Next Years Best Years

Photo by Susan Magnano

Harry Agress Jr., MD

Following a 36-year medical career in the field of Radiology, Dr. Harry Agress Jr retired at age 68. In the following 10 years of journaling, researching and experimenting he has discovered an entire new life filled with joy, purpose, and fulfillment. A nationally recognized lecturer and teacher at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, he is now the author of the new book, “Next Years Best Years: Taking Your Retirement to the Next Level / A Resource for Personal and Emotional Well-Being.” Packed with 100+ engagement ideas and 60 best-practice references, it is a guide to a vibrant and exciting life in general and retirement in particular.

In an encouraging and life-affirming manner, Dr. Agress shows his audiences the full potential of a stage that can become 25% of a lifetime.

His journey has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NBC’s Today Show.

With his experience in over 30 interactive speaking and podcast engagements on creating your own best retirement and more than 100 career medical lectures, he takes great joy in helping others embrace what he and others have learned as they evolved after their career days.

Dr. Agress’ presentations include:

AARP / 3-part webinar workshop, "Reimagine Your Next Chapter - and Thrive” - coming January, 2026.

The New York Times

92NY (92nd St Y) - New York

The American Medical Association

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at:

Jupiter & Boca Raton (FAU), Univ Miami, Tufts Univ (Boston) and U Cal (Irvine, CA)

Numerous podcasts, including

SiriusXM’s:

- Retirement Wisdom

- Doctors Channel with Dr. Caren Behar, Director Tisch Center for Women’s Health, NYU Langone Health.

Neuberger Berman Private Wealth Management

Full List of Dr. Agress’ Speaking and Podcast Engagements

Combining his passions for medicine and photography, Dr. Agress donates his artwork (harryagressphotography.com) to healthcare facilities around the country, creating a more welcoming and caring environment for patients, their families and staff.

If you would like Dr. Agress to speak at your next meeting on redefining retirement—not as an endpoint, but as a dynamic time for wellness, adventure, and meaning, please go to CONTACT.

Other lecture topics include:

“Photography and Curiosity” presented at 92NY (New York) - an excellent example of how “You never know where something you try will lead,” as discussed in Next Years Best Years.

“The Brave and the Bold: The 21st General Hospital During WWII” - the discovery of the complex and heroic actions of his father and the Barnes Jewish Hospital medical unit in Europe.

Photo by Susan Magnano

Harry Agress Jr., MD

Following a 36-year medical career in the field of Radiology, Dr. Harry Agress Jr retired at age 68. In the following 10 years of journaling, researching and experimenting he has discovered an entire new life filled with joy, purpose, and fulfillment. A nationally recognized lecturer and teacher at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, he is now the author of the new book, “Next Years Best Years: Taking Your Retirement to the Next Level / A Resource for Personal and Emotional Well-Being.” Packed with 100+ engagement ideas and 60 best-practice references, it is a guide to a vibrant and exciting life in general and retirement in particular.

In an encouraging and life-affirming manner, Dr. Agress shows his audiences the full potential of a stage that can become 25% of a lifetime.

His journey has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NBC’s Today Show.

With his experience in over 30 interactive speaking and podcast engagements on creating your own best retirement and more than 100 career medical lectures, he takes great joy in helping others embrace what he and others have learned as they evolved after their career days.

Dr. Agress’ presentations include:

AARP / 3-part webinar workshop, "Reimagine Your Next Chapter - and Thrive” - coming January, 2026.

The New York Times

92NY (92nd St Y) - New York

The American Medical Association

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at:

Jupiter & Boca Raton (FAU), Univ Miami, Tufts Univ (Boston) and U Cal (Irvine, CA)

Numerous podcasts, including

SiriusXM’s:

- Retirement Wisdom

- Doctors Channel with Dr. Caren Behar, Director Tisch Center for Women’s Health, NYU Langone Health.

Neuberger Berman Private Wealth Management

Full List of Dr. Agress’ Speaking and Podcast Engagements

Combining his passions for medicine and photography, Dr. Agress donates his artwork (harryagressphotography.com) to healthcare facilities around the country, creating a more welcoming and caring environment for patients, their families and staff.

If you would like Dr. Agress to speak at your next meeting on redefining retirement—not as an endpoint, but as a dynamic time for wellness, adventure, and meaning, please go to CONTACT.

Other lecture topics include:

“Photography and Curiosity” presented at 92NY (New York) - an excellent example of how “You never know where something you try will lead,” as discussed in Next Years Best Years.

“The Brave and the Bold: The 21st General Hospital During WWII” - the discovery of the complex and heroic actions of his father and the Barnes Jewish Hospital medical unit in Europe.

Photo by Susan Magnano

Harry Agress Jr., MD

Following a 36-year medical career in the field of Radiology, Dr. Harry Agress Jr retired at age 68. In the following 10 years of journaling, researching and experimenting he has discovered an entire new life filled with joy, purpose, and fulfillment. A nationally recognized lecturer and teacher at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, he is now the author of the new book, “Next Years Best Years: Taking Your Retirement to the Next Level / A Resource for Personal and Emotional Well-Being.” Packed with 100+ engagement ideas and 60 best-practice references, it is a guide to a vibrant and exciting life in general and retirement in particular.

In an encouraging and life-affirming manner, Dr. Agress shows his audiences the full potential of a stage that can become 25% of a lifetime.

His journey has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NBC’s Today Show.

With his experience in over 30 interactive speaking and podcast engagements on creating your own best retirement and more than 100 career medical lectures, he takes great joy in helping others embrace what he and others have learned as they evolved after their career days.

Dr. Agress’ presentations include:

AARP / 3-part webinar workshop, "Reimagine Your Next Chapter - and Thrive” - coming January, 2026.

The New York Times

92NY (92nd St Y) - New York

The American Medical Association

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at:

Jupiter & Boca Raton (FAU), Univ Miami, Tufts Univ (Boston) and U Cal (Irvine, CA)

Numerous podcasts, including

SiriusXM’s:

- Retirement Wisdom

- Doctors Channel with Dr. Caren Behar, Director Tisch Center for Women’s Health, NYU Langone Health.

Neuberger Berman Private Wealth Management

Full List of Dr. Agress’ Speaking and Podcast Engagements

Combining his passions for medicine and photography, Dr. Agress donates his artwork (harryagressphotography.com) to healthcare facilities around the country, creating a more welcoming and caring environment for patients, their families and staff.

If you would like Dr. Agress to speak at your next meeting on redefining retirement—not as an endpoint, but as a dynamic time for wellness, adventure, and meaning, please go to CONTACT.

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