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. Kansas has 77 practicing geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density in Anthony is 1, in Argonia is 1, in Atchison is 1, in Clay Center is 1, in Coldwater is 1, in Derby is 3, in Emporia is 1, in Fort Scott is 2, in Harper is 1, in Hill City is 1, in Hillsboro is 1, in Hutchinson is 1, in Junction City is 1, in Kansas City is 10, in Kinsley is 1, in Lake Quivira is 1, in Lansing is 1, in Lawrence is 1, in Leavenworth is 2, in Leawood is 3, in Lenexa is 3, in Linn is 1, in Lyons is 1, in Manhattan is 1, in Marysville is 1, in Mcpherson is 1, in Mission is 1, in Newton is 2, in Nortonville is 1, in Olathe is 1, in Oskaloosa is 1, in Overland Park is 8, in Pittsburg is 1, in Prairie Village is 1, in Protection is 1, in Salina is 1, in Sharon Springs is 1, in Shawnee is 5, in Shawnee Mission is 5, in Shawnee Msn is 1, in Smith Center is 1, in Syracuse is 1, in Topeka is 9, in Tribune is 1, in Wichita is 16, in Winchester is 1, and in Yates Center is 1.

Kansas was admitted to the United States in 1861. Topeka is its capital city, and the population of Kansas is 2,744,687. Topeka offers sports and recreation, arts and cultural entertainment, and casinos to residents and visitors. Lucas claims to be the Folk Art center of the United States. Visit the Pony Express National Historic Trail, tour historic Fort Leavenworth, or see the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchinson. Kansas is also home to the John Brown Museum, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kansas has a population of 2,744,687. Of this population, 652,270 are under the age of 18 and 354,995 are at or above the age of 65.