Physician of the Year

OCMA Physician of the Year Honor Roll

Physician standing against wall.

The OCMA Physician of the Year Award is presented annually to a physician with the following outstanding qualities:

-  Hardworking
-  Extraordinary professional competence
-  Educator and teacher (with associates, nurses, etc.)
-  Strong motivator
-  Good rapport with patients


1983 - Vincent P. Carroll, M.D.
1984 - Carl K. Pearlman, M.D.
1985 - Marshall P. Stonestreet, M.D.
1986 - Milo K. Tedstrom, M.D.
1987 - Warren L. Bostick, M.D.
1988 - Harriet M. Opfell, M.D.
1989 - Arthur D. Silk, M.D.
1990 - Charles W. Plows, M.D.
1991 - Frank L. Amato, M.D.
1992 - Stanley van den Noort, M.D.
1993 - David K. Geddes, M.D.
1994 - Francis G. Mackey, M.D.
1995 - Max A. Schneider, M.D.
1996 - Geni A. Bennetts, M.D.
1997 - Richard F. Kammerman, M.D.
1998 - David W. Furnas, M.D.
1999 - Peter G. Anderson, M.D.
2000 - Alan B. Gazzaniga, M.D.
2001 - Thomas C. Cesario, M.D.
2002 - Kenneth E. Bell, M.D.
2003 - David K. Litke, M.D.
2004 - J. Brennan Cassidy, M.D.
2005 - Diane Nugent, M.D.
2006 - Robert O. Dillman, M.D.
2007 - Maria E. Minon, M.D.
2008 - Richard S. Frankenstein, M.D.
2009 - Lytton W. Smith, M.D.
2010 - Aisha Simjee, M.D.
2011 - Michael Ritter, M.D.
2012 - Rukmani Raghunathan, M.D.
2013 - Donald E. Bittner, M.D.
2014 - Rimal Bera, M.D.
2015 - Eric Handler, M.D.
2016 - Timothy Munzing, M.D.
2017 - Lisa M. Gibbs, M.D.
2018 - Ramin Zolfagari, M.D.
2019 - Nancy Gin, M.D.
2020 - All Physicians in Orange County
2021 - Clayton Chau, M.D.
2022 - Alpesh N. Amin, M.D.
2023 - Diana E. Ramos, M.D.
2024 - Phyllis Agran, M.D.