Together We Can

The “Award of Excellence” is presented by the American Health Council to those doctors and medical educators who exceed expectations in performing their duties. These physicians are recognized for their admirable character, selfless dedication, and outstanding effort. Perpetually raising the bar for all, they help establish a higher standard quality of care.

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FLORIDA

Abiedu Abaaba, MD

Medical Doctor
Baptist Medical Center

Jaslyn Adams, PharmD

Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy

Sondra Adkinson, BPharm, PharmD, CRPh

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System

Walter Akonwah, PharmD

Pharmacist
Envision Pharmacy and Healthcare Services, LLC

Brandon Allen, MD

Asst. Professor & Med. Director
UF Health

Alina Alonso, MD

Director 
Florida Depart. of Health

Stephanie B. Alper, BS-OT

PRN/ Occupational Therapist
Greystone Healthcare Inc.

Brian Arcement, MD

Attending
Lee Health

Taweh Beysolow, MD

Physician
Internal Medicine & Kidney Assoc.

Catherine Blackband, MD

Family Practitioner
Shands

Jeffrey Block, MD

Professor
Self/Univ. of Miami

Brian Borgo, PA-C, MS PA-C

Physician Assistant
Baycare Health System

Phylecia Burgess, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Florida Hospital

George Burke, MD

Professor
Miller School of Medicine

Carmen Calfa, MD

Oncologist
Univ. of Miami

Rohan Chawla, MD

Rheumatologist
Arthritis Associates

Gary Cohen, MD, MBA

Perinatologist
Perinatal Diagnostic Institute IWHB

Nicholas Coretti, DPM, MS

Podiatrist
Westchester Hospital

Dina Dahan, MD

Medical Doctor
Comprehensive Neurology Clinic

Richard Davidson, MD, MPH

Prof. Emeritus
Univ. of Florida

Jordan Dau, OD

Optometrist
Self-Employed

Michael DeVarona, ACLS, PALS, ATLS/DO

Attending Physician
Emcare

Tovah Ellman, MD

Physician
Nemours Children’s Hospital

Steven Fein, MD, MPH

Hematologist/Oncologist
Baptist Health South Florida

Keely Fischbach, MD

Hospitalist
Baptist Health

Elaine Fournier, MS, PA-C

None
None

Donald George, MD

Division Chief
NCSC

Annie Gonzalez, MD

Dermatologist
Sunset Dermatology

Adrian L. Goram, PharmD, CPh

Pharmacy Manager
RiteAid Pharmacy/ Walgreens Pharmacy

Lee Greene, M.D.

Internist
Cohen Medical Assoc.

George Guntur Pujalte, MD, FACSM

Assist. Prof.
Mayo Clinic

Neisha Hacker-Finey, PharmD, MPA

Clinical Pharmacist
Florida Hospital

Douglas Hardy, MD

Clinical Director Level III NICU
Mednax

H. Dennis Harrison, MS, DC, MD, PhD

Owner/ Director
Allied Healthcare of Central FL

Jeffrey Hawkins, RPh, MBA

Staff Pharmacist
Self Employed

Guillermo Arias Howard, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician
Central Florida Pulmonary Group

Barbara Krantz, D.O., FASM,MS

Director
Caron Treatment Programs

Andrew Krinsky, MD, FACOG, CNMS

Physician
Andrew Krinsky MD, LLC

Jennifer Hart, BS

Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy

Kevin Kuriakose, MD, FAAP

MD
Children’s Lung, Asthma & Sleep Specialists

Sunil Jadonath, MD

Hospitalist/Medical Director
Orlando Health

Renee Jones, PharmD

Director of Pharmacy Partnerships and Innovations
Nova Southeastern University

Farooq Lateef, MD

Medical Doctor
Orlando Dermatology

Sue Lau, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist
Orlando Health

Karina Leisure, PharmD

In-patient Pharmacist
Lee Health

Tom Macek, MD

Owner
American Pain Experts

Emilio Mantero-Atienza, MD

MD
Self

Nathan Markwart, DO

Intensivist
Pulmonary & Sleep Assoc. of S. Florida

Mark Martin, PA-C, BS, ADAS

Physician Assistant
SDI Diagnostic Imaging

Maria Martino, PhD, MD

Physician
Gessler Clinic

Nicolas Massimini, MD

Associate Professor
Miami Dade College

Farouk Meklat, PharmD

Clinical Coordinator
Broward Health

Vanessa Muñiz, PA-C, MMS

Physician Assistant
Brandon Area Primary Care

James Mulzac, MBA

Physician Assistant
SBG Healthcare

Eva Nunlist, DO

Pediatric Cardiologist
Nemours Children’s Hospital

Marina Omarov, NCCPA

Physician Assistant
Hecker Dermatology Group, PA

Ki Park, MD

Assistant Prof.
Univ. of Florida

Cindy Parker, BSM, MPAS, DHSc, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Florida Health Care Plans/ Parker Integrative Medicine

Matt Penano, PharmD

Pharmacist
N/A

James Perkins, DC, BS

Chiropractic Physician
Medical Group of South Florida

Lisa Petriccione, DO

Retired
Retired

Elisa Quintana Oronoz, MD

Primary Care Physician
Diagnostic Clinic

Rachel Reedy, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant
UF Health

Steven Robicsek, MD, PhD

Professor
Shands at Univ. of Florida

Elizabeth Ropp, DO

Hospitalist
Santa Rosa Medical Center

Alex Rosemurgy, MD

Director
Florida Hospital Tampa

Jennifer Rothenberger, BS

Physician Assistant
Orthopedic Specialists

Tomas Salerno, MD

Professor 
Univ. of Miami

Daisy Saavedra Rodriguez, MD

MD
Bayfront Hospital

Salvatore Scali, MD

Asst. Professor 
Univ. of Florida

Bhoomika Shah, MD

Physician
JAHVA

Christian Schneider, DC

Chiropractic Physician
TLC Medical

Charles Slonim, MD

Sitting
Veteran’s Admin.

Yale Smith, MD

Anesthesiologist
Space Coast Anesthesiology

Michael Spicer, MD

Physician/Owner
Brevard Medical Dermatology

Vinay Srivastava, MD

President
Sanford Med. Group

Jan Stottlemyer, RN, BS, MS, PA-C

Registered Nurse/ Physician Assistant
Team Health

Thomas Stringer, MD

Assoc. Chair
Univ. of Florida Depart. of Urology

Adalberto Torres, MD, MS

Chief/ Critical Care
Nemours Children’s Hospital

Naymee Velez Ruiz, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology/Attending Physician
University of Miami

Paul Velturini, MD

Radiologist
Self

Daniel Vetrosky, PA-C, PhD, DFAAPA

Physician Assistant
Cordova Urology

Mariana Viera-Navarro, MPH, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Lamas Medical Center

Amanda Waltemath, PharmD, MPh

Manager/ Clinical Account Support
Healthesystems

Catherine Waltz, BS

Director of Pharmacy
Kindred

Amy Weiss, MD, MPH

Associate Prof.
USF Health

Steven Wexner, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS, FRCS (ed)

Director
Cleveland Clinic Florida

Paul Williamson, MD

Managing Partner/Owner
Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando

Richard Wong, BCNSP, PharmD

Pharmacist
Holy Cross Hospital

Elizabeth Wright, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant
University of Florida

James Young, DO

Medical Director
Goldfingers Aesthetics