New York, NY (March 31, 2026) — The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that the 2026 Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties will be awarded to Cameron J. Gettel, MD, MHS Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.
The award will be presented at the 2026 AGS Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS26) which is being held from Thursday, April 30 th – Saturday, May 2 nd (pre-conference days: April 27 th -29 th ). The award recognizes Dr. Gettel for his cross-cutting work in geriatrics, emergency care, and care transitions.
“Dr. Cameron J. Gettel’s dedication to improving the lives of older adults truly exemplifies the spirit of the Jeffery H. Silverstein Memorial Award, which honors emerging researchers making a meaningful impact on aging-focused care within their specialty,” said AGS President Paul Mulhausen, MD, MHS, FACP, AGSF. “His work advancing emergency care for older adults focuses on developing patient-reported outcome measures and interventions to improve care transitions and clinical outcomes for older adults – particularly those living with cognitive impairment. This work will have a profound and positive effect on the future of healthcare for all of us as we age.”
An emerging national leader in geriatric emergency care whose work is transforming how older adults experience acute care transitions, Dr. Gettel research portfolio spans patient- and caregiver-reported outcome measurement, care fragmentation, rural-urban disparities in access, ED boarding, and the financial burden of acute care for older adults. His work has directly shaped quality measurement and policy at the national level, including contributions to CMS’s Hospital Star Ratings program, the GUIDE Model, and the first emergency medicine-specific MIPS Value Pathway. In addition to his role as Assistant Professor in the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Gettel is a Clinical Investigator at the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. A recipient of both a National Institute of Aging (NIA) GEMSSTAR R03 and a Beeson Award (K76), he is currently developing innovative digital health interventions to improve ED-to-community transitions for persons living with cognitive impairment and their care partners.
“Words cannot express how honored I am to receive the Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award from the American Geriatrics Society,” said Dr. Gettel. “Both my personal and professional history make this work incredibly meaningful to me. Knowing the effect that suboptimal care transitions can have on the health outcomes of older adults, I am passionate about improving care after emergency department visits for all of us as we age and am grateful for the opportunities this recognition will bring.”
Dr. Gettel also serves as a Co-Director of Yale Emergency Scholars (YES) Program at Yale School of Medicine where he mentors early-career researchers, including trainees interested in geriatrics-focused research. In 2023, he presented his abstract “An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Non-geriatric Emergency Departments” at the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting Plenary Paper Session, having been chosen as one of the top three submissions of over a thousand abstracts. He was honored with the Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Award that same year. Dr. Gettel has also received a Yale OAIC Pepper Center Scholar Awar, and NIA-funded IMPACT Collaboratory Career Development Award and an Alzheimer's Association Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement (ARCOM) Award.
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About the American Geriatrics Society
Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of older people. Our 6,000+ members include geriatricians, geriatrics nurse practitioners, social workers, family practitioners, physician associates, pharmacists, and internists who are pioneers in serious illness care for older individuals, with a focus on championing interprofessional teams, eliciting personal care goals, and treating older people as whole persons. AGS is an anti-discriminatory organization. We believe in a society where we all are supported by and able to contribute to communities where ageism, ableism, classism, homophobia, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and other forms of bias and discrimination no longer impact healthcare access, quality, and outcomes for older adults and their caregivers. AGS advocates for policies and programs that support the health, independence, and quality of life of all of us as we age.
About the Health in Aging Foundation
The Health in Aging Foundation is a national non-profit established in 1999 by the American Geriatrics Society to bring the knowledge and expertise of geriatrics healthcare professionals to the public. We are committed to ensuring that people are empowered to advocate for high-quality care by providing them with trustworthy information and reliable resources. We also help nurture current and future geriatrics leaders by supporting opportunities to attend educational events and increase exposure to principles of excellence on caring for older adults. For more information or to support the Foundation's work, visit HealthinAgingFoundation.org .
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About the Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties
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.
About the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting
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 2,600 nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, healthcare administrators, and others will convene virtually April 30 – May 2, 2026 (pre-conference days: April 27-29) to advance geriatrics knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. For more information, visit https://meeting.americangeriatrics.org/ .