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Dr. Margo Thienemann, MD

  • 900 Welch Road Suite 207
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Internal Medicine
  • Adolescent Psychiatry & Pediatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Barbara R Sommer, MD

  • 401 Quarry Road
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. William S Sastry, MD

  • 401 Quarry Road
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Adolescent Psychiatry & Pediatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Neil Brast, MD

  • 936 Colorado Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94303

Specialties

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Lorrin M Koran, MD

  • 401 Quarry Road
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Shamala V Kanchan, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
Gender
Female

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Average recommendation rating*: 2 out of 5
 

Dr. Jerome Yesavage, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
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Dr. Jared R Tinklenberg, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Javaid Sheikh, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Malathy Kuppuswamy, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Kedarnath K Challakere, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Dr. Shaista Y Khan, MD

  • 3801 Miranda Avenue
  • Palo Alto,
  • California
  • 94304

Specialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry
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Palo Alto Information

Palo Alto, California is home to 12 practicing geriatric psychiatrists who have offices in 1 county and 2 zip codes, including zip codes 94304 and 94303.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Palo Alto has a population of 56,982, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 geriatric psychiatrist for every 4,748 residents.

California Information

California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.

According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.

Geriatric Psychiatry Information

Description

Geriatric psychiatry deals with the problems of mental and emotional disorders and diseases in the elderly. A geriatric psychiatrist has expertise in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders of older people. The psychiatrist’s extensive medical training allows him or her to understand the relationship between emotional illness and medical illnesses. The psychiatrist is the physician best qualified to determine the physical and/or psychological causes of both mental and physical disorders.

 
 

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