Healthcare Champion of the Year
2023
John Baackes
CEO of the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County
2022
Pfizer
Biopharmaceutical Company
2021
Rafer Johnson
Founder of the Special Olympics Southern California
2021
Community Organized Relief Effort
Disaster Relief and Community Rebuilding Organization
2019
Mike A.
Gipson
Assemblymember
64th District
2018
Barbara Ferrer,
PhD, MPH, MED
Public Health Director
LACDPH
2017
Richard
Merkin, MD
President & CEO
Heritage Provider Network
2016
Paul S. Viviano
President & CEO
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
2015
Mitchell H.
Katz, MD
Director, Los Angeles County Department of Healthcare Services
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2014
Richard J.
Riordan
39th Mayor
City of Los Angeles
2013
Patrick
Soon-Shiong, MD
President & CEO
Nantwoks
2012
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors
Independent Physician Leadership Award
William D. King, MD, JD
Innovation Award For Wellness
City of Hope
Innovation Award - Community Service
St. John's Community Health - Transgender Health Program
Innovation Award - Public Education
Susan M. Love, MD, MBA
Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research
Shine The Light Media Award
Kristine Lazar & KCAL 9
Healthcare Champion of the Year
John Baackes
CEO of the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County
Heart of Courage Award
JOHN CHENG, MD (POSTHUMOUS HONOREE)
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Shine The Light Media Award
MARK GOULSTON, MD, FAPA
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Innovation Award - Facilities
HOPE STREET MARGOLIS FAMILY CENTER, A PROGRAM OF DIGNITY HEALTH - CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UCLA
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Innovation Award - Technology
HEAL.LA INITIATIVE (POWERED BY LARTA INSTITUTE)
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Innovation Award - Community Service
THE WALL LAS MEMORIAS
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Innovation Award - Public Education
ALI GHOLAMREZANEZHAD, MD
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Independent Physician Leadership Award
DIANA LONDONO, MD
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Pfizer
LA Healthcare Hall of Fame
Shine The Light Media Award
MIGUEL ALMAGUER
National Correspondent NBC News
Innovation Award - Community Service
MUNTU DAVIS, MD, MPH
County Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthHospital Physician Leadership Award
ERIKA FLORES URIBE, MD, MPH
Director, Language Access and Inclusion, Director, COVID-19 Testing Equity Collaborative, LAC + USC Medical Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
JERRY ABRAHAM, MD, MPH, CMQ
Director, Kedren Vaccines
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Community Organized Relief Effort
Disaster Relief and Community Rebuilding Organization
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Rafer Johnson
Founder of the Special Olympics Southern California
Docs4LA Award
LOS ANGELES RAMS
SKID ROW HOUSING TRUST
Shine The Light Media Award
CHRIS ERSKINE
Columnist, Los Angeles Times
Innovation Award - Facilities
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC
Innovation Award - Technology
THE CEDARS-SINAI ACCELERATOR
Innovation Award - Community Service
EFRAIN TALAMANTES, MD
Co-Founder, Mi Mentor
Innovation Award - Public Education
TONY KUO, MD, MSHS
Director, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
LA County Department of Public HealthIndependent Physician Leadership Award
EDGAR CHAVEZ, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Community Health Center
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Mike A.
GipsonAssemblymember
64th DistrictInnovation Award - Community Service
L.A. CARE HEALTH PLAN
Innovation Award - Health Systems
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP-KAISER PERMANENTE
Innovation Award - Healthcare Delivery
THE CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL NETWORK
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
DONALD W. LARSEN, MD, MBA, MHA, FACHE
Chief Medical Officer, Providence Saint John's Health Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
TONI JOHNSON CHAVIS, MD, MPH, FAAP
Chief Medical Director, Managed Care and Quality Improvement, Omnicare Medical Group
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Barbara Ferrer,
PhD, MPH, MEDPublic Health Director
LACDPHShine The Light Media Award
NEAL BAER, MD
Writer and Producer, ER, Law & Order: SVU, A Gifter Man, and Under the Dome
Innovation Award - Facilities
CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE
A Cedars-Sinai/UCLA Health Partnership, David N. Alexander, MD, Medical Director
Innovation Award - Community Service
DANIEL J. WALLACE, MD FACP, MACR
Associate Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Professor of Medicine Cedars-Sinai Medical Center David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Innovation Award - Public Education
COPE HEALTH SOLUTIONS
Allen Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
SHLOMO MELMED, MB, CHB, MACP, FRCP
Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs, Dean of the Medical Faculty, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
DAVID AIZUSS, MD
President-Elect, California Medical Association, Partner, Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Richard
Merkin, MDPresident & CEO
Heritage Provider NetworkShine The Light Media Award
KATHY MAGLIATO, MD
Co-Executive Producer, Heartbeat
Innovation Award - Technology
WOMEN’S GUILD CEDARS-SINAI SIMULATION CENTER FOR ADVANCED CLINICAL SKILLS
Bruce L. Gewertz, MD, Chair, Department of Surgery; Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs; Vice-President, Interventional Services, Cedars-Sinai
Gina Furth, President, Women's Guild Cedars-SinaiInnovation Award - Community Service
CLARENCE L. SHIELDS JR., MD
The Team Heal Foundation
Innovation Award - Public Education
JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES (JVS)
Alan Levey, CEO
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
DANIEL F. KELLY, MD
Professor of Neuroscience & Neurosurgery, John Wayne Cancer Institute; Director of the Brain Tumor Center & Pituitary Disorders Program, Providence Saint John's Health Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
HECTOR FLORES, MD
Family Medicine, White Memorial Medical
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Paul S. Viviano
President & CEO
Children's Hospital Los AngelesShine The Light Media Award
RYAN MCGARRY, MD
Director and Writer, Code Black Documentary
Innovation Award - Facilities
WILLIAM SHRANK, MD
Senior VP, Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Medical Officer of Provider Innovation, CVS Health
Innovation Award - Community Service
ANNE L. COLEMAN, MD, PHD
Director, UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic - Jules Stein Eye Institute
Innovation Award - Public Education
JOHN G. RAFFOUL
President and CEO, Tu Mundo Hoy, White Memorial Medical Center
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
ALEXANDRA LEVINE, MD, MACP
Chief Medical Officer, City of Hope National Medical Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
VICKEN SEPILIAN, MD
Past President, Armenian American Medical Society
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Mitchell H.
Katz, MDDirector, Los Angeles County Department of Healthcare Services
Shine The Light Media Award
DAVID PRYOR, MD
BlackWomensHealth.Com
Innovation Award - Facilities
CITY OF HOPE
Innovation Award - Physician Leadership in Medical Education
STEPHANIE HALL, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Keck Medical Center of USC
Innovation Award - Community Service
DR. JAMES & PATRICIA LONDON
South Central Scholars
Innovation Award - Public Education
ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES
Castulo de la Rocha, CEO
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
RONALD W. BUSUTTIL, MD
The UCLA Liver Transplant Program
Independent Physician Leadership Award
KENNETH T. SIM, MD
Allied Physicians of California
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Richard J.
Riordan39th Mayor
City of Los AngelesInnovation Award - Facilities
WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Innovation Award - Technology
CARMEN A. PULIAFITO, MD, MBA
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Innovation Award - Community Service
UCLA OPERATION MEND
Dr. Christopher Crisera and Dr. Kodi Azari
Innovation Award - Public Education
DR. MATTHEW LIN, MD
Pacific Orthopedic Medical Group
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
ERIC SAVITSKY, MD
UCLA Health Systems
Independent Physician Leadership Award
RICHARD ZAPANTA, MD
Eastside Orthopedic Medical Associates
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Patrick
Soon-Shiong, MDPresident & CEO
NantwoksInnovation Award - Community Service
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
School-Based Health Clinics Program
Innovation Award - Public Education
KAISER PERMANENTE THRIVE CAMPAIGN
Hospital Physician Leadership Award
GLENN R. IRANI, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Independent Physician Leadership Award
RALPH R. SALIMPOUR, MD, DCH, FAAP
Salimpour Pediatrics Medical Group
Healthcare Champion of the Year
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors