AGS recognizes expert and emerging geriatrics leaders at 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting

New York (April 30, 2021)–The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually recognizes researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people. This year’s awardees include 15 healthcare leaders representing the breadth of disciplines championing care for us all as we age. The AGS 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting will celebrate their accomplishments alongside award recipients from last year, due to the cancellation of #AGS20.

* Megan Husingh-Scheetz (University of Chicago)

* Faith Atai, MD (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)

* Linda Phung (Duke University School of Medicine)

* Helen Fernandez, MD, MPH (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

* Scott Bauer, MD, MS (University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine)

* Kah Poh (Melissa) Loh, MBBCh., BAO (University of Rochester Medical Center)

* Stephanie Nothelle, MD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

* Ambarish Pandey, MD (UT Southwestern Medical Center)

* Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS (University of California, San Francisco)

* Pie Chen, MD (University of California, San Francisco)

* Lauren Ferrante, MD, MHS (Yale School of Medicine)

* Jennifer Watt, MD, PhD (St. Michael’s Hospital)

* Anna Goroncy, MD (Christ Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)

* Jorge Mora, MD (Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine)

* Anabella Pinto (University of Chicago)

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Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals that has–for more than 75 years–worked to improve the health, independence, and quality of life of older people. Its nearly 6,000 members include geriatricians, geriatric nurses, social workers, family practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and internists. The Society provides leadership to healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public by implementing and advocating for programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy. For more information, visit AmericanGeriatrics.org.

The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery. More than 2,500 nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, healthcare administrators, and others will convene virtually May 13-15, 2021 (pre-conference program on May 12), to advance geriatrics knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. For more information, visit Meeting.AmericanGeriatrics.org.