Dr. Cynthia Denise Owens DO

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Get to know Internist and Geriatrician Dr. Cynthia D. Owens, who serves the population of Mississippi, Indiana. Dr. Cynthia D. Owens is an established Internist and Geriatrician who continues to provide exceptional care and support to her patients as a locum hospitalist on assignment at Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, and at the Indiana University Medical Center in Bloomington, Indiana. Featuring nearly four decades of experience in her field, she has a special expertise in all facets of her work. Dr. Owens attended the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, graduating with her Medical Degree in 1979. After medical school, she completed her internship and residency training with the Michigan Osteopathic Medical Center in Detroit. Dr. Owens is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospital Medicine, and has earned the coveted titles of Fellow of the American College of Physicians and Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Dr. Owens is recognized for her expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting elderly patients. She is determined to enhance her patients’ quality of life, providing high quality, individualized care in order to ensure the most optimal results. She remains a distinguished member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American Medical Association, the American Geriatrics Society, the Society of Hospital Medicine, and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Dr. Owens attributes her success to her love for what she does, and dedicates her free time to being with her family, playing piano and violin, and weight lifting. Geriatric Medicine is a specialty that focuses on medical issues and diseases of aging, and of old age. A Geriatrician most often treats people over the age of 60 who are either healthy or have multiple medical issues. Medical care becomes more complex as you age and encounter more medical conditions. A Geriatrician is an expert in how medical conditions impact one another, in how each medication interacts with others and how both medical conditions and medications uniquely affect you as you age.

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