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Awards and Honors
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December 09, 2025Cancer center earns National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence designation
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center earned a National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence designation. The honor recognizes its expert care, leading-edge research and commitment to patients with pancreatic cancer.
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November 25, 2025Powne receives national fetal nurse award
Amy Powne, a pediatric surgery nurse practice manager with UC Davis Health, was honored with the 2025 Lori J. Howell Excellence in Fetal Nursing Award.
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November 19, 2025Kenneth W. Kizer awarded the 2025 David Rall Medal by the National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine awarded UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Kenneth W. Kizer the 2025 David Rall Medal for his exemplary service.
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November 17, 2025The Society for Neuroscience honors UC Davis researcher with top early career award
UC Davis neuroscientist Maitreyee Wairagkar was awarded The Society for Neuroscience’s early career award, in recognition of her outstanding research on brain-computer interface.
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October 23, 2025UC Davis Health recognized for substance use disorder care
The Medical Center was awarded the highest rating on Cal Hospital Compare’s Opioid Care Honor Roll for the 5th consecutive year.
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October 21, 2025Physician and gun violence prevention expert Garen Wintemute inducted into National Academy of Medicine
The nationally recognized expert in gun violence prevention and pioneer in the field of injury epidemiology was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine Oct. 18.
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October 10, 2025American Academy of Pediatrics honors two UC Davis Health faculty
Two UC Davis Children’s Hospital physicians were among more than 90 pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists and trainees recognized this year by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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October 07, 2025U.S. News & World Report names UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the nation’s best
UC Davis Children’s Hospital is ranked among the nation’s 50 best in pediatric orthopaedics, pediatric nephrology and pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery.
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September 30, 2025UC Davis Health earns FACT accreditation for adult, pediatric stem cell transplant programs
The adult and pediatric stem cell transplant programs have received reaccreditation this month from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.
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September 15, 2025Mitchell Creinin receives national lifetime achievement award
Mitchell Creinin has received the Society of Family Planning Lifetime Achievement Award.
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September 09, 2025Improving health outcomes by connecting with patients on a cultural level
The 2025 Dr. Ifeanyi Onyeji Resident/Fellow Inclusive Excellence and Equity Award was presented to Debby Lee, a trainee in internal medicine.
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August 04, 2025UC Davis Medical Center recognized for quality cardiovascular care
UC Davis Medical Center earned the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for excellence in three or more Get With The Guidelines areas.
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July 29, 2025UC Davis Medical Center ranked as top hospital in the Sacramento region
UC Davis Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the Sacramento region and No. 7 in California, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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July 22, 2025Pediatrics professor who encourages students to have ‘passion for their mission’ receives teaching honor
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Erik Orlando Fernandez y Garcia has received the UC Davis School of Medicine’s 2025 C. John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching
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July 16, 2025UC Davis Health recognized by American Heart Association for high-quality heart and stroke care
UC Davis Medical Center earned four Get With The Guidelines awards from the American Heart Association for improving care for heart and stroke patients.
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July 14, 2025Improving outcomes, reducing COPD flare-ups: How respiratory therapists are transforming outpatient care
Krystal Craddock discusses her award-winning paper that evaluated the benefits of respiratory therapists in the COPD clinic, which has drastically improved patient outcomes.
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June 19, 2025UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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June 04, 2025Newsweek names UC Davis Children’s Hospital one of America’s best
UC Davis Children’s Hospital has been named one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek magazine.
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April 29, 2025UC Davis pediatric neurosurgeon receives national award for hydrocephalus research
Pediatric neurosurgeon Cameron Sadegh was selected for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award to develop a gene therapy for hydrocephalus in premature babies.
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April 18, 2025Pediatric critical care physician receives Eli Gold Prize
Brian Goudy, associate clinical professor of pediatrics and a pediatric critical care physician, received the 2025 Eli Gold Prize.
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