Dr. Richard E Waltman MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
1901 S Union Ave Suite A244 Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. Richard Waltman practices Geriatric Medicine in Tacoma, WA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Waltman 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
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM- Geriatric Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- You can't satisfy every patient. So why try?
- People who need care and the people who care for them: personal views of a geriatrician.
- Something extra I do when a patient dies.
- 10 ways to stay happy in the age of corporate medicine.
- Do yourself a favor--take care of nursing-home patients.
- How I'm going to make doctoring fun again.
- Everything I need to know about medicine I learned as a senior medical student.
- Hang it up at 55? No way!
- 6 nonbillable events that paid me handsomely.
- Put fun back in your practice.
- Questions to ask senior patients.
- When a spouse dies.
- I'm at least as ethical as a contractor.
- It sounded good at the time.
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