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  • Paul Moyer, MD 100 Points

    Paul Moyer, MD

    Distance: 26.78 mi
    143 W State St, #Rear
    Doylestown, PA 18901
  • Madhavi Annavajjula 100 Points

    Madhavi Annavajjula

    Atlantic Medical Group Primary Care at Rockaway
    Distance: 27.57 mi
    333 Mount Hope Avenue
    Suite 120
    Rockaway, NJ 07866
  • Mysore Mouliswar, MD 100 Points

    Mysore Mouliswar, MD

    New Lisbon Developmental Ctr
    Distance: 27.58 mi
    PO Box 130
    Voorhees, NJ 08043
  • 100 Points

    Geriatric Generations

    Distance: 28.84 mi
    16 Pocono Road
    Suite 350
    Denville, NJ 07834
  • Arthur Sheppell 100 Points

    Arthur Sheppell

    Geriatric Generations
    Distance: 28.84 mi
    16 Pocono Road
    Suite 305
    Denville, NJ 07834

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