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UNC Health Care administers the CMS-approved Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey to solicit feedback from our patients. Many UNC Lineberger physicians received the highest-possible honors from the patients they serve.

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“Dr. Raj Pruthi is the best! He is totally engaged in my care and has a wonderful and pleasant manner. His explanations are clear, concise and said in a way that a lay person can understand.”

Last month we learned that 80 of providers at UNC Medical Center had more than 94% of their patients respond “Yes, definitely!” to the question asking whether patients would recommend their provider’s office to friends and family, which places them in the top quartile nationally. Many of these physicians were UNC Lineberger members.

The following UNC Lineberger physicians received 100% responses of “Yes definitely:” Drs. John Boggess, Timothy Brotherton, E. Claire Dees, Paola Gehrig, and Raj Pruthi. Other award recipients included Drs. Craig Burkhart, Brad Merritt, David Rubenstein, Nancy Thomas, Mark Weissler, Matt Foster, Hendrik van Deventer and Peter Voorhees.

Many respondents provided comments in their survey “Dr. Brotherton is a class act in every way,” said one patient in response to the survey. “I hope he practices medicine a long time so that I can continue to be his patient.” Of Dr. Dees, one patient wrote “She has guided me skillfully and compassionately through years of being a breast cancer survivor and I am so glad that my surgeon referred me to her when I was seeking an oncologist at the time of my diagnosis.”

Read some more of the patients’ comments regarding their physicians below.

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“I have always received considerate and concerned care from Dr. Boggess and his staff. He is fully aware of my oncology issues and has always met my needs both in and out of the office location. I have full confidence in his ability to recommend the best possible treatment for me and to keep me appraised of any changes in my gynecologic health.” “Dr. Brotherton is a class act in every way. I hope he practices medicine a long time so that I can continue to be his patient. I always feel confident that whatever is wrong with me, he will diagnose it properly and give me the best care possible.” Dr. Dees has been my oncologist since 2007. I have high respect for her abilities and advice and great affection for her as a person. She has guided me skillfully and compassionately through years of being a breast cancer survivor and I am so glad that my surgeon referred me to her when I was seeking an oncologist at the time of my diagnosis. Dr. Elizabeth (Claire) Dees is the best!” “From the very first moment I was assigned to her care, Dr. Gehrig has demonstrated a depth of caring beyond just interest in my ailments. She is extremely kind and knowledgeable. She is a doctor who doesn’t forget that her patients are also people.”

See a full list of award recipients from UNC Health Care.