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Geriatricians - Melbourne, FL

We found 13 geriatricians in Melbourne, FL. See refinement options below.

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Dr. Yira Larissa L. De La Paz, MD

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Home Health

1350 Hickory, Melbourne, FL 32901

321-434-1771

Dr. Yira De La Paz sees patients in Melbourne, FL and Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Her medical specialties are general practice, family medicine, and home health. She attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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Dr. Nirav Kishore Thakkar, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

2200 W Eau Gallie Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32935

321-255-1500

Dr. Nirav Thakkar works as a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Melbourne, FL. Dr. Thakkar studied at Terna Medical College.
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Dr. Giovanni Lupo, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

1032 Fieldstone Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940

321-213-3622

Dr. Giovanni Lupo is a Melbourne, FL physician who specializes in geriatrics (elderly care).
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Dr. Alan Katz, MD

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Geriatrics

4100 W New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32904

321-340-7165

Dr. Alan Katz, who practices in Melbourne, FL, is a medical specialist in geriatrics (elderly care).
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Dr. Vasudeva R. Nalipireddy, MD

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Adult Hospital Medicine, Geriatrics

1600 Sarno, Melbourne, FL 32935

216-101-5573

Dr. Vasudeva Nalipireddy is an adult hospital medicine and geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Melbourne, FL.
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Dr. Rosemary D. Laird, MD

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Geriatrics

7000 Spyglass Court, Melbourne, FL 32940

321-247-7063

Dr. Rosemary Laird practices geriatrics (elderly care) in Viera, FL. She attended Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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Dr. John H. Potomski JR., DO, CMA

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Geriatrics

720 E New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, FL

Dr. John Potomski is a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Melbourne, FL. He attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Dr. Gilbert Raymundo Fortus, MD

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Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, General Practice

1223 Gateway, Melbourne, FL 32901

Dr. Gilbert Fortus specializes in general practice, family medicine, and geriatrics (elderly care) and practices in Melbourne, FL and Gainesville, FL.
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Dr. Visalakshi Srinivasan, MD

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Geriatrics

3661 S Babcock Street, Melbourne, FL 32901

321-434-7611

Dr. Visalakshi Srinivasan is a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Melbourne, FL.
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Dr. Barry S. Simkin, DO

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Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics

1350 Hickory, Melbourne, FL 32901

Dr. Barry Simkin, who practices in Melbourne, FL and Tampa, FL, is a medical specialist in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and geriatrics (elderly care).
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Dr. Sarunas S. Skirk, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

240 Wickham, Melbourne, FL 32935

321-757-7541

Dr. Sarunas Skirk practices geriatrics (elderly care) in Melbourne, FL.
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Dr. Ningyi Huang, MD

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Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Geriatrics

720 New Haven, Melbourne, FL 32901

321-724-4545

Dr. Ningyi Huang is a family medicine, psychiatry, and geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Melbourne, FL.
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Dr. Paul R. Biggs, MD

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Family Medicine, Geriatrics

1223 Gateway, Melbourne, FL 32901

Dr. Paul Biggs' specialties are family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care). He practices in Melbourne, FL.

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What is Geriatrics?

Geriatrics is the subspecialty of internal medicine that provides primary care to older adults. Physical health tends to decline with age, and geriatricians work to manage such age-related concerns as chronic illness, frailty, multiple medications, and declining mental health to keep seniors as active and independent as possible.

Some of the most common concerns seen by a geriatrician include:

Mobility issues, including the need for canes and walkers, as well as preventing falls
Osteoporosis, a weakening of the bones, which affects as many as a quarter of all men and half of all women over fifty
Loss of hearing or vision
Incontinence, or the inability to control one's bladder
Memory loss, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease

A geriatrician may also provide their patients with comprehensive care that includes checking on their social health. Seniors are at increased risk for poverty, loneliness, abuse, and injuries in the home. As part of their health care, a geriatrician may inquire about family support, living conditions, or the ability of a patient to perform daily self-care tasks.

In some cases, a geriatrician may serve as an advisor to other physicians on a specific case or condition. However, most of the time geriatrics is a primary care specialty, and geriatricians provide routine health care to the older patients they work with.