The Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties recognizes emerging researchers across health care committed to careers in aging. Their geriatrics-focused work in surgical and other medical specialties helps to advance the unique care we all need as we age.
2025 Recipient: Anaïs Rameau, MD
Dr. Anaïs Rameau, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, is the 2025 recipient of the Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties. Dr. Rameau, a distinguished otolaryngologist and researcher committed to advancing care for older adults, is working to address the challenges of swallowing dysfunction. Specializing in laryngology with a focus on geriatric dysphagia, she has made significant contributions to the field, including the development of innovative tools to detect and manage swallowing impairments. Her NIH Beeson Career Development Award-funded research employs acoustic biomarkers to enhance early diagnosis and intervention for swallowing difficulties, with the ultimate goal of reducing morbidity and mortality associated with aspiration and malnutrition. Dr. Rameau has published extensively on swallowing disorders and the use of artificial intelligence in clinical otolaryngology, including pioneering applications in video-laryngoscopy and acoustic analysis. Her leadership roles and international recognition underscore her influence in advancing clinical and technological solutions that improve outcomes for older adults.
The first otolaryngologist to receive the prestigious Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging, Dr. Rameau is currently serving as Director of New Technologies and Chief of Dysphagia in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. A fellow of the esteemed Triological Society, Dr. Rameau holds multiple national leadership positions, including Chair of the Dysphagia Committee of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association and President-Elect of the American Society for Geriatrics Otolaryngology. Internationally, Dr. Rameau has been invited to present research in countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. Additionally, she is an alumna Young Leader of the prestigious French American Foundation.
Past Recipients of the Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award
2024 Michael Devinney, MD, PhD
2023 Elizabeth L. Whitlock, MD
2022 Lauren Southerland, MD
2021 Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS
2020 Kavita Vyas Dharmarajan, MD
2020 Nazema Y. Siddiqui, MD
2019 Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH
2019 Candace Yvonne Parker-Autry, MD
2018 Tony Rosen, MD, MPH
2017 Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS