UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) has recognized 21 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery providers in the 2020 list of “Top-Performing” providers, even amid the COVID-10 pandemic.
This year, the OPXE recognized physicians and APPs who are in the top 20 percent of providers across UAB Medicine for the Physician Communication domain. Their commitment to high quality, patient-centered care is one of the reasons UAB organization continues to excel in its pursuit to become one of the nation’s best health care systems.
Below is the list of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery providers recognized:
- Megan Allmendinger, CRNP
- Andrea Boohaker, CRNP
- Eugene W Brabston, M.D.
- Kristen Cravens, CRNP
- Debby A. Forester, CRNP
- Elie Ghanem, M.D.
- Sara J. Gould, M.D.
- Michael D. Johnson, M.D.
- Karlee Lau Loftin, M.D.
- Kennieth McCollough, M.D.
- Amit Momaya, M.D.
- Sameer M. Naranje, M.D.
- Brent Ponce, M.D.
- Jonathan Quade, M.D.
- Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, M.D.
- Ashish Shah, M.D.
- Joseph Sherrill, M.D.
- Herrick J. Siegel, M.D.
- Steven M. Theiss, M.D.
- Amanda J. Wester, CRNP
- Heather Wilson, CRNP
In 2016, UAB Medicine began recognizing “top performing” providers by publishing provider star ratings and comments from patients about their office visit experiences. This information is compiled from the Medical Practice CAHPS surveys patients receive after outpatient office visits. Patients consistently gave these providers the best possible responses to the survey questions related to provider communication.