Paterson Geriatric Doctors
- 6 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 24 Reviews
- Average rating is 3 stars
- Average wait time is 26.5 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Paterson, NJ
541 E 29th St
Paterson, NJ 07504
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- 35 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- Short wait time
550 Newark Ave
Ste 301B
Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- 32 years experience
- Board certified
183 Illinois Ave
Paterson, NJ 07503
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
625 Broadway
Ste 1
Paterson, NJ 07514
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 31 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
11 Getty Ave
Bldg 275
Paterson, NJ 07503
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- 25 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
703 Main St
# 220
Paterson, NJ 07503
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- 15 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- 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 Paterson, NJ has a population of approximately 146,199 people. There are 6 geriatric doctors near Paterson, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 24,367 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 7,388 households. There are 44,329 households in Paterson.
