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Geriatric Medicine: Health Care for Older Adults |
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Dedicated to Promoting Healthy Aging
The UCSD Geriatric Medicine program consist of internists with special training and certification in geriatrics. This group provides general health care to seniors including primary care, internal medicine, health maintenance, diagnostic evaluation, acute and chronic care and medical consultation.
Geriatric medicine is not specifically for the frail and very elderly. In fact, the geriatric medicine practice at UCSD Medical Center has been designed to help adults transition gracefully into their 6th decade and to help keep them healthy throughout their senior years. As your body ages, your health care needs change. It's important to work with a physician with unique expertise in treating the range of unique senior health needs. If you are an older adult, speak to your internal medicine physician about transitioning to the Geriatric Medicine practice.
LOCATION
UCSD Medicine for Seniors
Perlman Ambulatory Care Center
9350 Campus Point Drive, Suite
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 657-8440
Driving Directions
Our Senior Health Specialists
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Jairo Alberto Romero, M.D.
Dr. Romero is the Medical Director of Medicine for Seniors. He is a respected leader in clinical geriatrics in San Diego County and has been active in supporting a number of important community resources including the Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers and County Dept.of Aging and Independent services.
Medicine for Seniors is staffed by geriatricians and nurses dedicated to addressing the problems of aging.
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Victor Legner, M.D., M.S.
Victor J. Legner, MD received his Geriatrics Fellowship from the University of Washington (one of the top 10 programs nationally), and completed a second Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics there, as well.Dr. Legner’s clinical interests are on both outpatient Geriatrics and pre-operative evaluation of the older adult.
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Related Services
SOCARE (Seniors Only Care)
Seniors-Only Care, or SOCARE, is designed to provide further attention to the specific needs of seniors as they age. Our multidisciplinary team of geriatric specialists can identify current and potential health problems and make realistic recommendations for treatment and care.
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