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  • Erika Diaz-Narvaez
    450 Points
    Featured on Wellness.com

    Erika Diaz-Narvaez

    Erika L. Diaz-Narvaez, MD
    1514 Jefferson Hwy
    New Orleans, LA 70121
    Erika Diaz-Narvaez, M.D. is a Palliative Care Physician in the Greater New Orleans region.
  • Kenneth Sakauye, MD 100 Points

    Kenneth Sakauye, MD

    Lsu Healthcare Network
    1542 Tulane Ave, Lsu Med Ctr Ste 320
    New Orleans, LA 70112
  • Henry Rothschild, MD 100 Points

    Henry Rothschild, MD

    Lsu Medical Ctr
    1542 Tulane Ave Dept Med
    New Orleans, LA 70112
  • Kenneth Sakauye, MD

    Kenneth Sakauye, MD

    Louisiana State University Medical Center - Psychiatry
    1542 Tulane Avenue, Suite 322
    New Orleans, LA 70112
  • Robert Hammer, MD

    Robert Hammer, MD

    Tulane University Health Sciences Center - 31
    1415 Tulane Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70112

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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