Nearby Cities

Orwigsburg (19.29 mi)
Bernville (22.26 mi)
Catawissa (23.46 mi)
Hershey (24.6 mi)

Nearby Zip Codes

17961 (1) (20.38 mi)
19506 (1) (20.8 mi)
17820 (1) (22.98 mi)
17033 (1) (24.65 mi)
Add Listing

5 Geriatrician Listings Near Keffers, PA

Find

Geriatricians

In Your Area
Enter or

Geriatrician Keffers, PA

Find a geriatrician in Keffers, PA to help care for the elderly.

Results for Keffers, PA

  • Lewis Sims, DO 50 Points

    Lewis Sims, DO

    Distance: 19.28 mi
    PO Box 248
    Orwigsburg, PA 17961
  • David Brock, MD 100 Points

    David Brock, MD

    Bernville 28 Ctr
    Distance: 22.25 mi
    Rr 7173 Bernville Rd
    Bernville, PA 19506
  • Dennis Sheehe, MD 110 Points

    Dennis Sheehe, MD

    Geisinger Medical Ctr
    Distance: 23.45 mi
    353 Main St
    Catawissa, PA 17820
  • Paul Kettl, MD 100 Points

    Paul Kettl, MD

    Penn State Hershey Medical Ctr
    Distance: 24.59 mi
    500 University Dr Dept Psych
    Hershey, PA 17033
  • Larry Antolick, DO 50 Points

    Larry Antolick, DO

    Distance: 34.23 mi
    116 N 5th St
    West Hazleton, PA 18202

Nearby Cities

Orwigsburg (19.29 mi)
Bernville (22.26 mi)
Catawissa (23.46 mi)
Hershey (24.6 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