Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide Center - Fort Lauderdale, FLFort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale * Husman Khan MD  Concentra Urgent  Broward Injuries Rehabilitation  Mohammed I Baig Md  Unimed Coral Ridge  Behnam Birgani DO  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  Holy Cross Medical Group  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  John J Madonna DO  Anthony P Previte MD  Edward S Walker MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  Internal Medicine/Geriatric Hlt  Medical Help Family Practice  Kesden & Lerner Mds  Kesden & Lerner Mds  Oded Shechter MD  Robert L Odell MD  Linda A Groene MD  Memorial Regional Hospital  Seminole Tribe Of FL Hlth Clin  Geriatric&Palliative Care Ctr  Nova Southeastern University  Nova Southeastern University  Nova Southeastern University  Alix Gay MD  West Broward Internal Medicine  Maher & Galdames MDs  Medhat A Awad MD  Invictus Medical Center  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Medical Center Of Sunrise  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  Lawrence E Dorf MD  Miguel E Gonzalez MD  Clinic of Successful Aging  Pembroke Pines VA Clinic  Carol B Lieberman ARNP  Durairaj Venkatasamy MD  Southgate Medical Center  Holy Cross Medical Group  Charles Herrera MD PA  George H Waked MD  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Chen Medical Associates  Clifford J Benezra MD  Howard Medical Center PA  L & M Medical Clinic  South Broward Comm Hlth Svs  Sreenivas Nara MD  Doctors Medical Center  Health Care Partners South Fl  J Robert Mannino DO  Pines Medical Center  Qual Care Medical Group  Medical Centers Deerfield Beach  Memorial Regional Critical Care  Florida Internal Medicine Assoc  Aim Health Care LLC  Aim Health Care LLC  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group  Wellness Medical Clinic/GER  University Medical Associates  University Medical Associates  Boca Center For Health  Edmundo R Tamayo MD  Angeles Losada MD PHD PA  Reinaldo Carvajal MD  CAC Florida Medical Center  Otto L Secada MD PA  Miami Jewish Health Systems  Miami Jewish Health Systems  Mount Sinai Physicians Practice  Mount Sinai Outpatient Clinic  Gerardo C Perez DO  Mount Sinai Outpatient Clinic  Andrea Gold-Schein MD  Susana Gonzalez MD  Amiel A Levin MD  Center For Adult/Geriatric Psyc  Herbert L Rothman MD  Amiel Levine MD  Mount Sinai Medical Center Psyc  Lili Estrin MD  Geriatric Medical Center  Neil S Gold MD PA Fort Lauderdale, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-17
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