Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) announced that Mark Chapman, MD, was awarded Flagstaff Medical Center’s (FMC) 2025 Nate Avery Physician of the Year award. The award aims to select a physician who not only excels at patient care, but who goes above and beyond in patient experience and quality, and is an engaged member of the community. Dr. Chapman is a board-certified anesthesiologist at NAH, where he serves as chairman for anesthesia on FMC’s Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Chapman is also chairman of the credentials committee, and he previously served as the chief of staff at FMC, where he was on the board of directors in 2008. He has worked as an anesthesiologist in Flagstaff for over 25 years.
This distinguished award is named after Nate Avery, a neurosurgeon born and raised in Flagstaff who also practiced at FMC. Dr. Avery passed away in 2012, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, empathy and giving. This legacy continues to influence the values and culture of NAH as it seeks to improve health and heal people.
“We are so proud to honor Dr. Chapman with this esteemed award, he is such an incredible physician and is always at the forefront of his field with the incredible amount of knowledge he holds,” said NAH Chief Medical Officer Rachel Levitan, MD. “Dr. Chapman is well respected by his peers, and always takes on the most difficult and challenging cases. His dedication to his patients, and his amazing attitude that is always on display, have shown that he is the most deserving person to receive this year’s award,” Dr. Levitan added.
Dr. Chapman earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and his undergraduate degree from Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He went on to complete a residency in anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. He is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
FMC colleagues nominated physicians who exemplify these values and submitted comments with their nominations. These nominations were reviewed by past Chief of Staff Mark Lindstrom, DO; Chief of Staff Jeremy Nielsen, MD; Vice Chief of Staff Robert Berger, MD; Select Committee Chairman John Marvel, DO; and Secretary Treasurer and past recipient Keith Hutchinson, MD.
NAH is committed to delivering high-quality health care close to home for the patients and communities we have the honor to serve. For more than 50 years, NAH has focused on improving health and healing people, and will continue to deliver excellent patient care in northern Arizona for the years to come.