AAGP is working to grow the next generation of geriatric psychiatrists and we need your help. With your support, we can continue to grow this scholarship program and enhance the education of these world-class trainees and future leaders in the field.
The Scholars program is 100% donor funded, and your contributions directly determine how many well deserving trainees are able to participate.
Thank you to those have already donated to the 2025 program! We appreciate your generosity and commitment.
* To those who donated, IRS documents were emailed to all donors at the time that the donation was received
$4,000+
| Sanford Finkel and Fern Finkel | David Carl Steffens and Lori Bastian | Rajesh R. Tampi |
| Anonymous Donation | Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) |
$2500- $3000
|
Adriana P. Hermida |
Christoper C. Colenda |
Karen Reimers |
Patricia Andrews |
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Alan Paul Siegal |
Elliott M. Stein and Shayna Stein |
Kim G Johnson |
Prasad Padala |
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Blaine Greenwald |
Gary J. Kennedy |
Marie DeWitt |
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Ceri Elizabeth Hadda |
Josepha A. Cheong |
Michelle Conroy and Jason McBean |
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$2000- $2,499
| Laura Marsh |
Audra M. Yadack |
$1500- $1999
| Elizabeth J. Santos | Ellen E. Lee |
Helen Lavretsky |
$1000- $1,499
|
Ajanta Vinekar |
George Grossberg |
Lisa Lynn Boyle |
Peter Ureste |
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Eric Lenze |
Kirsten Wilkins |
Maureen Nash |
William Reichman |
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Erica Garcia- Pittman |
Larry E Tune |
Nery A. Diaz |
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$500-$999
|
Alexander Threlfall |
Cindy Marshall |
Jason E. Schillerstrom |
Nanette Dowling |
Univ. of Pittsburgh Dept. of Psych. |
|
Alfredo Torres |
Cynthia D. Fields |
Jason Keri |
Nicolas Perez Palmer |
Vanessa Stan |
|
Allan Anderson |
Daniel Kim |
Jeffrey Marc Lyness |
Nisha Patel |
Warren D. Taylor |
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Amita Rajesh Patel |
David L. Sultzer |
Jordan F. Karp |
Pallavi Joshi |
Yeates Conwell |
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Art Walaszek |
Dina Patel |
Lessley Chiriboga |
Paul Newhouse |
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Badr Ratnakaran |
Ebony Dix |
Lily Zhou |
Sandra Swantek |
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Brandon C Yarns |
Ellen M. Whyte |
Marianne N. Klugheit |
Susan Lehmann |
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Brent Forester |
James Ellison |
Matthew Saxon Erisman |
Susan Maixner |
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$250-$499
|
Aaron Kaugman |
Gwenn Smith |
Margaret S Hamilton |
Patricia Junquera |
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Adam Mecca |
Howard Aizenstein |
Mary Carol Blazek |
Paul Rosenburg |
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Amit Patel |
Jennifer Alkema |
Mary Ganguli |
Raisa Yagudayeva |
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Anusha Ranganathan |
Joseph S. Goveas |
Matthew Biller |
Rebecca Michelle Radue |
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Constantine Lyketsos |
Katherine Levine |
Meredith Lee |
Ricardo Salazar |
|
Ganesh Gopalakrishna |
Kristina Zdanys |
Neha Jain |
Ryan Stephen O'Dell |
|
Gary S. Moak |
Luisa Skoble |
Omar Ghosn |
Smita Upkar Varshney |
Under $250
|
Abesh Kumar Bhattacharjee |
Christopher van Dyck |
Jeremy Peacock |
Marilise Hyacinth |
Shilpa Srinivasan |
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Alan Mellow |
Daniel S. Kim |
Jessica Abellard |
Mary Hart Bryan |
Shriti Patel |
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Alessandra Scalmati |
Danielle M Kelly |
Jessie M OMara |
Mark Lyubkin |
Silpa Balachandran |
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Alexandra Dombrovski |
Dax Volle |
Jonathan Thomas Broadwell |
Maura P. Copeland |
Stephen M Scheinthal |
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Alexandra Fortunato |
Denise Feil |
Juan Young |
Megan Dawson |
Steven Huege |
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Andy Jan |
Donovan Maust |
Julie Dumas |
Meghan Riddle |
Steven Starks |
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Anne-Marie Giuca |
Elizabeth Anne Wise |
Julie Kay Kay Filips |
Melani Gentry |
Syeda Arshiya Farheen |
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Annette Anderson |
Erwin L Mozer |
Katharine Brewster |
Melanie Scharrer |
Talya Shahal |
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Ariel Gerard Gildengers |
Esther O. Akinyemi |
Kathryn Chen |
Michael Duerden |
Vijay N. Chennamchetty |
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Arnaldo Moreno |
Esther Teverovsky |
Kelsey Johnson |
Mirnova Ceide |
Vimal M. Aga |
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Arushi Kapoor |
Gauri Khatkhate |
Kingsley Eduwu Iyamu |
Nadia Gilbo |
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Bal Sharma |
Geetha Dhatreecharan |
Kristin Desiree McArthur |
Nicholas Morcos |
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Busan Neupane |
Greg Sullivan |
Kyle Hendrie |
Peijun Chen |
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Camille Alvarado |
Heba Gad |
Laurel Bessey |
Pierre Tariot |
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Candace M Fraser |
Iqbal Ahmed |
Lauren Gerlach |
Prabhjyot Singh |
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Charles Kenneth Lippincott |
Isis Burgos-Chapman |
Louis J. Nykamp |
Rossano L. Bangasan |
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CHIKA E. UGBAJA |
Jenel Marino |
Madeleine Lipshie-Williams |
Sarah Nguyen |
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Christine L Schmidt |
Jennifer Jan |
Marie Anne Gebara |
Saumya Butani |
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2025 Named Scholarship Donors
| Dan G. Blazer Scholarship | Dr. Kirsten Wilkins | Dr. Jennifer Alkema |
Dr. Ellen E. Lee |
| Drs. David Steffens & Lori Bastian Ouida S. Cooke, MD Memorial Scholarship | Dr. Nicolas Perez Palmer | Dr. Esther Akinyemi |
Dr. Vijay N. Chennamchetty |
| Drs. Michelle Conroy & Jason McBean George and Annemarie Hadda Scholarship | Dr. Ryan Stephen O'Dell | Dr. Amit Patel |
Dr. Raisa Yagudayeva |
| Dr. Ceri Hadda UCLA Scholarship | Dr. Nery A. Diaz | Dr. Mark Lyubkin |
Dr. Omar Ghosn |
| Anonymous Nonprofit Donor Zucker Hillside Hospital / Northwell Health Scholarship | Dr. Christopher H. van Dyck | Dr. Heba Gad |
Dr. Anne-Marie Giuca Jeanne Jackson-Siegal Scholarship |
| Dr. Blaine Greenwald Tampi Family Scholarship | Dr. Sarah Nguyen University of Michigan Geriatric Psychiatry Scholarship | Dr. Susan Maixner |
Dr. Alan Paul Siegal Geropsych Innovators Scholarship |
| Dr. Rajesh Tampi UConn Scholarship | Dr. Nicholas Morcos | Dr. Alan Mellow |
Dr. Ajanta Vinekar |
| Dr. David Steffens |
Dr. Donovan Maust | Dr. Peijun Chen |
Dr. Alexander Threlfall |
| Dr. Neha Jain |
Dr. Lauren Gerlach | Dr. Kristin McArthur |
Dr. Allan Anderson |
| Dr. Kristina Zdanys Yale Scholarship |
Dr. Megan Dawson | Dr. Marie DeWitt Dr. and Mrs. Bernard and Bernadette Cheong Scholarship |
Dr. Amita Rajesh Patel Nash-Newhouse-Ureste Scholarship |
| Dr. Adam Mecca |
Dr. Anusha Ranganathan | Dr. Josepha Cheong UC Sand Diego / San Diego VA Medical Center Scholarship |
Dr. Maureen Cecilia Nash |
| Dr. Isis Burgos-Chapman |
Dr. Mary Blazek | Dr. Kyle Hendrie |
Dr. Paul Newhouse |
| Dr. Peter Ureste Reichman-Stan-Swantek-Taylor Scholarship |
Dr. William Reichman |
Dr. Vanessa Stan |
Dr. Sandra Swantek |
| Dr. Warren Taylor Future Leaders in Vital Aging Scholarship |
Dr. Yeates Conwell |
Dr. James Ellison |
Dr. Lily Zhou |
| Dr. Cynthia Fields |
Dr. Jason Keri Dr. Sandra Swantek Scholarship |
Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Finkel PRMS Scholarship |
 Stepping Stones Alumnae Scholarship |
| Dr. Erica Garcia-Pittman |
Dr. Lisa Lynn Boyle |
Dr. Cindy Marshall |
Dr. Elizabeth J. Santos The University of Arizona and Banner Alzheimer's Institute Scholarship |
| Dr. Pallavi Joshi |
Dr. Jordan Karp & Paul Bowden |
Dr. Nisha Patel |
Dr. Ganesh Gopalakrishna |
| Dr. Pierre Tariot |
Dr. Marianne N. Klugheit |
Dr. Matthew Saxon Erisman Samual Monroe Graham, Jr. and John Monroe Scholarship |
Dr. Kim G. Johnson Prasad Padala Geriatric Scholarship |
| Dr. Prasad Padala Drs. Elliott and Shayna Stein Scholarship |
Drs. Elliott and Shayna Stein Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Scholarship |
Dr. Gary J. Kennedy Dr. Gary B. Talpos Memorial Scholarship |
Dr. Marie DeWitt Christopher C. and Kathryn W. Colenda Scholarship |
| Dr. Christopher C. Colenda Medical College of Wisconsin / University of Wisconsin Scholarship |
Dr. Laurel Bessey |
Dr. Joseph S. Goveas |
Dr. Matthew Biller |
| Dr. Rebecca Radue |
Dr. Vimal Aga |
Dr. Art Walaszek |
Dr. Katherin Levine |
| Dr. Melanie Scharrer |
Dr. Jeremy Peacock |
Dr. Lisa Boyle |
Dr. Kathryn Chen University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Scholarship |
| Dr. Madeleine Lipshie-Williams |
Dr. Ellen Whyte |
Dr. Howard Aizenstein |
Dr. Alexandre Combrovski |
| Dr. Alexandra Fortunato |
Dr. Mary Ganguli |
Dr. Candace Fraser |
Dr. Ariel Gildengers |
| Dr. Marie Anne Gebara |
Dr. Esther Teverovsky |
Univ. of Pittsburgh Dept. of Psych. Carl Cohen, MD Memorial Scholarship |
Dr. Alessandra Scalmati |
| Dr. Audra Yadack |
Dr. Gary J. Kennedy |
Dr. Mirnova Ceide Bright Futures in Aging Scholarship |
Dr. Badr Ratnakaran |
| Dr. Brandon Yarns |
Dr. Brent Forester |
Dr. Daniel Kim |
Dr. David L. Sultzer Lissy Jarvik, MD, PhD Memorial Scholarship |
| Dr. George Grossberg |
Dr. Helen Lavretsky T. Franklin Williams, MD Scholarship |
Dr. Jeffrey Marc Lyness |
Dr. Larry E. Tune |
| Dr. Lessley Chiriboga |
Dr. Nanette Dowling Emory University Scholarship |
Dr. Adriana Hermida Dix-Lenze-Patel-Schillerstrom Scholarship |
Dr. Ebony Dix |
| Dr. Eric Lenze |
Dr. Dina Patel |
Dr. Jason Schillerstrom Baylor / Johns Hopkins Scholarship |
Dr. Cynthia Fields |
| Dr. Susan Lehmann |
Dr. Kostas Lyketsos |
Dr. Laura Marsh |
Dr. Paul Rosenberg |
| Dr. Gwenn Smith |
Dr. Elizabeth Wise |