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  • Julie Thai 100 Points
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    Julie Thai

    Julie Ngoc Thai, MD, MPH
    211 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
    Dr. Thai is a fellowship-trained specialist in geriatric medicine. She provides care at the Stanford Senior Care Clin...
  • Alex Cours 100 Points
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    Alex Cours

    Alex Cours, MD
    211 Quarry Road
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Dr. Cours is a clinician educator in geriatrics. She cares for patients as a primary care physician for older adults ...
  • Katherine Ward 100 Points
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    Katherine Ward

    Katherine T. Ward, MD
    211 Quarry Road
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Dr. Ward is a board-certified, fellowship-trained geriatrician with Stanford Senior Care in Palo Alto, California. Sh...
  • Lindsey Merrihew Haddock 100 Points
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    Lindsey Merrihew Haddock

    Lindsey Merrihew Haddock
    211 Quarry Road
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Lindsey Haddock, MD, MAEd, is a geriatrician and clinician-educator with a master's degree in education. She is the a...
  • Peter Pompei, MD 100 Points

    Peter Pompei, MD

    900 Blake Wilbur Dr, W2080 Mc 5320
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Jerome Yesavage Jr, MD 100 Points

    Jerome Yesavage Jr, MD

    Stanford Univ
    3801 Miranda Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

Nearby Cities

Stanford (1.76 mi)
Menlo Park (2.3 mi)
Mountain View (5.04 mi)
San Carlos (7.87 mi)
Cupertino (10.22 mi)
Foster City (10.69 mi)
Fremont (11.21 mi)
San Jose (15.35 mi)

Geriatrician Info

Geriatrician Summary: A Geriatrician studies the aging process and helps care for elderly patients. A geriatrician is also concerned with treating and preventing dementia. A geriatrician aims to promote the health in older adults by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities. Geriatricians provide individualized care based on the unique needs of the patient and are able to distinguish between diseases and the effects of normal aging. Functional abilities, independence, and quality of life issues are of great concern to geriatricians and their patients.

Geriatrician FAQs:
What is a

Geriatrician

?
A Geriatrician is a professional who studies the aging process. A Geriatrician also studies how to prevent diseases. One of the biggest issues for a Geriatrician is to prevent and treat dementia.

Who should visit a Geriatrician?
Older people who have an increase in health problems should seek help from a Geriatrician.

Where does a Geriatrician work?
A Geriatrician can work in an elderly facility, a hospital, a clinic, or in private practice.

What is the difference between a Geriatrician and a Gerontologist?
A Geriatrician treats and prevents the ill-effects of aging while a Gerontologist simply studies the aging process itself.

Geriatrician Related Terms: aging, geriatrics, elderly, senility, dementia, Alzheimer's, geriatrician