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  • 100 Points

    Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic

    Distance: 30.23 mi
    11260 Old Seward Hwy
    Suite 107
    Anchorage, AK 99515
  • Mark Nichol Agnew, MD 50 Points

    Mark Nichol Agnew, MD

    Distance: 30.23 mi
    6350 Nielson Way
    Anchorage, AK 99518
  • David Barrett, MD

    David Barrett, MD

    Alaska Native Medical Center
    Distance: 30.23 mi
    4122 Chess Dr
    Anchorage, AK 99508
  • Jacqueline Tarsitano -10 Points

    Jacqueline Tarsitano

    Alaska Regional Senior Health Services
    Distance: 30.23 mi
    2841 DeBarr Road
    Ste. 23
    Anchorage, AK 99508
  • Kathleen Case

    Kathleen Case

    Kathleen Case, MD
    Distance: 30.23 mi
    11260 Old Seward Highway
    Suite 107
    Anchorage, AK 99515
  • Douglas Smith, MD

    Douglas Smith, MD

    Distance: 30.23 mi
    17741 Mountainside Village Dr
    Anchorage, AK 99516

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