KCMS AWARDS
Past Honorees
2022 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Larry Hollenbeck, MD |
| Friend of Medicine Award | David Rush, PharmD |
| Rising Star Award | Kelsey Able, DO |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Molly Uhlenhake, DO |
| Innovation Award | John Hagan, III, MD, FACS, FAAO |
| Community Service Award | Blair Thedinger, MD |
| Exemplary Leadership Award | Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD |
2021 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Michael Weaver, MD, FACEP, CDM |
| Friend of Medicine Award | Ruth Ramsey |
| Rising Star Award | Andrew Schlachter, MD |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Amy Patel, MD |
| Innovation Award | John Hagan, III, MD, FACS, FAAO |
| Community Service Award | Todd Beardman, MD, and Denny Fugate, PharmD |
| Exemplary Leadership Award | Maninder Pabla, MD |
2020 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Donald Potts, MD |
| Friend of Medicine Award | Public Health Departments of Metropolitan Kansas City |
| Rising Star Award | Brian Mieczkowski, DO |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Lee Norman, MD |
| Innovation Award | Michelle Haines, MD |
| Community Service Award | Edward (Ted) Higgins, MD |
| Exemplary Leadership Award | Mark Austenfeld, MD |
2019 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Charles B. Wheeler, Jr., MD |
| Friend of Medicine Award | Patrick B. “Rusty” Ryan, PharmD |
| Rising Star Award | Carole E. Freiberger-O’Keefe, DO |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Peter J. DiPasco, MD, and Leland Graves, III, MD |
| Innovation Award | Nathan D. Granger, MD, MBA |
| Community Service Award | JayDoc Free Clinic |
| Exemplary Leadership Award | James L. Vacek, MD, MS |
2018 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Randall B. Hudson, MD, and George E. Stamos, MD |
| Rising Star Award | Christine Park White, MD |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH |
| Innovation Award | Daniel S. Durrie, MD |
| Community Service Award | North Kansas City Hospital |
| Exemplary Leadership Award | Arthur D. Snow, Jr., MD, and Richard B. Warner, MD |
2015 Awards
| Award | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Ali A. Arbab, MD, FACS , and Michael A. Montgomery, MD, FACC |
| Friend of Medicine Award | Charlie Shields |
| Rising Star Award | Eleanor Lisbon, MD, MPH, CPI |
| Patient and Community Advocate Award | Rebecca Hierholzer, MD, MBA, FACEP |
| Innovation Award | Hellman & Rosen Endocrine Associates |
| Community Service Award | Scott Kujath, MD, FACS |
