Pownal Geriatric Doctors
- 1 Board certified
- 6 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.8 stars
- Average wait time is 11.3 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Pownal, ME
50 Marquis Rd
Freeport, ME 04032
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Short wait time
491 Us Route 1
Ste 20
Freeport, ME 04032
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 37 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 3 star hospital
- Short wait time
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 Pownal, ME has a population of approximately 1,465 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Pownal, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 733 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 294 households. There are 587 households in Pownal.
