2026 Awards and Recognitions

Each year at the OAFP Scientific Assembly, the OAFP awards family physicians, legislators, and residents a number of awards that recognize their personal practices, achievements, and how they gave back to Family Medicine in Oklahoma. The OAFP also hosts and annual resident quiz bowl for Family Medicine residency programs across the state to participate in.

Below are the 2026 Recipients

Family Physician of the Year

Kalyanakrishnan Ramakrishnan, MD

Friend to Family Medicine

Mary Gowin, PhD, MPH

Patient Advocate of the Year

Mackenzie Gonzales, DO

Preceptor of the Year

Hunter Burrow, MD

Resident of the Year

Jantzen Faulkner, DO

2026 Resident Quiz Bowl Champions

University of Oklahoma Family Medicine Residency - OKC

Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians - Previous Physician of the Year Recipients

2026 – Kalyanakrishnan Ramakrishnan, MD
2025 – Lynn Mitchell, MD
2024 – Ed Rylander, MD
2023 – John Zubialde, MD
2022 – Susan Jones, DO
2021 – All OAFP Physicians (Not awarded Virtual Conference) 
2020 – All OAFP Physicians (COVID-19 Recognition Virtual Conference)

2019 – Jim Brand, MD
2018 – Garth Splinter, MD
2017 – John Tipton, MD
2016 – Kevin Steichen, MD
2015 – Charles Womack, MD
2014 – J. Michael Pontious, MD
2013 – James Mold, MD
2012 – Mike Woods, MD
2011 – Richard Reinking, MD
2010 – Steve Crawford, MD

2009 – Kaleb Hamilton, MD
2008 – Zachary Bechtol, MD
2007 – Steven Drabek, MD
2006 – Charles Cook, MD
2005 – Doug Cox, MD
2004 – Dan Pummill, MD
2003 – R. Brent Smith, MD
2002 – Ken Parrott, MD
2001 – John Crouch, MD
2000 – Ed Calhoon, MD

1999 – Ken Whittington, MD
1998 – Ed Allensworth, MD
1996–1997 – William Fesler, MD
1994–1995 – Carroll Holsted, MD
1993 – Ray McIntyre, MD
1992 – Billy Dotter, MD
1991 – Ken Evans, MD
1990 – Lawrence Patzkowsky, MD
1989 – Richard Winter, MD