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Avedis Donabedian Healthcare Quality Awardees

This annual Medical Care award aims to revitalize and impart an appreciation of the work of 1999 APHA Sedgwick honoree, Avedis Donabedian, MD, MPH *, and to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of quality assurance and improvement.

1999: Lucian L. Leape, MD

2000: Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP

2001: Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc

2002: Judy L. Smetzer, BSN

2003: T. Donald Rucker, PhD

2004: Sid M. Wolfe, MD

2005: Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH

2006: R. Heather Palmer, MB BCh (UK MD), SM

2007: Barbara Starfield, MD MPH      

2008: Robert Brook