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  • Andrew Dobin, MD

    Andrew Dobin, MD

    Distance: 25.12 mi
    3231 Superior Ln # 6
    Bowie, MD 20716
  • Raman Tuli, MD 100 Points

    Raman Tuli, MD

    Maple Springs Medical Ctr
    Distance: 25.14 mi
    10810 Darnestown Rd Ste 202
    Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  • Luis Casas, MD 120 Points

    Luis Casas, MD

    Luis A Casas MD LLC
    Distance: 27.14 mi
    14201 Laurel Park Drive #103
    Laurel, MD 20707
  • Marie A Dobyns, MD 10 Points

    Marie A Dobyns, MD

    Distance: 27.14 mi
    7350 VAN DUSEN RD STE 320
    LAUREL, MD 20707
  • Tiffany M Sanders, MD

    Tiffany M Sanders, MD

    Distance: 27.14 mi
    14440 CHERRY LANE COURT STE 104
    LAUREL, MD 20707
  • Anil Patel, MD 420 Points

    Anil Patel, MD

    Dulles Medical Group
    Distance: 32.15 mi
    224 D Cornwall St Suite 303
    Leesburg, VA 20176

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

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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