geriatrician

British  

/ ˌdʒɛrɪəˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪst /

noun

1. a physician who specializes in geriatric medicine

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Example Sentences

“A medicine that was right for you at one point in time, may not be the best thing for you” now, says Cynthia Boyd, a geriatrician at Johns Hopkins University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the seniors in the Journal analysis who were taking eight or more drugs, 3.6 million had prescriptions for at least one medication that geriatricians say elderly patients should generally avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stairs equipped with rails, for example, pose less risk of falls to seniors than walking around the neighborhood, says Meera Sheffrin, a Stanford Medicine geriatrician.

From Barron's

Consultant geriatrician Rhodri Edwards describes the pressure on the hospital as "unrelenting".

From BBC

A multi-disciplinary team delivers her care package, which includes two nurses attending daily, a consultant geriatrician and a physiotherapist.

From BBC