Congratulations to our Q2 Diamond Doc Award Winners
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 |