L to R: Brian Arndt, MD and Patricia Tellez-Giron, MD.
Congratulations to Brian Arndt, MD (Professor, CHS) and Patricia Tellez-Girón Salazar, MD (Associate Professor, CHS) on receiving UW Health Clinical Leadership Excellence awards! Arndt and Tellez-Giron were nominated by their colleagues and were honored at the UW Health Physician Excellence Awards ceremony on May 3, 2023.
“Dr. Arndt believes deeply in the work he engages in and the teams he leads, and that passion is an underlying driver of why his work is so impactful,” says DFMCH Vice Chair of Clinical Care Russell Lemmon, DO, MMM.
Of Tellez-Girón Salazar, Dane County Immigration Affairs Office leader Fabiola Hamdan says, “Patricia’s work these past 25 years has had a marked impact in creating more equity for our underserved communities by increasing diversity and cultural competence.”
The UW Health Clinical Leadership Excellence Award recognizes physicians not in formal leadership roles with significant and measurable contributions to UW Health and leadership excellence in institution-wide work. Recipients demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and contribute to the community through community service activities that extend beyond discipline-specific professional activities.
Published: May 2023