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  • Phuc D Nguyen, MD

    Phuc D Nguyen, MD

    Distance: 24.39 mi
    7895 WESTMINSTER BLVD
    WESTMINSTER, CA 92683
  • John Cowles, MD 100 Points

    John Cowles, MD

    Distance: 25.89 mi
    13242 Century Blvd
    Garden Grove, CA 92843
  • Fayad Hamideh, MD 100 Points

    Fayad Hamideh, MD

    Distance: 28.9 mi
    101 The City Dr S, Div Rheumat Uci Med Ctr
    Orange, CA 92868
  • Donald King, MD 100 Points

    Donald King, MD

    Distance: 28.9 mi
    200 N Lewis St
    Orange, CA 92868
  • Jorge Rivero, MD 100 Points

    Jorge Rivero, MD

    University Of CA Irvine
    Distance: 28.9 mi
    101 The City Dr S, Pav III Ste 234
    Orange, CA 92868
  • Victor Siew, MD 10 Points

    Victor Siew, MD

    Distance: 28.96 mi
    17220 Newhope St Ste 125
    Fountain Valley, CA 92708
  • Alton Foran, MD

    Alton Foran, MD

    Distance: 28.96 mi
    11420 Warner Ave
    Fountain Valley, CA 92708
  • Alan Israel, MD

    Alan Israel, MD

    Distance: 28.96 mi
    11420 Warner Ave Ste F
    Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Geriatrician Info

Geriatrician Summary:
A Geriatrician studies the aging process and helps care for elderly patients. A geriatrician is also concerned with treating and preventing dementia. A geriatrician aims to promote the health in older adults by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities. Geriatricians provide individualized care based on the unique needs of the patient and are able to distinguish between diseases and the effects of normal aging. Functional abilities, independence, and quality of life issues are of great concern to geriatricians and their patients.

Geriatrician FAQs:
What is a

Geriatrician

?
A Geriatrician is a professional who studies the aging process. A Geriatrician also studies how to prevent diseases. One of the biggest issues for a Geriatrician is to prevent and treat dementia.

Who should visit a Geriatrician?
Older people who have an increase in health problems should seek help from a Geriatrician.

Where does a Geriatrician work?
A Geriatrician can work in an elderly facility, a hospital, a clinic, or in private practice.

What is the difference between a Geriatrician and a Gerontologist?
A Geriatrician treats and prevents the ill-effects of aging while a Gerontologist simply studies the aging process itself.


Geriatrician Related Terms:
aging, geriatrics, elderly, senility, dementia, Alzheimer's, geriatrician