Dr. Asit B Shil MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
1400 S Grand Ave Suite 101 Los Angeles CA, 90015About
Dr. Asit Shil practices Geriatric Medicine in Los Angeles, CA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Shil 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.
Education and Training
Chittagong Medical College 1991
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM- Geriatric Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Warfarin pharmacogenetics.
- Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary-artery bypass grafting.
- Functional outcomes of older overweight cancer survivors after diet and exercise.
- Antihypertensive therapy and Alzheimer's disease.
- Association of hypertension with mortality.
- Screening strategies for treatment of osteoporosis in long-term care residents.
- Uric acid for prediction of cardiovascular mortality in older adults.
- Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Women.
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