Wilkes Barre Geriatric Doctors
- 9 Board certified
- 3 Award winners
- 19 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.6 stars
- Average wait time is 10.8 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Wilkes Barre, PA
59 E Carey St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18705
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 26 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 3 star hospital
- Short wait time
40 Dallas Village Shopping Ctr
Dallas, PA 18612
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Hospitalist
- Geriatric Medicine
- 28 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Short wait time
303 James St
Kingston, PA 18704
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 38 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
40 Dallas Village Shopping Ctr
Dallas, PA 18612
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 38 years experience
- NCQA
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
1200 Aleeda Blvd
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- 3 star hospital
166 Hanover St
Ste 102
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- 46 years experience
- 3 star hospital
- 3 star medical school
500 Scott St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 29 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- Bridges To Excellence
- Board certified
1111 E End Blvd
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- 45 years experience
- Board certified
175 S Wilkes Barre Blvd
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 5 years experience
- NCQA
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
431 Chestnut St
Emmaus, PA 18049
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 34 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
- Short wait time
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 Wilkes Barre, PA has a population of approximately 74,653 people. There are 10 geriatric doctors near Wilkes Barre, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 7,465 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 3,141 households. There are 31,408 households in Wilkes Barre.

