The 2018 SMN Quality Care Award recognizes the top three family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric care clinicians with the highest overall score on 16 selected quality measures compared to all other eligible clinicians in his or her operating unit.
2018 SMN Quality Care Award Winners
Sutter Health Bay Area - Family Medicine
- Jaclyn Gadbaw, M.D.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Thomas Neal, M.D. (three-time winner!)
Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
- Amy Morishima, M.D.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Sutter Health Bay Area - Internal Medicine
- Swetha Bhat, M.D.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Irena Ilic, M.D.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Patti Yanklowitz, M.D. (two-time winner!)
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Sutter Health Bay Area - Pediatrics
- Susan Borba, M.D.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Eric Perez, M.D.
Mills Peninsula Division
- Diane Suwabe, M.D.
Mills Peninsula Division
Sutter Health Valley Area - Family Medicine
- Elizabeth Pham, M.D.
Sutter Medical Group
- Seema Tayal, M.D.
Sutter Medical Group
- William Zepf, M.D.
Sutter Medical Group
Sutter Health Valley Area - Internal Medicine
- Allison Alcalay, M.D. (two-time winner!)
Sutter Medical Group
- Peter Drummond, D.O.
Gould Medical Group
- Margaret E. Poscher, M.D. (two-time winner!)
Sutter Medical Group
Sutter Health Valley Area - Pediatrics
- Beth Ward, M.D. (three-time winner!)
Sutter Medical Group
- Richard Gould, M.D. (two-time winner!)
Sutter Independent Physicians
- Patricia Tansey, M.D. (four-time winner!)
Sutter Medical Group
The 2018 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 compared to all other eligible physicians in his or her operating unit, using 2017 YTD results.
2018 SMN Patients' Choice Award Winners
Sutter Health Bay Area - Primary Care
- Jane Auh, M.D.
Pediatrics, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Carla Gorum, M.D.
Pediatrics, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Lisa Kalar, M.D.
Pediatrics, Brown & Toland
Sutter Health Bay Area - Specialty Care
- Hoda Ghanem, M.D.
Endocrinology, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Michael Magnotti, M.D.
Endocrinology, Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
- Steven Rubinstein, M.D.
Allergy, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Sutter Health Valley Area - Primary Care
- Kimberley Breneisen, M.D.
Pediatrics, Sutter Medical Group
- James Shiovitz, M.D.
Family Medicine, Central Valley Medical Group
- Randolph Thomas, M.D.
Pediatrics, Sutter Medical Group
Sutter Health Valley Area - Specialty Care
- David Arenson, M.D. (two-time winner!)
Gastroenterology, Sutter Independent Physicians
- David Chesak, M.D.
Neurology, Sutter Medical Group
- Dean Sloan, M.D.
General Surgery, Gould Medical Group