MANCHESTER, NH – Dr. Jwalant Vadalia has been named the 2017 Jeanne Jackson-Siegal Clinician of the Year by the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). He will receive this honor at a ceremony in Dallas, Texas this March.
“I have been blessed with a great team, loving family, and ongoing support from everyone at Elliot,” Dr. Vadalia said. “I believe this award is recognition of all of us and our unwavering commitment to provide the highest quality mental healthcare for our geriatric patients.”
“We are so proud of Dr. Vadalia,” Greg Baxter, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Elliot Health System, said. “No one is more deserving of this national recognition than Dr. Vadalia given the years of dedication, skill, and passion that he shares with his patients. He is so highly regarded by his colleagues that he was named Elliot’s Physician of the Year in 2012 as well as the 2013 William S. Green recipient, for his lasting impact on Elliot and the patients we serve,” added Baxter. “It is because of people like Dr. Vadalia that we are able to offer the community the level of expert mental healthcare we do at Elliot Health System,” Baxter said.
The purpose of the 2017 AAGP Jeanne Jackson-Siegal Clinician of the Year Award is to recognize an AAGP member who has demonstrated a profound commitment to the field of clinical geriatric psychiatry by providing, promoting, and/or ensuring access to quality mental health care for older adults.
