Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide Center - Belleville, ILBelleville Geriatrician Doctors for Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver GuideType of Physician: Geriatrician What is a Geriatrician? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners are trained in the care of elderly adults. Their specific goals are maximizing cognitive (thinking) function, independence, and mobility while minimizing side effects of medications. Specialty: Internal Medicine - Geriatrics Common Name: Geriatrician Doctors in Belleville * Deatrice L Kellogg MD  Memorial Medical Group  Memorial Medical Group  Memorial Medical Group  Older Adult Health & Assessment  Osbec Medical Southern Illinois  Alton Multispecialists  IPC Hospitalist Company  James H Wells DO  Macoupin Family Practice Center  Macoupin Family Practice Center  Maple Street Clinic  Gregg L Laws MD  Suresh Krishnamoorthy MD  Marshall Browning Medical Clinc  Murphysboro Health Center  Southern Illinois Medical Svcs  Crossroads Physicians  Crossroads Physicians  St Marys Good Samaritan Med Grp  Razia Sami MD  Marion VA Medical Center Grtrcs Belleville, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2013-05-25
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