Rome Geriatric Doctors
- 3 Board certified
- 2 Reviews
- Average rating is 2.5 stars
Top Geriatric Doctors in Rome, GA
1305 Redmond Cir NW
Rome, GA 30165
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 30 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
1 E 5th Ave
Rome, GA 30161
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- 20 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
304 Shorter Ave NW
Ste 201
Rome, GA 30165
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 31 years experience
- Board certified
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 Rome, GA has a population of approximately 75,049 people. There are 3 geriatric doctors near Rome, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 25,016 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 9,515 households. There are 28,546 households in Rome.