Geriatrics

Geriatricians are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and disability in older adults. Geriatric physicians are doctors who are specially trained in the ageing process. Medical conditions that geriatricians commonly treat include the following:

• Stroke rehabilitation  

• Polypharmacy

• Parkinson’s disease

• Hypertension in elderly

• Brain imaging and monitoring equipment  

• Acute and ongoing rehabilitation programmes

• Emergency and palliative care

• Comprehensive orthopaedic care

• Falls and frailty