Ten providers in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology were honored for outstanding patient care in 2022 and received a Patient Experience Excellence Award from UAB Medicine.

The award recognizes UAB providers who score an average of 95% or higher in patient care satisfaction rankings and who achieve top scores on the following metrics:

• Listened carefully

• Demonstrated care and concern

• Provided clear explanations

• Included patient in health care decisions

• Overall Care Rating, 0-10

“This is an outstanding level of performance and demonstrates your dedication to providing exceptional care and support for your patients and their families,” Reid Jones, chief executive officer of UAB Medicine, wrote in a letter to recipients. “We sincerely appreciate your service, sacrifice, and commitment to your patients, day in and day out. Providers like you help make UAB Medicine a leader in patient experience and known as an organization that patients and their families trust to provide them the best possible care.”

Radiation oncology providers recognized include:

• Drexell Hunter Boggs, M.D., associate professor

• Markus Bredel, M.D., professor

• Michael C. Dobelbower, M.D., associate professor

• John Fiveash, M.D., professor and senior vice chair

• Rojymon Jacob, M.D., professor

• Kimberly Keene, M.D., professor

• Samuel Marcrom, M.D., assistant professor

• Andrew M. McDonald, M.D., assistant professor

• Christopher Willey, M.D., professor

• Eddy Shih Hsin Yang, M.D., professor