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Lubbock (16.4 mi)

Nearby Zip Codes

79430 (1) (17.47 mi)
79410 (1) (18.37 mi)
79407 (1) (20.76 mi)
79424 (1) (22.09 mi)
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  • Mahendra Upadhyaya, MD 110 Points

    Mahendra Upadhyaya, MD

    Covenant Medical Group
    Distance: 16.4 mi
    2201 Oxford Ave Ste 203
    Lubbock, TX 79410
  • Bhavin Parikh, MD 100 Points

    Bhavin Parikh, MD

    Texas Tech Univ Health Science
    Distance: 16.4 mi
    Dept Of Psych, Tx Tech U Hlth Sci Ctr
    Lubbock, TX 79430
  • Keya Malhotra 50 Points

    Keya Malhotra

    Grace Clinic - Geriatric Care Center
    Distance: 16.4 mi
    4515 Marsha Sharp Freeway
    Lubbock, TX 79407
  • Lowell Johnson, MD

    Lowell Johnson, MD

    Distance: 16.4 mi
    7601 Quaker Ave
    Lubbock, TX 79424

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Lubbock (16.4 mi)

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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