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Awards and Honors
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March 18, 2026Building a more sustainable health care model
UC Davis Health has received national awards for its leadership in sustainability and community investment.
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March 13, 2026National recognition elevates UC Davis Health for its premier lung cancer care
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center earned national recognition for excellent lung cancer care and a strong dedication to supportive screening that helps with early diagnoses.
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March 13, 2026Adrienne Hoyt-Austin receives Eli Gold Prize
Pediatrician Adrienne Hoyt-Austin received the 2026 Eli Gold Prize for excellence in teaching, recognizing her clinical care, mentorship, research, community service and health equity efforts.
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March 04, 2026Nursing graduate receives UC Davis Young Alumni Award
Aron King, School of Nursing master's-degree leadership alumnus and PhD candidate, is awarded the UC Davis Young Alumni Award from the California Aggie Alumni Association.
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February 18, 2026
Beyond doubt, across borders
School of Nursing Associate Professor Charleen Singh has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will travel to Indonesia for a five-month teaching appointment at a university.
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February 10, 2026UC Davis PICU honored with silver Beacon Award for Excellence
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has conferred a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence on UC Davis Health’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
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January 16, 2026Pioneering fracture repair research wins gold in Switzerland
Augustine Saiz, a traumatologist at UC Davis Health, was awarded the Gold Medal for outstanding research at the third annual AO Trauma Research Olympiad held in Davos, Switzerland.
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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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