AGS Honors Expert & Emerging Geriatrics Leaders at 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
New York (April 27, 2017)—Celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2017, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced that it will honor more than 15 leading researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older adults. Awards will be presented at the AGS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 18-20, 2017 (pre-conference program on May 17), at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Choosing Wisely® Champion Award
- Eric Anthony Lee, MD
Clinician of the Year Award
- Fatima Sheikh, MD, CMD, MPH
Clinical Student Research Award
- Laura Hatchman
- Jessica Rizzuto
David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award
- Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, AGSF
Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award
- Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC
Edward Henderson Award
- Richard M. Allman, MD
Edward Henderson Student Award
- Thom Ringer, JD, MPhil
Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties
- Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS
New Investigator Award