Shannon Box, CRNPThirty members of the UAB Primary Care Service Line have ranked in the Top 25% of UAB ambulatory physicians and advanced practice providers for 2026. UAB Medicine’s Office of Patient Experience and Engagement recognized these providers based on their exceptional patient experience scores. On surveys, each earned a remarkable rating of 98% or greater in Overall Care Satisfaction.
“Building relationships with our patients and making them feel comfortable, welcome, and supported is at the very heart of primary care,” said Irfan Asif, M.D., chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and director of the Primary Care Service Line. “I am proud to see so many of our providers recognized as among the very best at UAB for delivering an exceptional level of patient care.”
Asif also acknowledged the dedication each team member demonstrates across every UAB Primary Care Clinic in the service line.
Caroline Cohen, Ph.D., RD“As UAB continues to cement our national reputation as a world-class academic health system, I am thrilled to celebrate the people who pour their passion into primary care and deliver high-quality care to our communities.”
Primary Care providers recognized in UAB Medicine’s Top 25% for Patient Experience:
Stephen Bell, M.D.
Shannon Box, CRNP
Sarah Bragg, M.D.
Channing Brown, M.D.
Joseph Cleveland, CRNP
Patrick Giadrosich, CRNPCaroline Cohen, Ph.D., RD
Stuart Cohen, M.D.
Marc Cribbs, M.D.
Sarah Cribbs, M.D.
James Davis, M.D.
Serennah Dougherty, D.O.
Hayley Entrekin, CRNP
Joseph Fuqua, M.D.
Patrick Giadrosich, CRNP
Christian Williams Harper, D.O.Alan Gruman, M.D.
Laurie Hall, M.D.
Christian Williams Harper, D.O.
Andrew Land, M.D.
John Lax, M.D.
Melissa P. Leslie, M.D.
Stephanie Nichols, CRNP
Rachel Patterson, CRNP
Katherine Romp, M.D.
Calvin Spellmon Jr., M.D.Stephen Russell, M.D.
Morvarid Sanandaji, M.D.
Erin Snyder, M.D.
Calvin Spellmon Jr., M.D.
Carla Stefanescu, M.D.
Lisha Thornton, M.D.
James Williams, M.D.