Ames Geriatric Doctors
- 3 Board certified
- 2 Award winners
- 6 Reviews
- Average rating is 4 stars
- Average wait time is 23.5 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Ames, IA
1246 E Us Highway 30
Carroll, IA 51401
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 30 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- Bridges To Excellence
- 4 star hospital
3600 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 36 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
1018 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 28 years experience
- Bridges To Excellence
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
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 Ames, IA has a population of approximately 62,905 people. There are 3 geriatric doctors near Ames, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 20,968 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 8,101 households. There are 24,304 households in Ames.
