Lake Charles Geriatric Doctors
- 3 Board certified
- 6 Reviews
- Average rating is 3 stars
- Average wait time is 15 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Lake Charles, LA
641 Doctor Michael Debakey Dr
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Geriatric Medicine
- 34 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
1204 W Prien Lake Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Medicine
- 19 years experience
- 3 star medical school
840 W Bayou Pines Dr
Ste B
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- 20 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
501 Doctor Michael Debakey Dr
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Diagnostic Radiology
- 37 years experience
- Completed fellowship
- 3 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 Lake Charles, LA has a population of approximately 124,276 people. There are 4 geriatric doctors near Lake Charles, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 31,069 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 12,006 households. There are 48,024 households in Lake Charles.
