Dr. Zaldy S Tan M.D.
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
1625 Tremont St Fl 3 Unknown -, 99999About
Dr. Zaldy Tan practices Geriatric Medicine in Unknown, -. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Tan works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1999
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thyroid function and Alzheimer's disease.
- Inflammation in the Alzheimer's disease cascade: culprit or innocent bystander?
- A piece of my mind. The "right" to fall.
- The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of delirium and dementia in older adults: a review.
- An educational intervention for providers to promote bone health in high-risk older patients.
- The limits of life.
- The University of California at Los Angeles Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program for comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered care: preliminary data.
- A collaborative national model to assess competencies for medical students, residents, and other healthcare practitioners in gait and falls risk evaluation.
- Coordinated care management for dementia in a large academic health system.
- A Practice Improvement Education Program Using a Mentored Approach to Improve Nursing Facility Depression Care-Preliminary Data.
- The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia.
Treatments
- General Care
Fellowships
- Geriatric Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr-East Campus 1999
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