Joliet Geriatric Doctors
- 4 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 48 Reviews
- Average rating is 2.6 stars
- Average wait time is 29.7 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Joliet, IL
2025 S Chicago St
Ste B
Joliet, IL 60436
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
- 4 star hospital
1051 Essington Rd
Ste 100
Joliet, IL 60435
- Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 24 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Short wait time
1050 Essington Rd
Ste 200
Joliet, IL 60435
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 26 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- 4 star medical school
1301 Copperfield Ave
Ste 206
Joliet, IL 60432
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 15 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- 4 star hospital
- 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 Joliet, IL has a population of approximately 128,354 people. There are 4 geriatric doctors near Joliet, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 32,089 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 11,062 households. There are 44,247 households in Joliet.
