Dr. Lisa Tank, Leader at First Hospital in the U.S. to Earn a Disease Specific Certification in Delirium Named AGS 2016 Clinician of the Year
Dr. Lisa Tank of @HackensackUMC @RutgersU named @AmerGeriatrics Clinician of the Year #AGS16
New York (April 5, 2016)—The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Lisa Tank, MD, FACP, of Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) and the Rutgers New Jersey Medical Center, the 2016 AGS Clinician of the Year. Among her many accomplishments spanning a career of more than 20 years, Dr. Tank led the way for HackensackUMC to become the first hospital in the nation to earn a Disease Specific Certification (DSC) in Delirium, the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal and the first geriatrics certification of its kind in the country. She will be honored for her accomplishments at the AGS 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 19-21, in Long Beach, Calif.
“An AGS member since 2001, Dr. Tank is known as a highly skilled geriatrician and effective administrator who has brought those two important career paths together to advance expert eldercare,” notes AGS President Steven R. Counsell, MD, AGSF. “Dr. Tank has championed innovative clinical programs across multiple care settings and medical and surgical specialties, and she’s never lost sight of the compassion, respect, and understanding seen across her teaching and clinical practice—true hallmarks of an AGS leader.”