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  • Purnima Adlakha, MD 20 Points

    Purnima Adlakha, MD

    Distance: 26.45 mi
    1221 Main St Ste 117
    Holyoke, MA 01040
  • Robert Mausel, MD

    Robert Mausel, MD

    Distance: 26.45 mi
    25 Briarwood Dr
    Holyoke, MA 01040
  • Mark Weremchuk, MD 110 Points

    Mark Weremchuk, MD

    Dermatology Assoc-Glastonbury
    Distance: 27.23 mi
    210 New London Tpke
    Glastonbury, CT 06033
  • Harry Morgan, MD

    Harry Morgan, MD

    Distance: 27.23 mi
    55 Nye Road, Suite 102
    Glastonbury, CT 06033
  • Joel Danisi, DO, MD 110 Points

    Joel Danisi, DO, MD

    Housatonic Medical Assoc
    Distance: 28.83 mi
    PO Box 635
    Kent, CT 06757

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.

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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