Nearby Cities

Gainesville (5.16 mi)
Winder (16.84 mi)
Lawrenceville (21.01 mi)
Duluth (24.32 mi)

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30501 (1) (4.47 mi)
30680 (1) (16.37 mi)
30046 (1) (21.39 mi)
30045 (1) (21.67 mi)
30097 (1) (23.07 mi)
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  • John Yarbrough, MD

    John Yarbrough, MD

    Allergy & Asthma Clinic of NorthEast Georgia
    Distance: 5.16 mi
    520 Jesse Jewell Parkway South East
    Gainesville, GA 30501
  • Wayne Austin, MD

    Wayne Austin, MD

    Distance: 16.84 mi
    PO Box 1761
    Winder, GA 30680
  • Samuel Deutsch, MD 140 Points

    Samuel Deutsch, MD

    Distance: 21.01 mi
    318 W Pike St
    Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  • Mark Darrow, MD
    140 Points

    Mark Darrow, MD

    Graduate Medical Education at Northside Hospital Gwinnett
    Distance: 21.01 mi
    1000 Medical Center Blvd
    Lawrenceville, GA 30046
  • Jae Pak, MD 100 Points

    Jae Pak, MD

    Distance: 24.32 mi
    4245 Iron Duke Ct
    Duluth, GA 30097

Nearby Cities

Gainesville (5.16 mi)
Winder (16.84 mi)
Lawrenceville (21.01 mi)
Duluth (24.32 mi)

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