt-Austin, DO |
Pediatric General |
41. Misty Humphries, MD |
Vascular Surgery |
42. LilyAnne Jewett, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
43. Hershan Johl, MD ** |
Hospital Medicine |
44. Karnjit Johl, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
45. Elizabeth Johnson, MD * |
Emergency Medicine |
46. Russell Jones, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
47. Ian Julie, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
48. Laura Kair, MD ** |
Pediatric General |
49. Manoj Kesarwani, MD ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
50. Bob Kiaii, MD * & ** |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
51. Jonathan Kohler, MD |
Pediatric Surgery |
52. Erik Laurin, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
53. Mark Lee, MD * |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
54. Su-Ting Li, MD |
Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
55. Julia Magana, MD |
Pediatric Emergency |
56. Lindsey Malik, DO ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
57. Stephanie Mateev, MD |
Pediatric Critical Care |
58. Kristy Mathes, MD * |
Hospital Medicine |
59. Steven Maximus, MD |
Vascular Surgery |
60. Christine McBeth, DO ** |
Emergency Medicine |
61. Sarah Medeiros, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
62. Lisa Mills, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
63. Trevor Mills, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
64. Shaheen Najafi, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
65. Ivy Nguyen, MD ** |
Neurology |
66. Hunter Pattison, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
67. Gavin Pereira, MD * & ** |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
68. Richard Perez, MD ** |
Transplant Surgery |
69. Ho Phan, MD |
Trauma Surgery |
70. Rogelio Pinon-Gutierrez, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
71. Elizabeth Raskin, MD * & ** |
Colorectal Surgery |
72. Mitch Ratanasen, MD * |
Pediatric General |
73. Anamaria Robles, MD ** |
Trauma Surgery |
74. Victor Rodriguez, MD * & ** |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
75. Jason Rogers, MD * & ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
76. John Rose, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
77. Aaron Rosenberg, MD * & ** |
Hematology Oncology |
78. Edgardo Salcedo, MD * & ** |
Trauma Surgery |
79. Nicolas Sawyer, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
80. Pieter Scheerlinck, MD * & ** |
Emergency Medicine |
81. Viyeka Sethi, MD |
Pediatric Critical Care |
82. Kiarash Shahlaie, MD * & ** |
Neurosurgery |
83. Hazem Shamseddeen, MD * & ** |
Foregut and Endometabolic |
84. David Shatz, MD |
Trauma Surgery |
85. Heather Siefkes, MD |
Pediatric Critical Care |
86. Jessica Signoff, MD |
Pediatric Critical Care |
87. Anita Singh, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
88. Gagan Singh, MD ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
89. Thomas Smith, MD ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
90. Jeffrey Southard, MD * & ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
91. Monica Srivastava, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
92. Benjamin Stripe, MD |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
93. Debra Swanson, MD * & ** |
Gynecology (General) |
94. Peter Than, MD |
Transplant Surgery |
95. Kara Toles, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
96. Yahanna Torres, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
97. Samuel Turnipseed, MD ** |
Emergency Medicine |
98. Joseph Tuscano, MD * & ** |
Hematology Oncology |
99. Garth Utter, MD * & ** |
Trauma Surgery |
100. Cheryl Vance, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
101. Sandhya Venugopal, MD * & ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
102. Tianyi Wang, MD * & ** |
Hospital Medicine |
103. Huixia Wei, MD * & ** |
Hospital Medicine |
104. James Welch, MD * & ** |
Hospital Medicine |
105. Dennis Whang, MD |
Hospital Medicine |
106. Andrew Wong, MD * & ** |
Emergency Medicine |
107. Garrett Wong, MD* & ** |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
* Providers who earned 100% in the Doctor Communication domain.
**Providers who have earned multiple Diamond Doc Awards