Dr. Phongtankuel is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical College and completed his residency at Temple University Medical Center. He joined the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine after finishing his geriatric medicine fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Phongtankuel is an AFAR/Hartford Foundation COE Scholar and an Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Scholar. His research interest focuses on improving quality of care for patients at the end-of-life.
ServicesVeerawat Phongtankuel provides geriatrics services in New York, NY. A Geriatrician studies the aging process and helps care for elderly patients. A geriatrician is also concerned with treating and preventing dementia.
Please call The Center on Aging at (212) 746-7000 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.