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  • Stephen Erlandson, MD 100 Points

    Stephen Erlandson, MD

    Fooehills Family Med
    Distance: 28.67 mi
    180 Parkwood Dr # X
    Elkin, NC 28621
  • John Whitlock, MD

    John Whitlock, MD

    Watauga Internal Medicine
    Distance: 30.03 mi
    PO Box 2780
    Boone, NC 28607
  • Glen Liesegang, MD 110 Points

    Glen Liesegang, MD

    Blowing Rock Hospital & Medical Clinic - Family Medicine
    Distance: 34.04 mi
    378 Chestnut Circle, P.O. Box 8
    Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Charles Davant, III, MD

    Charles Davant, III, MD

    Blowing Rock Hospital & Medical Clinic - Family Medicine
    Distance: 34.04 mi
    378 Chestnut Circle, P.O. Box 8
    Blowing Rock, NC 28605

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

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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