--- url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/health-aging-foundation/what-we-do/recognizing-achievements-and-leadership-geriatrics/jeffrey-h' title: 'Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award ' author: name: hia-admin url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/1' date: '2018-03-29T12:59:21+00:00' updated: '2025-09-24T19:10:13+00:00' type: page summary: 'Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award > The Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties was established in 2017 in honor of Jeffrey H. Silverstein, an early leader of the AGS Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI). Open to junior and mid-career investigators from a variety of surgical and related medical specialties, the Silverstein Award recognizes emerging investigators whose research is focused on the role of geriatrics expertise in their specialties, and who are committed to careers in aging research.' published: true --- ## [Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award](/health-aging-foundation/what-we-do/recognizing-achievements-and-leadership-geriatrics/jeffrey-h) The **Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties** was established in 2017 in honor of Jeffrey H. Silverstein, an early leader of the AGS Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI). Open to junior and mid-career investigators from a variety of surgical and related medical specialties, the Silverstein Award recognizes emerging investigators whose research is focused on the role of geriatrics expertise in their specialties, and who are committed to careers in aging research. [Click here for more information on eligibility and application process](https://meeting.americangeriatrics.org/submissions/awards-nomination-info/jeffrey-h-silverstein-memorial-award "Silverstein Award Application") Dr. Jeffrey Silverstein Dr. Silverstein was an anesthesiologist dedicated to improving care for older adults within his subspecialty as well as the other surgical and related medical specialties. He was instrumental to success of the Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Awards Program and served in numerous national roles with the AGS GSI Council, as Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Geriatric Committee and was the founding President of the Society of Geriatric Anesthesia—just to name a few of his accomplishments. Dr. Silverstein was also an incredible mentor to many junior investigators, regardless of their specialty and his work continues to make an impact on the effort to integrate geriatrics principles into the specialties. ## **2025 Award Recipient** ### Anaïs Rameau, MD **Anaïs Rameau,** **MD**, 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 Award Recipients 2024 Michael Devinney, MD, PhD 2023 Elizabeth L. Whitlock, MD 2022 Lauren Southerland, MD 2021 Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS 2020 Nazema Siddiqui, MD, MHSc; Kavita Vyas Dharmarajan, MD, MSc 2019 Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH 2019 Candace Yvonne Parker-Autry, MD 2018 Tony Rosen, MD, MPH 2017 Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS Thank you to the Silverstein Memorial Award Supporters ### Our sincere thanks to those who made this award possible. | Sheila Barnett Kevin Biese John R. Burton Christopher R. Carpenter Jeffrey M. Caterino George W. Drach Marcus Escobedo Lawrence N. Friedland Evelyn C. Granieri Jerry H. Gurwitz Michael Harper Teresita Hogan Christopher G. Hughes | Ula Hwang Jason M. Johanning Mark R. Katlic Maura Kennedy Badrinath Konety Andrew G. Lee and Hilary Beaver Nancy E. Lundebjerg Brian J. McKinnon Simon C. Mears Myron Miller Kevin Munjal Mark David Neuman | Kourosh Parham Adam Perry Peter Pompei Jane R. Potter Rajeev Ramchandran Scott E. Regenbogen Anthony E. Rosen Kenneth E. Schmader Margaret (Gretchen) L. Schwarze Manish N. Shah George E. Taffet Louise Walter Scott Wilber | |---|---|---| Current as of April 9, 2019