Clearer ‘Elderhood’ Map Shows How Geriatricians Help Seniors Thrive

'Elderhood' Map Geriatricians Seniors Thrive


Dr. Louise Aronson says the U.S. doesn’t have nearly enough geriatricians — physicians devoted to the health and care of older people: “There may be maybe six or seven thousand geriatricians,” she says. “Compare that to the membership of the pediatric society, which is about 70,000.”