Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide Center - The Colony, TXThe Colony 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 The Colony * Senior Health Center At Baylor  Internal Medicine Associates  Hillcrest Family Medicine  Frisco Family Clinic  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Dallas Diagnostic Association  Medical Associates of Plano  Singh Medical Practice  Highland Springs Medical Center  Highland Springs Medical Center  Gnana S R Naini MD  Inova Richardson Clinic  Savannah Clinic Associates  Visiting Physicians Network  Wellness Concepts PA  Wellness Concepts PA  Wellness Concepts PA  Kojo Pobee MD  Texas Health Physicians Group  Dallas Specialty Center INT  Visiting Physicians Association  Internal Medicine  Lisa H Clark MD  Internal Medicine  Healthcore Physicians Group  Doctors Home Visits  Doctors Home Visits  Deepika Bhargava MD  Baylor Family Med At Grapevine  Emeritus At Stonebridge  Emeritus At Stonebridge  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  UT Southwestern Med Ctr GER  UT Southwestern Med Ctr GER  UT Southwestern Med Ctr GER  UT Southwestern Med Ctr GER  Center For Geriatric Care  UT Southwestern Med Ctr GER  Parkland Geriatrics Clinic  Parkland Geriatrics Clinic  Parkland Geriatrics Clinic  We Make House Calls  True Medicine  True Medicine  True Medicine  East Dallas Health Center  Supportive & Palliative Cr Clin  Baylor Elder House Call  Baylor Elder House Call  Robert I Myers MD  Baylor Geriatrics  Baylor Geriatrics  Baylor University Med Ctr-GER  Signature Medicine  Medical Edge Healthcare Group  Medical Health Housecalls  Medical Health Housecalls  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Baylor Senior Health Center  Mid Cities Adult Medicine  Mid Cities Adult Medicine  Kaner Medical Group  Eleanor Woods Family Med Clinic  Bluitt-Flowers Health Center  Physician Senior Services  Norberto J Montani MD  Sohail Parekh MD  Medical Clinic Of North Texas  Paul P Schorr DO  Family Healthcare Associates  Angel's Star Wellness Center PA  Parkland Geriatric Clinic  North Hills Senior Health Clini  North Hills Senior Health Clini  Methodist Charlton Fmly Med Ctr  Mahendra N Kakarla MD  Nallu R Reddy MD  PSMD Medical Associates  Family & Geriatric Medicine  Gericare Inc  Gericare Inc  Edid G Ramos MD  Dallas Geriatrics Associates  Dallas Geriatrics Associates  Promontory Geriatrics  Medi Medical  Medi Medical  Medi Medical  Extra Care Concerns  Extra Care Concerns  Mary Snellings MD House Calls  Mary Snellings MD House Calls  Mary Snellings MD House Calls  JPS Health Network Fam Hth Ctr  JPS Health Network Fam Hth Ctr  JPS Health Network Fam Hth Ctr The Colony, TexasUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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