George E. Taffet, MD, FGSA, FACP, Professor, Vice Chair for Education and Geriatrics Chief at Houston Methodist Hospital, and Huffington Center on Aging faculty member. As an accomplished clinician, educator, research scholar and administrator, Taffet created interprofessional opportunities for colleagues and trainees to advance the well-being of older people.  He received his BA and MD from Brown University, followed by Internal Medicine residency and Geriatric Medicine and Cardiovascular Research fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).  During his tenure as BCM Section Chief (2002-18), he led the Hartford Center of Excellence and diversified training opportunities for an expanded number of fellows and advanced care providers encompassing the care continuum from house calls to hospice. This included the DeBakey VAMC and county health care systems. He helped lead the CMMI award to Houston Methodist focusing medication modifications to prevent delirium and now co-leads a PCORI project on delirium. Taffet has won BCM’s highest clinical acclaim and its highest educator recognition. As a researcher Taffet focused on cardiovascular aging, geroscience, and delirium, advancing bench to bedside research. He designed techniques measuring cardiovascular function in mice and human studies to remedy aspects of aging. He has authored more than 150 papers, 10 book chapters, and served on NIH Study Sections.