Allentown Geriatric Doctors
- 2 Award winners
- 39 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.8 stars
- Average wait time is 14 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Allentown, NJ
7600 River Rd
Ste 1
North Bergen, NJ 07047
- General Practice
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 14 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
54 Robbinsville Allentown Rd
Trenton, NJ 08691
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
- Top Doctor
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
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 Allentown, NJ has a population of approximately 6,582 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Allentown, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 3,291 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 1,165 households. There are 2,329 households in Allentown.
