2009
Research Excellence Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

2008
Distinguished Professor in Geriatrics Award, Best Geriatrics Oral Abstract Presentation
Society of General Internal Medicine 2008 National Meeting, Impaired Cognitive Performance Is Associated With Limited Health Literacy in Older Adults

2006
Paul B. Beeson Scholar Award in Aging Related Research, National Institute on Aging

2004
Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physicians Faculty Scholar

1996
Outstanding Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY