The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people. This year's award recipients include more than 20 leaders representing the breadth of disciplines championing care for us all as we age.
Following the cancellation of the AGS 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AGS announced that awardees would be honored at the AGS 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 13-15 (pre-conference program on May 12), in Chicago, Ill.
Arti Hurria Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in Internal Medicine Who are Focused on the Care of Older Adults
Rasheeda Hall, MD (Duke University)
Kah Poh (Melissa) Loh, MBBCh, BAO (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Choosing Wisely® Champion Award
Thomas Finucane, MD, AGSF (Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center)
Clinician of the Year Award
James Lin, DO, MS, MHSA (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Institute)
Clinical Student Research Award
Vanessa Ho (California Northstate University College of Medicine)
David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award
West Health
Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award
John B. Murphy, MD (Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Lifespan, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University)
Edward Henderson Award & Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine)
Edward Henderson Student Award
Natalie Richmond (University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill)
Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Awards
Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS (UCSF)
Daniel Parker, MD (Duke University)
Adam Simning, MD, PhD (University of Rochester)
Andrew Zullo, PharmD, ScM, PhD (Brown University School of Public Health)
Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical & Related Medical Specialties
Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MSc (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Nazema Siddiqui, MD, MHSc (Duke University Medical Center)
Nascher/Manning Award
Todd Semla, PharmD, MS, AGSF (Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University)
Outstanding Junior Clinician Education Manuscript Award
Marcia Mecca, MD (Yale University)
Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator of the Year Award
Nina Blachman, MD, MHPE (New York University)
Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award
Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil (Yale University)
Outstanding Junior Research Manuscript Award
Anil Makam, MD, MAS (UCSF)
Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator of the Year Award
Mandi Sehgal, MD (Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine)
Scientist-in-Training Research Award
Deborah Mack, MPH (University of Massachusetts)
Thomas & Catherine Yoshikawa Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation
Alexander K. Smith, MD, MPH (UCSF)
Research highlights urgent need to address cancer inequities in older adults