Geriatric medicine deals with aging problems and illnesses in older people. A geriatrician or geriatric physician has specific knowledge of the aging process and expert skills in the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of diseases in the elderly. This specialist can treat geriatric patients in the patient’s home, an office, nursing home, or a hospital setting.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Bone density test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Georgia has 158 practicing geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density in Albany is 7, in Arabi is 1, in Ashburn is 1, in Athens is 3, in Atlanta is 42, in Augusta is 22, in Austell is 2, in Bainbridge is 1, in Baxley is 1, in Bremen is 1, in Brunswick is 2, in Calhoun is 1, in Carnesville is 1, in Carrollton is 2, in Cartersville is 1, in Chatsworth is 1, in Columbus is 4, in Conyers is 1, in Dacula is 1, in Dallas is 2, in Dalton is 4, in Danielsville is 1, in Dawson is 1, in Decatur is 14, in Douglasville is 1, in Dublin is 3, in Duluth is 5, in East Point is 5, in Evans is 1, in Forsyth is 1, in Gainesville is 1, in Greensboro is 2, in Griffin is 2, in Hawkinsville is 1, in Hazlehurst is 1, in Homerville is 1, in Jesup is 1, in Lawrenceville is 4, in Leesburg is 1, in Loganville is 1, in Macon is 6, in Marietta is 5, in Midland is 1, in Milledgeville is 1, in Millen is 1, in Monroe is 1, in Morrow is 1, in Norcross is 2, in Oglethorpe is 1, in Peachtree City is 1, in Richmond Hill is 1, in Rome is 4, in Roswell is 2, in Royston is 2, in Saint Simons Island is 1, in Savannah is 4, in Smyrna is 2, in Snellville is 2, in Stone Mountain is 1, in Swainsboro is 1, in Sylvester is 2, in Tifton is 2, in Tucker is 3, in Warner Robins is 5, and in Washington is 1.

Georgia is rich in history, from its statehood in 1788, to its tobacco plantations, to its civil rights memorials. Atlanta is its vibrant capital city, and it offers a myriad of music, arts, sports and nightlife. While in Atlanta, visit the world’s largest aquarium, the Woodruff Arts Center, or the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Ride the Old Town Trolley in Savannah, and listen to some live jazz and blues at one of Savannah’s many festivals. Georgia’s mountain parks offer hiking, biking, climbing, and other outdoor activities. On Georgia’s coastline, you can go boating, deep sea fishing or kayaking in the Atlantic. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge draws many visitors yearly.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Georgia has a population of 9,072,576. Of this population, 2,319,806 are under the age of 18 and 865,997 are at or above the age of 65.