Several KU School of Medicine-Wichita faculty members and alumni have been honored as outstanding professionals in health care through the Wichita Business Journal's Excellence in Health Care series.

The Excellence in Health Care awards recognize medical professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders, teachers and experts in health care. Award winners include doctors, nurses, administrators and more who have had a broad and positive impact in the Wichita area.

The honorees, featured by the Wichita Business Journal, include the following:

• Rishi Adhikari, M.D., Pediatrics, volunteer clinical assistant professor
• Scott Adrian, M.D., Orthopaedics, student alumnus, resident alumnus, volunteer clinical instructor
• Ashley Robbins, M.D., OB-GYN, student alumna, resident alumna, clinical assistant professor and clerkship director
• Chris Dakhil, M.D., Internal Medicine, volunteer clinical assistant professor
• Cole Gillenwater, M.D., Family & Community Medicine, student alumnus, resident alumnus, volunteer clinical instructor
• James Haan, M.D., Surgery, clinical professor
• Ben Hawley, M.D., Family & Community Medicine, volunteer clinical instructor
• Jefferson Jex, M.D., Orthopaedics, volunteer clinical instructor
• Abid Mallick, M.D., Internal Medicine, volunteer clinical assistant professor
• Shuo (Chris) Li, M.D., Radiology, clinical associate professor
• Holly Montgomery, M.D., OB-GYN, student alumna, resident alumna, volunteer clinical assistant professor