Hyattsville Geriatric Doctors
- 2 Board certified
- 1 Reviews
- Average rating is 4 stars
- Average wait time is 10 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Hyattsville, MD
4203 Queensbury Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 49 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
7582 Annapolis Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20784
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 24 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 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 Hyattsville, MD has a population of approximately 150,988 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Hyattsville, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 75,494 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 24,761 households. There are 49,521 households in Hyattsville.