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Meet America’s Top PA 2023 Winners

The America’s Top PA is a peer-nominated award given annually to select Physician Associates across several
specialties who have demonstrated leadership through increasing patient outcomes and/or through
peer community support, advancement, leadership, and education.


Raquelle Akavan
  • Raquelle Akavan
  • PA-C
  • Surgery & PA Education

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Sonia Bahroo, PA-C
  • Sonia L. Bahroo
  • MMS, PA-C
  • Endocrinology

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Karli Burridge, PA-C, FOMA
  • Karli Burridge
  • PA-C, FOMA
  • Obesity Medicine

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Brittany Johnson, PA-C
  • Brittany Johnson
  • PA-C
  • Internal Medicine

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Jacqueline Kernaghan, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Jacqi Kernaghan
  • MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Bone Health

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Amy Ladewski, PA-C, RD, MMS
  • Amy Ladewski
  • PA-C, RD, MMS
  • Gastroenterology

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Charles Lim, MS, PA-C
  • Charles Lim
  • MS, PA-C
  • Interventional Radiology

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Benito Lopez, BC-ADM, DMSc, PA-C
  • Benito Lopez
  • BC-ADM, DMSc, PA-C
  • Endocrinology

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Melanie A. Lucks, MMS, PA-C
  • Melanie A. Lucks
  • MMS, PA-C
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Kenneth A. Mitchell, MPAS, PA-C
  • Kenneth A. Mitchell
  • MPAS, PA-C
  • Urology and Men’s Health

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Jennifer M. Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Jennifer M. Orozco
  • DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Leadership & Advocacy

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Sarah Patel DScPAS, PA-C, MBA
  • Sarah Patel
  • DScPAS, PA-C, MBA
  • Gastroenterology

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Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C
  • Kris Pyles-Sweet
  • DMSc, PA-C
  • Dermatology

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Laura Joyce-Carlson Ross, PA-C, MS, CLS, DipACLM, AACC
  • Laura J. Ross
  • PA-C, MS, CLS, DipACLM, AACC
  • Cardiovascular Medicine

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Sarah E. Sagorsky, MPAS, PA-C
  • Sarah Sagorsky
  • MPAS, PA-C
  • Oncology

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Amanda P. Stanton, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Amanda P. Stanton
  • DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery

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