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Ohio (OH) Geriatric Medicine Doctors and Physicians

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Geriatric Medicine Information

Description

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.

Diseases / Illnesses Treated

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

Tests Performed

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

Location Density Information

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Ohio has 363 practicing geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density in Akron is 28, in Amherst is 1, in Athens is 5, in Avon is 4, in Barberton is 3, in Beachwood is 10, in Beavercreek is 3, in Bedford is 2, in Berea is 4, in Bowling Green is 1, in Brecksville is 2, in Brooklyn is 1, in Bucyrus is 1, in Canal Fulton is 1, in Canton is 5, in Centerville is 1, in Chardon is 2, in Chillicothe is 2, in Cincinnati is 55, in Cleveland is 78, in Cleveland Heights is 3, in Columbus is 22, in Coshocton is 3, in Cuyahoga Falls is 6, in Dayton is 26, in Defiance is 1, in Dublin is 4, in East Liverpool is 1, in Elyria is 6, in Euclid is 5, in Fairborn is 1, in Fairfield is 1, in Fairlawn is 3, in Franklin is 2, in Fremont is 1, in Gahanna is 1, in Garfield Heights is 5, in Girard is 1, in Greenville is 2, in Grove City is 2, in Hamilton is 2, in Kettering is 3, in Lakewood is 2, in Lancaster is 3, in Lebanon is 2, in Lima is 3, in Lorain is 12, in Marietta is 2, in Mason is 2, in Massillon is 1, in Maumee is 3, in Mayfield Heights is 2, in Medina is 3, in Mentor is 5, in Miamisburg is 5, in Middleburg Heights is 2, in Mount Vernon is 2, in Newark is 3, in North Canton is 3, in Norton is 3, in Norwood is 2, in Oberlin is 3, in Oregon is 3, in Oxford is 2, in Parma is 2, in Perrysburg is 1, in Piqua is 1, in Portsmouth is 1, in Powell is 1, in Ravenna is 1, in Reynoldsburg is 2, in Richmond Heights is 3, in Rocky River is 3, in Rossford is 1, in Shaker Heights is 1, in Sidney is 2, in Solon is 3, in South Euclid is 2, in Springboro is 2, in Springfield is 3, in Stow is 1, in Sylvania is 1, in Tallmadge is 1, in Tiffin is 1, in Toledo is 10, in Trotwood is 1, in Troy is 1, in Twinsburg is 1, in Vandalia is 1, in Wadsworth is 1, in Warren is 4, in Warrensville Heights is 3, in Westerville is 3, in Westlake is 1, in Willoughby is 6, in Wilmington is 2, in Wooster is 4, in Worthington is 1, in Xenia is 5, and in Zanesville is 2.

Ohio Information

Ohio’s northern border is Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Columbus is the capital city, and the population of Ohio is 11,464,042. Ohio is the birthplace of seven presidents, all born here before 1900. In 1803, President Jefferson approved Ohio’s boundaries and constitution, but congress did not formally admit Ohio as a state. Ohio was not officially accepted into the United States until retroactively in 1953 by President Eisenhower. Visitors drive through covered bridges, see earthen effigy mounds and other historical monuments, or go hiking, fishing, boating or golfing in Ohio’s state parks. The Goodyear Blimp in docks in Akron, the world’s largest crystal ball is in Westerville, and the SunWatch Indian Village Archaeological Park is a popular site in Dayton.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Ohio has a population of 11,464,042. Of this population, 2,685,258 are under the age of 18 and 1,522,387 are at or above the age of 65.

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