Congratulations to 84 UC Health physicians and advanced practice providers for being ranked as the top 1% of clinicians in the nation for having the best possible patient satisfaction scores.
The new calendar year data for 2018 shows patients rated UC Health clinicians better than 99% of clinicians across the country.
Since 2016, UC Health has had a total of 148 providers on this prestigious list, many of whom have received this recognition multiple times.
UC Health physicians and advanced practice providers ranked in the nation’s top 1% in 2018:
Brian Adams, MD, Dermatology
Syed Ahmad, MD, Surgical Oncology, Surgery
Gerald Atkins, CNP, Urology, Surgery
James Augsburger, MD, Ophthalmology
William Barrett, MD, Radiation Oncology
Jinda Bowerman, CNP, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Terri Brody, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Christine Burrows, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Joseph Cheng, MD, Neurosurgery
LeAnn Coberly, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Ryan Collar, MD, Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Anna Daddabbo, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Stephen Dailey, MD, Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine
Estrelita Dixon, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Kathleen Downey, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Mary Duck Robertshaw, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Jean Elwing, MD, Pulmonology
Alberto Espay, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, Infectious Diseases
Robert Finlay, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Matthew Flaherty, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Timothy Freeman, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Sharon Fritz, PA, Otolaryngology
Jennifer Garrett, PA, Transplant Surgery
Myron Gerson, MD, Cardiovascular Disease
Mark Goddard, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Gaurav Gulati, MD, Rheumatology
Craig Gurney, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Matthew Hardin, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Charles Hattemer, MD, Cardiology
Michael Hoffmann, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Cara Jacob, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Natalie Jacobs, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Amit Jain, MD, Vascular Surgery
Michael Jerkins, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Kay Johnson, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Peirce Johnston, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Pamposh Kaul, MD, Infectious Disease
Jeanne Kavinsky, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Greg Kenneback, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Lana King, CNP, Dermatology
Brett Kissela, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Peter Knabel, DO, Dermatology
Harriet Kumar, ANP, Hematology/ Oncology
Meredith Landorf, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Tahif Latif, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Jaime Lewis, MD, Surgical Oncology
Elyse Lower, MD, Hematology Oncology
Keith Luckett, MD, Infectious Disease
Amy Makley, MD, Trauma/Critical Care
Bradley Mathis, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Jennifer Molano, MD, Neurology/Sleep Medicine
Caroline Mueller, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Emily Muntel, MD, Rheumatology
Lina Nasr-Anaissie, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Robert Neel IV, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Scott Neltner, MD, Dermatology
Myles Pensak, MD, Otolaryngology
Sarah Pickle, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Michael Privitera, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Michael Prokopius, MD, Ophthalmology
John Quinlan, MD, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Janice Rafferty, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Greg Rouan, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Pamela Rumpke, ACNP, Cardiovascular
Kamran Safdar, MD, Digestive Diseases
Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, Surgical Oncology
Kenneth Sherman, MD, Digestive Diseases
Manoj Singh, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Jonathan Snyder, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Sandra Starnes, MD, Thoracic Surgery
Daniel Tanase, MD, Pulmonology
Earl Thompson, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Zachary Thurman, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Nita Walker, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Kristy Walters, CNP, Endocrinology
Lauren Wang, MD, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Avis Ware, MD, Rheumatology
Eric Warm, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Robert Wones, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
Sharice Wood, MD, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Krista Young, CNP, Primary Care/Family Medicine
Joni Zinser, CNP, Primary Care/Internal Medicine
The 84 UC Health clinicians who ranked as the top 1% in the nation received consistent scores of 9 or 10 on 30 or more patient survey responses in 2018. Press Ganey advises measuring against no less than 30 survey responses per provider to ensure consistency and accuracy.
The ratings are defined by Press Ganey’s Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey, a nationally standardized tool to measure patient perceptions of care delivered by a provider in an office setting. Specifically, these rankings apply to the CG-CAHPS survey question that asks patients to rate a provider on a scale of 0 to 10 (10 being the best score possible).
These high-ranking scores are a testament to the outstanding care UC Health clinicians provide every day. As an accountable and transparent organization, UC Health not only continuously reviews, shares and goal-sets in alignment with patient experience, they proudly display real patient comments and experience levels on our own website.