Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has selected Dr. Pam Singer its 2020 Physician of the Year, Dr. Vlada Melekhin for a Clinical Excellence Award, and Dr. Joseph Little with the Olin Williams Distinguished Service Award.
Singer has served as Family Medicine Department Chair and Quality of Care Committee Chair. She is also a faculty member for the UT Family Medicine Residency Program.
Melekhin is a leader on the hospitalâs Infection Prevention Committee. Dr. Melekhin has played a key role in the hospitalâs response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Little has been a member of the medical staff since 1982. He has served in various leadership capacities, including the following hospital committees: Patient Care Evaluation, Clinical Monitoring, and Ethics.