Insider’s Look at Geriatrics – Interview with Dr. Asif Merchant, Chief of Geriatrics at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Despite an ever-aging population, the number of geriatricians has steadily decreased.
Geriatricians are needed in hospitals, in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, primary care, and more.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, nursing homes received some additional attention, but more work needs to be done, and it must continue after the pandemic is gone.
We talked to geriatrician Dr. Asif Merchant of Newton-Wellesley Hospital & Tufts University about all-things geriatrics.