The Dr. Joseph E. Graham & Family
Outstanding Physician Award

Established in 2006, this award honors Joseph E. Graham, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist who was a charter member of the profession founded in 1954, and a pioneering practitioner and surgeon for over 40 years.

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The Graham Family encourages you to nominate a physcian you know, who emulates the following criteria.
Specifically, the award committee will consider physician specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, who have been in clinical practice for at least 10 years. This biennial award will be presented to a physician who exemplifies the following characteristics and humanitarian achievements in direct clinical practice:

  • One who follows the approach of the least amount of intrusion into the natural process of delivery, and lives by the motto “first do no harm.”
  • One who has and is making a difference in their community through their commitment to pro bono medical education or direct service to those in need.
  • One who has demonstrated compassion for those suffering from the death of a baby at any time during pregnancy, delivery, or in the newborn period, and is helping to develop centers for follow-up care in their practicing community and hospital.
  • One who desired to become a physician out of passion, commitment, and uses a holistic approach in the care of women and their families.
  • One who is an innovative member of society, who holds in high regard the education of patients in an equal partnership of care, and shares the mission of finding answers to causes of death during pregnancy.


To nominate a physician for this award:

  1. Submit a curriculum vitae
  2. Provide a narrative outlining the nominee’s contributions to the health care of women, and mothers and their babies during pregnancy, as they correspond to the above listed criteria.

Deadline for submission is September 16, 2008

Email these materials to:
dorothacicch@yahoo.com

Or mail to:
Dorotha G. Cicchinelli
6856 N. Village Rd.
Parker Co. 80134