Old Westbury Geriatric Doctors
- 2 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 17 Reviews
- Average rating is 4 stars
- Average wait time is 14.4 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Old Westbury, NY
70 Glen Cove Rd
Ste 306
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- PCA 5th Anniversary
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
972 Brush Hollow Rd
Fl 3
Westbury, NY 11590
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 5 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star hospital
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 Old Westbury, NY has a population of approximately 4,555 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Old Westbury, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 2,278 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 513 households. There are 1,026 households in Old Westbury.
