Las Cruces Geriatric Doctors
- 1 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 1 Reviews
- Average rating is 4 stars
- Average wait time is 20 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Las Cruces, NM
925 S Walnut St
Ste B
Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 6 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star hospital
9202 Elam Rd
Dallas, TX 75217
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 29 years experience
- Bridges To Excellence
- Board certified
- 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 Las Cruces, NM has a population of approximately 143,900 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Las Cruces, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 71,950 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 27,855 households. There are 55,710 households in Las Cruces.
