A gala dinner celebrating the achievements of Victoria’s standout rural and regional doctors was held at The Grand Hyatt on Friday the 11th of November. Fifty four doctors received recognition on the night and received their award from State Minister for Health David Davis. .

Congratulations to all 2011 Dorevitch & Gippsland Pathology Victorian Rural Doctors’ Awards recipients.

To view the profile of an award recipient, click on the appropriate link listed below.

This year's standout doctors

35 years service to rural communities	New rural doctor
Dr Graeme Bertuch - Ararat	Dr Charu Banerji - Epsom
Dr Graeme Hudson - Cowes	Dr Robert North - Seymour
Dr Suresh Jain - Kilmore	Dr Daniel Otuonye - Bairnsdale
Dr James Reid - Cobden
Dr Bruce Sterling - Shepparton
Dr Les Thurman - Moe
Dr Graeme Wood - Kerang
Dr Tony Wright - Maffra

Outstanding contribution to rural communities
Dr Solange Adad- Shepparton	Dr Nola Maxfield - Wonthaggi
Dr David Appleton - Mallacoota	Dr Roslyn McCallum - Sea Lake
Dr Peter Barker - Cohuna	Dr Iain McConachie - Yarram
Dr Graham Bromwich - Bairnsdale	Dr Christopher Medley - Wodonga
Dr Robert Campbell - Ballarat	Dr Brian Murphy - Mildura
Dr Robert Carson - Maryborough	Dr Gerald Murphy- Mildura
Dr Paul Carter - Lancefield	Dr Alexandra Murray -Yarra Glen
Dr Alex Cato - Mildura	Dr Robert Peterson - Seymour
Dr Yvonne Cymbalist - Horsham	Dr Ian Pettigrew - Mildura
Dr Carolyn De Poi- Beechworth	Dr Claire Pickett - Ballarat
Dr Daniel de Villiers- Maryborough	Dr David Pierce - Ballarat
Dr Paul Dodds - Corryong	Dr Andrew Slutzkin - Seymore
Dr Mauricio Haddad- Wonthaggi	Dr Daryl Smith - Bairnsdale
Dr Christopher Hengel - Ballarat	Dr Alan Soward - Mildura
Dr Max Higgs - Inglewood	Dr Ken Tate - Healesville
Dr Phil Huguenin- Korumburra	Dr Nick Thies - Warrnambool
Dr Shaker Issa - Wedderburn	Dr Will Twycross - Mansfield
Dr Dennis Joyce - Mildura	Dr David Tynan - Maryborough
Dr Peter Keppel- Yarrawonga	Dr John Urie - Bairnsdale
Dr Harry Lee - Shepparton	Dr Bronwyn Williams - San Remo
Dr Helen Malcolm - Shepparton	Dr Robert Ziffer- Sale
Dr Leon Malzinskas - Wonthaggi