Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide Center - Coconut Creek, FLCoconut Creek 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 Coconut Creek * Holy Cross Medical Group  Southgate Medical Center  J Robert Mannino DO  Aim Health Care LLC  Aim Health Care LLC  Genesys Medical Center  Health Care Partners South Fl  Medical Centers Deerfield Beach  Charles Herrera MD PA  George H Waked MD  West Broward Internal Medicine  Florida Internal Medicine Assoc  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group  Lawrence E Dorf MD  Linda A Groene MD  University Medical Associates  Broward Injuries Rehabilitation  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  University Medical Associates  Anthony P Previte MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  Florida Medical Group Emergency  Internal Medicine/Geriatric Hlt  Medical Help Family Practice  Kesden & Lerner Mds  John J Madonna DO  Oded Shechter MD  Edward S Walker MD  Behnam Birgani DO  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Nobhill Medical Center  Unimed Coral Ridge  Medhat A Awad MD  Robert L Odell MD  Boca Center For Health  Maher & Galdames MDs  Mohammed I Baig Md  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  Husman Khan MD  Geriatric&Palliative Care Ctr  Concentra Urgent  Durairaj Venkatasamy MD  Sreenivas Nara MD  Geriatric Medical Center  Neil S Gold MD PA  Aristides A Martinez MD PA  Luis A Bobeica MD PA  Nova Southeastern University  Nova Southeastern University  Claudia V Perdei MD  Nova Southeastern University  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Peymon Zarreii MD  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Seminole Tribe Of FL Hlth Clin  Enrique Lopez-Moscoso MD  Pembroke Pines VA Clinic  Miguel E Gonzalez MD  Mario Masserano MD  Memorial Regional Hospital  Invictus Medical Center  Jacqueline Pevny MD  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Alix Gay MD  Clinic of Successful Aging  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Augusto E Hoyle MD  Carol B Lieberman ARNP  Boynton Physicians Group  Neurology Associates  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Pines Medical Center  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Qual Care Medical Group  Memorial Regional Critical Care  Chen Medical Associates  Howard Medical Center PA  South Broward Comm Hlth Svs  Clifford J Benezra MD  Palm Medical South Florida  L & M Medical Clinic  Doctors Medical Center Coconut Creek, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-24
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