Chesapeake Geriatric Doctors
- 3 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 6 Reviews
- Average rating is 3 stars
- Average wait time is 9.2 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Chesapeake, VA
113 Gainsborough Sq
Ste 300
Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 24 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- 4 star medical school
2145 S Military Hwy
Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 25 years experience
- Board certified
676 Kingsborough Sq
Ste B
Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Family Medicine
- Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 26 years experience
- Compassionate Doctor
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
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 Chesapeake, VA has a population of approximately 222,272 people. There are 3 geriatric doctors near Chesapeake, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 74,091 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 26,531 households. There are 79,593 households in Chesapeake.
