Ariel Green, MD, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on improving communication between older adults, care partners and health care professionals about unnecessary and potentially harmful interventions, including medication use. As a member of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Clinical Practice Committee, Dr. Green co-wrote the Society’s recommendations for Choosing Wisely, a national initiative that promotes patient-physician conversations about unnecessary medical tests and procedures. Dr. Green received the AGS Choosing Wisely Champion Award for leading efforts to reduce overuse in medicine. Her research, supported by the NIA, is evaluating the impact on patient and care partner outcomes of pragmatic interventions to optimize prescribing for older adults with dementia in primary care. A former award-winning health journalist, Dr. Green has published personal essays and op-eds in Annals of Internal Medicine, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, among other publications.