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Geriatrician - San Mateo, CA

We found 5 geriatrician in San Mateo, CA. See refinement options below.

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Dr. Shelley R. Salpeter, MD

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Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics

1900 S Norfolk Street, San Mateo, CA 94403

650-532-2321

palliative care, elder care, hospice (end-of-life care)
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Dr. Shelley Salpeter, who practices in San Mateo, CA, is a medical specialist in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Salpeter studied at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine.

"Beware. Dr. Salpeter fired my healthy 77 year mother (with dementia) when she fell and broke her hip bc we wouldn’t use her hospice (mission). She showed up at hospital 5 days after surgery to push hospice after we had already made the decision to do home health care (she even took a personal text laughing while she is in a patient/family meeting), and once my mother was released for home health care, she didn’t respond for 5 days to multiple requests from assisted living care team, family, and home health care for a higher dose of Tylenol (she had in the hospital) so the care team can manage her pain so she can participate in physical therapy, sleep without being agitated, and eat/drink without being in so much pain. 2 days later she fired my mother. "

January 22, 2024
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Dr. Daphne Tak Wai Lo, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

117 San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 94401

650-425-9408

congenital heart disease

Dr. Daphne Lo sees patients in San Mateo, CA and San Francisco, CA. Her medical specialty is geriatrics (elderly care). She attended St. Louis University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Umesh H. Gheewala, MD

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Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Emergency Medicine, General Practice

100 San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 94401

650-696-4758
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Dr. Diana V. Jao, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

222 39th, San Mateo, CA 94403

Dr. Diana Jao works as a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in San Mateo, CA. Dr. Jao attended MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.
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Dr. Monique Vance Yohanan, MD

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Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

1100 Park, San Mateo, CA 94403

650-520-2406

Dr. Monique Yohanan works as a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in San Mateo, CA.

Featured San Mateo Geriatrician Reviews

Dr. Shelley R. Salpeter, MD

“Beware. Dr. Salpeter fired my healthy 77 year mother (with dementia) when she fell and broke her hip bc we wouldn’t use...”

January 22, 2024

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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.