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  • Lowell Taubman, MD 120 Points

    Lowell Taubman, MD

    Distance: 26.66 mi
    206 Riverside Blvd
    Long Beach, NY 11561
  • Mungala J Reddy, MD

    Mungala J Reddy, MD

    Distance: 26.66 mi
    180 E PENN ST
    LONG BEACH, NY 11561
  • Malcolm Gordon, MD 100 Points

    Malcolm Gordon, MD

    Geriatric Psychiatry Assoc
    Distance: 28.15 mi
    10 Corbin Dr
    Darien, CT 06820
  • Tzivia Moreen 150 Points

    Tzivia Moreen

    Stamford Health Medical Group
    Distance: 28.86 mi
    90 Morgan Street
    Suite 105
    Stamford, CT 06902
  • Barney Spivack, MD 100 Points

    Barney Spivack, MD

    Geriatric Assessment Program
    Distance: 28.86 mi
    26 Palmers Hill Rd
    Stamford, CT 06902
  • Alison McElhone

    Alison McElhone

    Alison McElhone
    Distance: 28.86 mi
    90 Morgan Street
    Suite 105
    Stamford, CT 06905
  • Margaret Sennett, MD 130 Points

    Margaret Sennett, MD

    Greenwich Medical Group
    Distance: 30.8 mi
    Greenwich Office Pk
    Greenwich, CT 06830

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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