Geriatric Medicine
UNC Health Care’s Geriatricians can help you maintain health, activity, and independence as you age. With board certifications in internal medicine, we are experts in primary care. Our doctors also have a Geriatrics certification, with special training in how the diseases of aging –– and multiple medications –– affect aging bodies. Our Geriatricians are both primary care physicians and specialists in the unique needs of older adults
Providing Primary and Hospital Care
We provide outpatient primary care through our award-winning UNC Geriatrics in Chapel Hill. We typically see patients who are 70 and older at our Clinic. Patients under 70 can be seen if they’re having age-related issues like dementia, falls, incontinence, or other geriatric syndromes.
Conditions we treat
- Bladder and bowel control
- Falls risk and falls prevention
- Gait and walking issues
- Prescription medication management
- Memory issues and dementia
- Depression
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Osteoarthritis
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- And more
For conditions like heart disease and cancer, we can help coordinate care with your oncologist or cardiologist.
We offer age-friendly hospital care at our Inpatient Geriatrics Service at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, home of the state’s first and only “silver” accredited Geriatrics Emergency Department.
Awards
UNC Geriatrics has consistently won awards for high patient ratings and clinical excellence. UNC Health Care won a Triangle Business Journal Health Care Heroes “Community Impact” award for our dementia-friendly training initiated at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus. Additionally, our Hilllsborough hospital features the state’s first accredited Geriatrics Emergency Department.
Learn More
To learn more about the academic and research mission of our team and to stay current on UNC Geriatrics news, visit the Division of Geriatric Medicine website.
5 Tips for Bringing Your Elderly Loved One to the Emergency Department
For many older adults, emergency departments can be difficult to navigate. Kevin Biese, associate professor of emergency medicine and internal medicine at UNC, and Jan Busby-Whitehead, professor and chief of geriatric medicine at UNC and director of the UNC Center for Aging and Health, share these important steps you can take to help the older adult you are caring for get the care they need and deserve.
