Top Geriatric Doctors in Laurel, MD

Sreedevi D Nampoothiri, MD, MBBS, BS
Sreedevi D Nampoothiri
4 Plymouth Ln
Middlebury, CT 06762
  • Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • 36 years experience
  • Completed fellowship
  • 3 star hospital
Carol A Nieroda, MD
Carol A Nieroda, MD
10807 Hampton Mill Ter
Apt 130
Rockville, MD 20852
  • Surgery
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • 31 years experience
  • 4 star medical school
What are Geriatric Specialists?

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 Laurel, MD has a population of approximately 102,149 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Laurel, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 51,075 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 19,438 households. There are 38,875 households in Laurel.