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Anchorage Geriatric Doctors

7 Doctors Found
Of the 7 Geriatric Doctors in Anchorage shown on this page:
  • 5 Board certified
  • 1 Award winners
  • 10 Reviews
  • Average rating is 3 stars
  • Average wait time is 11.5 minutes

Top Geriatric Doctors in Anchorage, AK

Stephen T Rust, MDSource

Stephen T Rust, MD

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    Stephen Rust
    PO Box 196604-PALLIATIVE
     Anchorage, AK 99519
    • Internal Medicine
    • Geriatric Medicine
    • Internal Medicine - Hospice & Palliative Medicine
    • Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
    • 25 years experience
    • Board certified
    • 4 star medical school
    Ruth A Dukoff, MD

    Ruth A Dukoff, MD

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      Ruth A Dukoff, MD
      2530 Debarr Rd
       Anchorage, AK 99508
      • Psychiatry
      • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
      • Geriatric Psychiatry
      • 20 years experience
      • Board certified
      • 3 star medical school
      David H Barrett, MD

      David H Barrett, MD

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        David H Barrett, MD
        4315 Diplomacy Dr
         Anchorage, AK 99508
        • Internal Medicine
        • Geriatric Medicine
        • 38 years experience
        • 4 star medical school
        John H Schwartz, MD, DOSource

        John H Schwartz, MD, DO

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          Providence Alaska Medical Center
          1201 E 36th Ave
           Anchorage, AK 99508
          • Family Medicine
          • Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
          • Internal Medicine
          • Geriatric Medicine
          • 39 years experience
          • Bridges To Excellence
          • Board certified
          John J Smith, MD

          John J Smith, MD

          • Currently 2 of 4 stars
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          Independence Park Medical Svc
          9500 Independence Dr
          Ste 900
           Anchorage, AK 99507
          • Family Medicine
          • Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
          • Short wait time
          Steven J Vilter, MD

          Steven J Vilter, MD

          • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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          Family Medicine
          4320 Diplomacy Dr
          Ste 206
           Anchorage, AK 99508
          • Family Medicine
          • Family Medicine - Sports Medicine
          • Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
          • Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
          • 29 years experience
          • Rated 4 stars by patients
          • Board certified
          • 4 star medical school
          Mark E Agnew, MDSource

          Mark E Agnew, MD

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            Providence Alaska Medical Center
            3340 Providence Dr
            Ste 466
             Anchorage, AK 99508
            • Family Medicine
            • Internal Medicine
            • Geriatric Medicine
            What are Geriatric Specialists?

            A geriatric specialist is a physician who treats the elderly population and the conditions that most commonly affect them. These doctors have special training in the effects of aging on the body and mind of a patient.

            Geriatric specialists treat common ailments faced by senior citizens, such as frailty, incontinence, memory problems, arthritis, senility, decreased functioning and more.

            In addition, geriatric specialists keep abreast of the different medications that an elderly person is prescribed to treat their more complex health issues in order to decrease adverse side effects and avoid dangerous drug interactions.

            The area of Anchorage, AK has a population of approximately 242,037 people. There are 7 geriatric doctors near Anchorage, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 34,577 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 12,972 households. There are 90,801 households in Anchorage.