Top Geriatric Doctors in Hamden, NY

Baburao N Samudrala, MD
Baburao N Samudrala, MD
460 Andes Rd
Delhi, NY 13753
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • 43 years experience
  • 3 star hospital
Jaikumar Ravunniarath, MD
Margaretville Memorial Hospital
42084 State Highway 28
Margaretville, NY 12455
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • 17 years experience
  • Board certified
  • Completed fellowship
  • 3 star hospital
Baburao N Samudrala, MD
Baburao Samudrala MD
506 Main St
Andes, NY 13731
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • 42 years experience
  • 4 star hospital
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 Hamden, NY has a population of approximately 755 people. There are 3 geriatric doctors near Hamden, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 252 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 111 households. There are 332 households in Hamden.