Newland Geriatric Doctors
- 3 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
Top Geriatric Doctors in Newland, NC
496 Altapass Hwy
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 42 years experience
- Completed fellowship
- 4 star medical school
496 Altapass Hwy
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 9 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
- 4 star medical school
496 Altapass Hwy
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 29 years experience
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 Newland, NC has a population of approximately 9,488 people. There are 3 geriatric doctors near Newland, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 3,163 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 1,367 households. There are 4,101 households in Newland.
