Nearby Cities

Prichard (18.23 mi)
Mobile (21.06 mi)

Nearby Zip Codes

36610 (1) (21.06 mi)
36685 (1) (21.06 mi)
36608 (1) (23.23 mi)
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  • Robert Blackmon, MD 100 Points

    Robert Blackmon, MD

    Franklin Primary Health Ctr
    Distance: 18.23 mi
    510 S Wilson Ave
    Prichard, AL 36610
  • Marcia Littles, MD 100 Points

    Marcia Littles, MD

    Distance: 21.06 mi
    PO Box 851387
    Mobile, AL 36685
  • Thomas Stevens Jr, MD 100 Points

    Thomas Stevens Jr, MD

    Distance: 21.06 mi
    3301 Knollwood Dr
    Mobile, AL 36693
  • Hugh Ashurst, Jr, MD

    Hugh Ashurst, Jr, MD

    42 Center - Mobile
    Distance: 21.06 mi
    3719 Dauphin Street, Suite 5-A
    Mobile, AL 36608
  • David Macrae, DO, MD

    David Macrae, DO, MD

    West Mobile Int Med
    Distance: 21.06 mi
    3401 Medical Park Dr Ste 101
    Mobile, AL 36693

Nearby Cities

Prichard (18.23 mi)
Mobile (21.06 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