Awards
OrthoVirginia is committed to patient-centered, high-quality care, providing expert surgical and non-surgical orthopedic care and physical and hand therapy to patients across Virginia. We are proud to have been recognized by these organizations for our exceptional patient care.
Patient Experience
NRC Health® Excellence in Patient Experience Award – Medical Group
We’re proud to announce that OrthoVirginia has received the NRC Health® Excellence in Patient Experience Award in the Medical Group category!
This prestigious award is presented to medical groups based on survey data of how likely their patients are to recommend the medical group to their family and friends.
“We are deeply honored to receive the Excellence in Patient Experience Award from NRC Health,” said Donna Kurek, MSN, RN, MHA, ONC, CMSRN, CPHQ, FNAON, Chief Quality and Patient Experience Officer at OrthoVirginia. “This recognition reflects the commitment of our entire OrthoVirginia team to listen, understand, and act on the needs of our patients and their families.”
“This year’s Excellence in Patient Experience Award winners have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to listening to patients and their families, and improving care in ways that reflect NRC Health’s mission of Human Understanding,” said Helen Hrdy, Chief Operating Officer at NRC Health. “This achievement highlights the dedication of their entire teams, and we’re proud to celebrate their successes.”
Thank you to all of our amazing patients and to our incredible OrthoVirginia teams for making this achievement possible.
Best Orthopedic Clinic
- Castle Connolly – For the 3rd year in a row, OrthoVirginia has been recognized as the No. 1 Physician Practice in Virginia for Top Doctors in Orthopaedic Care in the 2026 Castle Connolly Accolades. Top Doctors are nominated by their peers and evaluated by rigorous criteria including certifications, education, research, leadership, reputation and years in practice.
“Achieving the number one ranking in Virginia highlights our core values of compassion, excellence and unity and recognizes OrthoVirginia’s excellence in orthopedic care across Virginia,” said David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA, FAAOS, Chief Executive Officer of OrthoVirginia. “This recognition is a powerful testament to our team’s commitment to exceptional orthopedic care. Earning distinction as Virginia’s leading orthopedic practice reflects the expertise of our physicians, the trust of our patients and our continued dedication to advancing musculoskeletal health across every region we serve throughout Virginia.” - Coastal Virginia Magazine – OrthoVirginia is proud to be voted among the best Orthopedic Groups in Coastal Virginia Magazine’s “Best of Readers’ Choice Awards,” celebrating our Chesapeake and Virginia Beach offices.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch – OrthoVirginia is proud to be recognized among the “Best Orthopedic Practices” by The Richmond Times Dispatch, celebrating our Hanover Memorial and Westchester offices.
- Virginia Living Magazine – OrthoVirginia is proud to be recognized by Virginia Living Magazine as among the “Best of Virginia” in Orthopedics.
- Loudoun Times-Mirror – OrthoVirginia is proud to be recognized as the best Orthopedic Group in Loudoun Times-Mirror’s “Best of Loudoun,” celebrating our Ashburn office.
Top Doctors
- Arlington Magazine – We are proud to recognize David W. Romness, MD, voted as ‘Best Orthopedic Surgeon’ by the readers of in their Best of Arlington issue. The issue highlights readers’ top votes by the community with categories ranging from health to home.
Christopher C. Annunziata, MD; Anthony L. Avery, MD; Steven Danaceau, MD; William P. Petersen, MD; and Kevin D. Sumida, MD were also recognized as Top Vote Getters for ‘Best Orthopedic Surgeon.’ - Castle Connolly – For the 3rd year in a row, OrthoVirginia has been recognized as the No. 1 Physician Practice in Virginia for Top Doctors in Orthopaedic Care in the 2026 Castle Connolly Accolades. Top Doctors are nominated by their peers and evaluated by rigorous criteria including certifications, education, research, leadership, reputation and years in practice.
- Northern Virginia Magazine – OrthoVirginia physicians in Northern Virginia were recognized by their peers as Top Doctors in Northern Virginia Magazine.
- Richmond Magazine
- Virginia Business – OrthoVirginia physicians were recognized as Top Docs 2025.
- Washingtonian Magazine – OrthoVirginia physicians in Northern Virginia recognized by their peers as Top Doctors.
Best Physical Therapy Clinic
- Arlington Magazine – OrthoVirginia Physical Therapy was selected one of the Top Vote Getters for Best Physical Therapy Practice by the readers in the “Best of Arlington” survey.
- Lynchburg Living – OrthoVirginia is proud to announce that our Lynchburg and Forest offices were voted Silver among the “Best Physical Therapy Centers” in the 2026 Best Of Readers’ Choice Awards.
- The News & Advance (Lynchburg) – OrthoVirginia is proud to announce that our Lynchburg office was voted among the “Best Physical Therapy Clinics” in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.
- Richmond Magazine – OrthoVirginia is proud to be voted among the best Physical Therapy Practices in the “Best of Richmond Readers’ Picks 2025”
- Virginia Living Magazine – OrthoVirginia is proud to be recognized as among the 2026 “Best of Virginia” in Physical Therapy.
Additional Recognitions
Our physicians and leadership have also received the following recognitions.
- CEO Dr. David Jevsevar and surgeons Dr. Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw and Dr. David Landy named Avant-Garde Health Orthopedic Surgery Research All-Stars
- CEO Dr. David Jevsevar named to the Virginia 500 list from Virginia Business Magazine
- CEO Dr. David Jevsevar recognized as the top Highly Ranked Scholar™ by ScholarGPS® in the specialty of Orthopedic Surgery in 2025
- Chief Quality and Patient Experience Officer Donna Kurek, MSN, RN, MHA, ONC, CMSRN, CPHQ, FNAON, named one of The Top 25 Women Chief Quality Officers of 2025 by The Women We Admire
