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Healthcare Champion of the Year

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2023

John Baackes

CEO of the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County

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2022

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Biopharmaceutical Company

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2021

Rafer Johnson

Founder of the Special Olympics Southern California

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2021

Community Organized Relief Effort

Disaster Relief and Community Rebuilding Organization

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2019

Mike A.
Gipson

Assemblymember
64th District

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2018

Barbara Ferrer,
PhD, MPH, MED

Public Health Director
LACDPH

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2017

Richard
Merkin, MD

President & CEO
Heritage Provider Network

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2016

Paul S. Viviano

President & CEO
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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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

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2013

Patrick
Soon-Shiong, MD

President & CEO
Nantwoks

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2012

Mark Ridley-Thomas

Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors

  • Independent Physician Leadership Award

    William D. King, MD, JD

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    Innovation Award For Wellness

    City of Hope

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    Innovation Award - Community Service

    St. John's Community Health - Transgender Health Program

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    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

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    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 Health

    Hospital 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

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    Innovation Award - Technology

    THE CEDARS-SINAI ACCELERATOR

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    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 Health

    Independent Physician Leadership Award

    EDGAR CHAVEZ, MD

    Chief Executive Officer, Universal Community Health Center

    Healthcare Champion of the Year

    Mike A.
    Gipson

    Assemblymember
    64th District

  • Innovation Award - Community Service

    L.A. CARE HEALTH PLAN

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    Innovation Award - Health Systems

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP-KAISER PERMANENTE
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    Innovation Award - Healthcare Delivery

    THE CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL NETWORK

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    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, MED

    Public Health Director
    LACDPH

  • Shine 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, MD

    President & CEO
    Heritage Provider Network

  • Shine 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-Sinai

    Innovation 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 Angeles

  • Shine 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, MD

    Director, Los Angeles County Department of Healthcare Services

  • Shine The Light Media Award

    DAVID PRYOR, MD

    BlackWomensHealth.Com

    Innovation Award - Facilities

    CITY OF HOPE

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    Innovation Award - Physician Leadership in Medical Education

    STEPHANIE HALL, MD
    Chief Medical Officer, Keck Medical Center of USC

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    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.
    Riordan

    39th Mayor
    City of Los Angeles

  • Innovation Award - Facilities

    WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

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    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, MD

    President & CEO
    Nantwoks

  • Innovation Award - Community Service

    LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    School-Based Health Clinics Program

    Innovation Award - Public Education

    KAISER PERMANENTE THRIVE CAMPAIGN

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    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

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