On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the HonorHealth Women Physicians Leadership Council (WPLC) hosted a Mix and Mingle event featuring not only the Blue Zones Project of Scottsdale but the presentation of the inaugural Trailblazer Award.

The Trailblazer award was created to recognize a women physician within the HonorHealth network for outstanding and innovative practices that go beyond an already busy clinical schedule. We are proud to announce that Shalini Singh-Karnik, MD, a family and integrative medicine physician, is the winner of the inaugural award presented by HonorHealth CEO Todd LaPorte.

Thank you to our incredible nominees, Julie A. Wendt, MD, an allergist, and Brenda Moorthy, DO, breast surgeon, for all they do to improve their patients’ lives and better our community.

Read more about our winner and nominees:

Shalini Singh-Karnik, MD
Family and integrative medicine
Inaugural Trailblazer award winner

Health, wellness and the ability to thrive go beyond traditional medications. It requires a team of dedicated individuals who understand the nuances and importance of the integration of nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management in every patient’s life. She utilizes this holistic approach to help her patients thrive!

Julie A. Wendt, MD
Allergy and immunology
Trailblazer award nominee

Dr. Wendt extends her compassionate care, expert knowledge and excellence in practice beyond our valley to help patients suffering throughout the state of Arizona. She partners with and empowers her patients and their families to take control of their own health and successfully manage food allergies with her new book “What’s Eating Our Kids.”

We would also like to honor the women physicians chosen for the HonorHealth Physician Leadership Academy:

Rebecca Chester, MD
Heather Harrison, MD
Neetu Jalal, MD
Adwoa Opoku-Boateng, MD
Sheena Prakash, MD
Tiffany Proffitt, DO
Rucha Shah, MD
Khai Ling Tan, MD
Lin Zhao, MD

Congratulations!