Physicians receive Diamond Doc Award for exceptional patient care

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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

 

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