Physician of Excellence Awards: 2014 and 2015
“I am very honored to have been chosen to receive this award for 2015. Being nominated by my patients, and being chosen by our Orange County Medical Association is truly one of the highlights of the year. To be recognized by my peers and patients makes all of the hard work and dedication to our patients worth every effort.”
– Dr. Harris, January 2015
About the Physician of Excellence Award
In 2015, the Orange County Register publishes its annual health issue and lists Orange County’s Physicians of Excellence. The Physicians of Excellence (POE) program was started by the Orange County Medical Association in 2004 (published January 2005) to take the place of the Best Doctors program that was previously used by the magazine. The purpose was to localize the selection process and to have defined selection criteria that were easy to measure.
The OCMA Board, when venturing into the POE program, recognized the fact that all physicians meet a standard of excellence simply by the fact that they have completed the training and education necessary to become medical doctors. However, there are some who go above and beyond in serving their profession and patients, and as a result, the OCMA Board believed that by creating the POE program it would be able to recognize and honor those physicians.
Now in its tenth year, the POE program has become recognized as a fair and unbiased selection process identifying those physicians in the community who have exhibited the skills, training and commitment to their patients and the community to stand out above their peers as physicians of excellence. While the program certainly doesn’t honor all those in the county who would rightfully qualify, OCMA believes the program does an excellent job of selecting the utmost deserving on a year-to-year basis.
Visit the Orange County Medical Association website for more information:
Orange Coast Magazine January 2014
The Top Doctors of 2014 is published by Orange Coast Magazine. The annual list is complied by the Orange County Medical Association that spotlights the names, addresses, and specialties of the county’s Physicians of Excellence.
Read Dr. Harris’ profile at Orange Coast Magazine below:
Criteria for Physician of Excellence Award
To be selected for the 2014 Physicians of Excellence honor, applicants were required to meet the following baseline criteria:
- Be certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, a member board of the American Board of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, or an equivalency board recognized by the Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- Be in good standing with the Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- Maintain his/her primary practice in Orange County for the last five years
- Be in practice within his/her specialty field for the last five years
Applicant nominees also were required to meet at least two of the following four criteria. The Selection Committee determined whether the applicant met the criteria, and in some instances, discretion was used.
- Physician Leadership
- Teaching/mentoring
- Humanitarian service
- Unique contributions not included above