The award was created in 2009 to recognize physicians who have played and/or continue to play a significant role in the development of a facility’s respiratory care services; has supported and mentored respiratory therapists; and who provide excellent patient care to their pulmonary patients. Respiratory Care Department managers are invited to submit a nomination with the form below.
Physician “Respiratory Champion” Award Recipients:
- 2009, Christine Fukui, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Department at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Medical Advisor, Kapi’olani Community College RT Program
- 2009, Philip Foti, MD, Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Department, Castle Medical Center
- 2009, Joseph Palma, MD, Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Department, Castle Medical Center
- 2010, Reid Ikeda, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services at The Queen’s Medical Center – Punchbowl
- 2011, Wallace J. Matthews Jr, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Care Department at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children
- 2012, Christopher Fiack, MD, Staff Physician at The Queen’s Medical Center- Punchbowl
- 2013, No nominee
- 2014, No nominee
- 2015, No nominee
- 2016, Timothy J. Roe, MD, Medical Advisor, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
- 2017, Ehab Daoud, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Program at Kapi’olani Community College
- 2018, Ted Jackson, MD, Medical Director, Pulmonologist at Wilcox Medical Center
- 2019, Scott Harvey, MD, Director of Adult Intensive Care Unit at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children
- 2022, Ehab Daoud, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Program at Kapi’olani Community College
The award recipient receives:
A commemorative plaque.