A. Shawn Adhami M.D., of Vistasol Medical Group in Montebello Nominated for two 2012 Awards

April 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Los Angeles, CA -  A.Shawn Adhami, M.D., of Vistasol Medical Group in Montebello
Nominated for two 2012 Healthcare Leadership Awards and Was Honored with the Prestigious Medical Group CEO Award.

The Los Angeles Business Journal honored the accomplishments of key individuals and organizations that have made strides in helping Angelinos receive better healthcare.

The Healthcare Leadership Awards recognize outstanding leaders that make an impact in the front lines of Healthcare delivery and research. Award winners were  announced at the 2nd annual awards luncheon on April 11, 2012 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

A. Shawn Adhami, M.D. was nominated for his contributions in healthcare in the Medical Group CEO division. He was also one of four nominees in the Healthcare Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award for Los Angeles. Dr. Adhami was joined by members of his family, friends and staff as he was honored with the 2012 Medical Group CEO Award. Dr. Adhami looked surprised and humbled as he reached the stage to accept this well-deserved award. His heart felt speech was felt throughout the hundreds of attendees at the event while he thanked his father in the audience for his lifelong inspiration.

Dr. Adhami is a practicing Internal Medicine physician. He is the CEO and Medical Director of Vistasol medical group in Montebello and Morelia Medical Clinic in El Monte. His staff which include a supervising Pediatrician, an Ob/Gyn physician, and three Physician Assistants, take pride in family centered approach to healthcare. Dr. Adhami himself takes care of patients at his two clinics and local hospitals.  His skills as a physician has earned him various other awards in the past including: Patients’ Choice Award by American Registry in 2008, 2010 and 2011, Most Compassionate Doctor in 2010 and 2011, and Healthgrades 5 star doctor in 2010 and 2011.  

In December of 2011, Dr. Adhami was elected Chief of Staff at Monterey Park Hospital. At this role he is the primary leader at all divisions of the hospital which includes a staff of about 270 physicians.  All department chiefs including Chief of Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, and the Bio Ethics committee report directly to Dr. Adhami. In his short time as Chief of Staff, Dr. Adhami has been praised for implementing a new program to improve quality of care and patient satisfaction at the hospital.  

Dr. Adhami has shown extraordinary leadership, commitment and sense of social responsibility in Healthcare throughout his life.  His volunteer work began at UCLA hospital as a student. This experience opened his heart to people’s suffering and compelled him to pursue a career in medicine. Since becoming a doctor he has offered his time as a volunteer in numerous occasions.

He has been able to turn failing and failed community clinics in into successful operations. Shawn has achieved this by focusing on care and compassion and by superb management skills. He has been able to do so without any special assistance from the state or county.  

He has served on various committees and is now helping turn things for the better at a local hospital as Chief of Staff.  Somehow Shawn finds the time to teach future health care providers at USC about good patient care. Dr. Adhami is also a clinical instructor at USC School of Physician Assistants Program and teaches students at his clinic. His previous students have moved on to great careers in medicine.

Along with his father, a retired Dermatologist, Dr. Adhami also founded Vivoderm Natural Skincare Company in 2010. It was his father’s dream to start a company based on his life’s research on natural treatments for skin conditions. Shawn overseas the daily operation of this company and participates in medical research.

To learn more about A. Shawn Adhami, M.D, contact Vistasol Medical Group at (323) 346-0555 or Morelia Medical Clinic at (626) 350-9540. To learn more about vivoderm, go to www.vivoderm.com.


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