2022 Dan Osterweil Outstanding Leader in
Post Acute and Long Term Care Award Recipient

Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD

Dr. Michael Wasserman is a geriatrician who has been a tireless advocate for vulnerable older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has published a number of papers and articles and is regularly quoted and interviewed by the media. Dr. Wasserman served as a member of the National Academy of Science’s “A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus” Committee and was a member of California’s Community Vaccine Advisory Committee. He is Editor-in-Chief of Springer’s upcoming textbook, Geriatric Medicine: A Person Centered Evidence Based Approach. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer overseeing the largest nursing home chain in California. Prior to that he was the Executive Director, Care Continuum, for California’s Medicare contracted Quality Improvement Organization.

Dr. Wasserman is a graduate of the University of Texas, Medical Branch. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Wasserman has actively supported Wish of a Lifetime From AARP since its inception and serves as Vice-Chair of its Board.

About the Dan Osterweil Outstanding Leader in
Post Acute and Long Term Care Award
Formerly the CALTCM Leadership Award

The Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made outstanding contributions in the areas of education, practice, administration or policy in post-acute and long-term care. This leadership is characterized by results of increased visibility of critical issues, creation of solutions to significant problems, and positive impact on the overall quality of care in post-acute and long term care.

Criteria:

  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution in Education.
  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution in Clinical Practice.
  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution in Impacting Policy (State or Federal) of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Services.
  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution in Administration
  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution in Creating Meaningful Solutions to Problems in Post-Acute and Long Term Care.
  • Exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution to the Quality of Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care settings.