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Joe Niekro Patient’s Choice Award
The Joe Niekro Foundation Patient’s Choice Award recognizes a neurological medical professional for their ongoing efforts in the long-term support of patient’s and families and is nominated by the Joe Niekro Foundation survivor community. The award recipient is presented at the annual Knuckle Ball event. We are privileged to have awarded the following recipients with this prestigious award:
2020 Houston Recipients
Orlando Diaz, MD
Houston Methodist
2020 Recipient
Jan Karl Burkhardt, MD
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
2020 Recipient
Gary Spiegel, MD
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Center & UTHealth
2020 Recipient
2019 Phoenix Recipients
David Adelson, MD
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
2019 Recipient
Michael Lawton, MD
Barrow Neurological Institute
2019 Recipient
Karam Moon, MD
Banner University Medical Center
2019 Recipient
2019 Houston Recipients
Gavin Britz, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital
2019 Recipient
Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Center & UTHealth
2019 Recipient
Jeremiah Johnson, MD
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center/College of Medicine
2019 Recipient
2018 Houston Recipients
Roc Chen, MD
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Center & UTHealth
2018 Recipient
Peter Kan, MD
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
2018 Recipient
David Cech, MD
Houston Methodist
2018 Houston Recipient
2018 Phoenix Recipients
Felipe Albuquerque, MD
Barrow Brain and Spine
2018 Recipient
Bernard Bendok, MD
Mayo Clinic
2018 Recipient
Kerry Knievel, MD
Barrow Neurological Institute
2018 Recipient
Peter Sunenshine, MD
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
2018 Recipient
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