St. Vincent Medical Staff Service Excellence Awards Recipients

Several St. Vincent physicians, APPs, and clinic teams received Service Excellence Awards for exceeding expectations for patient experience and quality in 2024. The Service Excellence Awards are part of the L.O.V.E Awards. Their dedication to patient care and providing top-notch service led to improved health outcomes, reduced costs, preventive screenings, chronic condition treatments, medication reconciliation during care transactions, and a positive patient experience. We are thrilled to honor our providers and clinics for their outstanding work!

Patient Experience – Physicians and APPs

Criteria: 95% Top Box or greater across all regions for Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider on the Medical Practice Survey. (95% of patients rated the physician or APP 9 or 10 on a scale of 0-10 on Likelihood to Recommend.)

Cardiovascular Disease

Richard Bayer, MD

Holly Brehm, PA

Ronald Henckel, MD

Robert Terry, MD

Mary Ellen Tucker, PA

Dermatology

Samuel Reck, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Alana Carlisle, NP

Chelsi Hayter, NP

Jodie Mcilvain, PA

Family Medicine

Christopher Cancro, MD

Tiffany Chaloux, MD

Polly Davidson, PA

Courtney Dean, NP

Kellie Depuydt, NP

Thomas Fouts, MD

Susan Petersen, MD

Anne Teerink, DO

Duane Teerink, DO

Andrew Trunkhill, NP

Douglas Woerner, DO

Adam Zelka, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Lexie Hokenstad, MD

Internal Medicine

Carlin Brown, NP

Erica Bruen, MD

Helen Laferriere, NP

Dekrisha Lew, MD

Edward Malters, MD

Julia Robison, MD

Justen Rudolph, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Joseph Apostol, MD

Tyler Slyngstad, MD

Nephrology

Anthony De Mory, MD

Michael Ganz, MD

Caitlin Re, NP

Neurology

Kris French, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dianne Nagy, NP

Rheumatology

Desiree Cavan, NP

Sleep Medicine

Roy Kohler, MD

Vascular Surgery

Thomas Desmarais, MD

Quality Honorees - Physicians and APPs

Criteria: Meet or exceeded quality stretch measures and received a composite score of 17 or greater. Quality metrics and goals influence improved health outcomes and reduced costs, and include adherence to preventive screenings, chronic condition treatments, and medication reconciliation during care transactions.

Family Medicine

Janice Fordham, MD

Susan Petersen, MD

Stephanie Kay Thomas, MD

Michelle Trost, NP

Brooke Yates, PA

Katy Zimmerman, NP

Internal Medicine

Carlin Brown, NP

Erica Bruen, MD

Colin Fitterer, MD

Jeffrey Johnson, MD

Edward Malters, MD

Tish Parker-Guldborg, NP

Julia Robison, MD