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  • Huai Cheng, MD 100 Points

    Huai Cheng, MD

    St Johns Episcopal Hospital
    Distance: 25.9 mi
    327 Beach 19th St
    Far Rockaway, NY 11691
  • Rajbir Chopra, MD

    Rajbir Chopra, MD

    Distance: 25.9 mi
    5115 Beach Channel Dr Ste 204
    Far Rockaway, NY 11691
  • John Blass, MD 110 Points

    John Blass, MD

    Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
    Distance: 27.32 mi
    785 Mamaroneck Ave, Burke Med Research Inst
    White Plains, NY 10605
  • Carlo Bayrakdarian, MD 100 Points

    Carlo Bayrakdarian, MD

    St Agnes Hospital
    Distance: 27.32 mi
    305 North St
    White Plains, NY 10605
  • Paul Cavaluzzi

    Paul Cavaluzzi

    Dr. Paul Cavaluzzi, Home Visit Geriatrician
    Distance: 27.32 mi
    445 Hamilton Ave
    Suite 1102
    White Plains, NY 10601
  • Wilbert Aronow, MD 100 Points

    Wilbert Aronow, MD

    Distance: 29.53 mi
    95 Grasslands Rd Bldg 3, Ny Medical College
    Valhalla, NY 10595
  • Farnaz Bararaky, MD 100 Points

    Farnaz Bararaky, MD

    Distance: 29.53 mi
    95 Grasslands Rd
    Valhalla, NY 10595

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