AMA presents government service award to Utah state senator

WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association (AMA) presented The Honorable Brian Shiozawa, M.D., a board-certified emergency physician and Utah State Senator, with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Shiozawa worked as an emergency medicine doctor at the St. Mark’s Hospital Emergency Department in Millcreek, Utah. Since being elected to the State Senate in 2013, Dr. Shiozawa has—among other priorities—drafted and fought for the enactment of legislation that promotes economic growth and compassionate service for victims of violence. He is advocating currently for the Healthy Utah Bill, which aims to provide Medicaid coverage to approximately 90,000 uninsured and underprivileged Utah citizens.