Congratulations to Alessandro Paniccia, MD (Surgical Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center), who was selected to receive a UPMC New Physician Excellence in Clinical Care Award for 2021. The award recognizes UPMC physicians who exhibit a passion for medicine and consistently achieve clinical excellence, honoring those who are highly engaged, display exceptional teamwork, embrace UPMC values, make noteworthy innovations, and work to advance UPMC's clinical mission.
Congratulations also to Abhinav Humar, MD (Transplant Surgery, UPMC Montefiore), Donald M. Keenan, MD (Surgical Oncology, UPMC Jameson), David S. Medich, MD (Colon and Rectal Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside), and Ward Richardson, MD (Pediatric Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh), who received UPMC’s Excellence in Patient Experience Awards for 2020 as “Top Physicians by Specialty: Top Box Patient Satisfaction Results.” The award recognizes UPMC physicians and advanced practice providers who have demonstrated the greatest overall HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) top box patient satisfaction results in provider domains for the 2020 calendar year based on UPMC’s patient-completed surveys.