Wit, Wisdom, and Hard Work Make a Model Medical Director of the Year

It takes a lot to surprise Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, but the veteran practitioner and long-time member of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine was “shell-shocked” to learn he’d been named 2019 Medical Director of the Year. “There are so many good people doing good things. I had no idea that I’d even been nominated,” he said. Of course, it’s not a surprise to his colleagues and the many patients and practitioners whose lives he’s touched.