Providers named Top 10% for patient experience

Internal Medicine placed 60 clinicians on the list of Patient’s Choice Award recipients for their excellence in patient care in Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023). Each of our divisions is represented.

Recognition was based upon patient responses to five questions within the “Care Provider” section of patient surveys:

• Concern showed for patient questions or worries
• Explanations given to patient about problem or condition
• Efforts to include patient in decisions about their care
• Discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)
• Likelihood of patient recommending care provider to others

These physicians and advanced practice providers will be invited to one of two in-person celebrations next week where they will be formally recognized as among the Top 10% in the nation.

Congratulations to these Internal Medicine clinicians!

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Jason Allen, MD Christopher Benson, MD Theresa Brennan, MD Donald Brown, MD Annalisa Cochran, ARNP, MSN-FNP Katie Halbmaier, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC

Phillip Horwitz, MD Barry London, MD, PhD Linda Lee, MD Michael Muellerleile, MD Nicholas Walker, MD

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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Joseph Dillon, MB, BCh, BAO Brianne Foulker, MSN, ARNP Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MBBS

Katie Robinson, MD, PhD Amal Shibli-Rahhal, MD, MS, MME

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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Caryn Berkowitz, MD Elizabeth Cooper, PA-C Alan Gunderson, MD

April Haven, ARNP Frederick Johlin, MD Steven Polyak, MD

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Division of General Internal Medicine

Gwen Beck, MD Rebecca Davis, MD Wendy Fiordellisi, MD, MS Lauren Graham, MD, MPH Krista Johnson, MD, MME Susan Kaliszewski, PA-C

David Katz, MD, MSc Jerilyn Lundberg, MD Evelyn Ross-Shapiro, MD, MPH Jeanenne Suneja, MD Shawna Westermann, MD Katherine White, MD, MME

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Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation

Clarissa Bruce, MPAS PA-C Margaret Byrne, MD, MSc Michele Freesmeier, PA-C Douglas Laux, MD, MS Mohammed Milhem, MBBS

Eric Mou, MD Bilal Rahim, MD, MSc Mario Sy, MD Alexa J. Zink Baxter, MPAS, PA-C

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Division of Immunology

Brittany Bettendorf, MD Petar Lenert, MD, MSc, PhD

Jennifer Strouse, MD

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Division of Infectious Diseases

Robin Hayward, PA-C Poorani Sekar, MD

Judy Streit, MD

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Division of Nephrology

Lisa Antes, MD Amanda Karanikolas, ARNP

Douglas Somers, MD

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Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine

Kimberly Baker-El Abiad, MD Herbert Berger, MD Rachel Butler, MD Thomas Gross, MD

Patrick Hartley, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH Douglas Hornick, MD Julia Klesney-Tait, MD, PhD Tahuanty Peña, MD