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2020 Sutter Medical Network Award Winners

Celebrating Excellence in Patient Care and Satisfaction

Sutter Medical Network (SMN) proudly delivers exceptional healthcare, empowering our 5,500+ physicians with the tools and support enabling them to serve our patients with the best possible health outcomes and experiences.

 

We are happy to present the winners of our esteemed Quality Care and Patients’ Choice awards. These SMN physicians demonstrate a uniquely high level of clinical quality and personalized care.

Quality Care Award Winners

The SMN Quality Care Award recognizes the top three family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric care clinicians with the highest overall score on 14 selected quality measures from 2019.

Sutter Health Bay Area - Family Medicine

  • Jennifer Schreck, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
  • Mary-Louise Ferris, M.D.
    Mills-Peninsula Medical Group
    MVP in Family Medicine
  • Naomi Bitow, M.D.
    Sutter East Bay Medical Group

Sutter Health Bay Area - Internal Medicine

  • Irena Ilic, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Two-time winner! / MVP in Internal Medicine
  • Richard Jordan, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Two-time winner!
  • Jie Ling, M.D.
    Mills-Peninsula Medical Group

Sutter Health Bay Area - Pediatrics

  • Devi Ananda, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
  • Casey Schirmer, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
  • Jeffrey Tan, M.D.
    Mills-Peninsula Medical Group

Sutter Health Valley - Family Medicine

  • Joseph Cerny, M.D.
    Sutter Independent Physicians
  • Christie Romo, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
  • Joan Smith-Maclean, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group

Sutter Health Valley - Internal Medicine

  • Allison Alcalay, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Four-time winner!
  • Mita Gordo, M.D.
    Gould Medical Group
    Four-time winner!
  • Kuo Ooi, M.D.
    Sutter Independent Physicians
    Two-time winner!

Sutter Health Valley - Pediatrics

  • Beth Ward, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    MVP in Pediatrics / Four-time winner!
  • Richard Gould, M.D.
    Sutter Independent Physicians
    Three-time winner!
  • Mary Grace, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Two-time winner!

Sutter Health Bay Area - Most Improved Award Winners

  • Jeffrey Walton, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Family Medicine
  • Jeanne Lee, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Internal Medicine
  • Robert Zaglin, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Pediatrics

Sutter Health Valley - Most Improved Award Winners

  • Juan Barahona, D.O.
    Gould Medical Group
    Family Medicine
  • Corinne Lee-Guzman, D.O.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Internal Medicine
  • Richard Gould, M.D.
    Sutter Independent Physicians
    Pediatrics

Quality Care Lifetime Achievement Award

This award honors the physician who has received the Quality Care Award for an impressive five or more years:

 

Patricia Tansey, M.D.
Sutter Medical Group
Pediatrics
Six-time winner!

Patients' Choice Award

The SMN Patients’ Choice Award recognizes the top three primary care and top three specialty care physicians with the highest overall score in the Provider Communication Domain using 2019 YTD results.

Sutter Health Bay Area - Primary Care

  • Nicole Marsico, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Pediatrics
  • Pauline Siao, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Family Medicine
  • Thomas Zembal, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
    Pediatrics
    Two-time winner!

Sutter Health Bay Area - Specialty Care

  • Danagra Ikossi, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Surgery
    MVP in Specialty Care
  • Julia Cronin, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Allergy & Immunology
  • Aruna Jayaraman, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
    Gastroenterology

Sutter Health Bay Area - Most Improved Award Winners

  • Fannie Huang, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Primary Care (Family Medicine)
  • Lowell Albert Wetter, M.D.
    Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
    Specialty Care (Bariatric Surgery)

Sutter Health Valley - Primary Care

  • Kimberly Breneisen, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Pediatrics
    Three-time winner!
  • Richard Loomis, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Pediatrics
    MVP in Primary Care
  • Sarah Markley, M.D.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Pediatrics

Sutter Health Valley - Specialty Care

  • Catherine Baker, D.O.
    Sutter Medical Group
    Cancer Surgery
  • Richard Maddalena, M.D.
    Sutter North Medical Group
    Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.
    Sutter North Medical Group
    Surgery

Sutter Health Valley - Most Improved Award Winners

  • Robert Fromuth, M.D.
    Gould Medical Group
    Primary Care (Pediatrics)
  • Thomas McKenzie, M.D.
    Gould Medical Group
    Specialty Care (Orthopedic Surgery)
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