Faculty Recognitions: Excellence in Patient Satisfaction

The Department of Medicine (DOM) strives to provide outstanding patient experiences at each of our clinical sites. The following DOM faculty members were recently recognized for having exceptional patient satisfaction scores as part of the Emory University School of Medicine’s annual Faculty Recognitions Week.

The Emory Clinic

These faculty members finished above their division goal and in the top 1 percent for their specialties nationwide on Press Ganey’s patient satisfaction surveys for 2017 and scored above average or higher in CG-CAHPS surveys.

• Paul Baird, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Taylor Graves, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• David Roberts, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Robbie Williams, MD (Division of Cardiology)
• Kimberly Workowski, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases)

Grady Memorial Hospital

These individuals are recognized for having their units in the Grady Health System achieve excellent Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores for CYTD 2017 (Q1-Q3).

• Wendy Armstrong, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases)
• Jonathan Colasanti, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases)
• Melody Palmore, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases)

Atlanta VA Medical Center

These Department of Medicine VA providers achieved scores in the 90th percentile or higher on Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys for the past year.

• Niloofar Bazargan, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Beth Burgess, MD (Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids)
• David E. Green, MD (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
• Robert Hoover, Jr., MD (Division of Renal Medicine)
• Susan Platt, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Thomas Price, MD (Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics)
• Vin Tangpricha, MD (Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids)
• Peter Thule, MD (Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids)

To see a complete list of School of Medicine faculty recognized for excellence in patient satisfaction, visit 2017recognitionsweek.strikingly.com/blog/excellence-in-patient-satisfaction.

As part of National Doctors’ Day on March 30, 2017 the School of Medicine’s Recognitions Committee solicited nominations for doctors who go above and beyond. Read more about these amazing faculty members: 2017doctorsday.strikingly.com/.