Dr. Steven C. Castle MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
11301 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES CA, 90073About
Dr. Steven Castle practices Geriatric Medicine in LOS ANGELES, CA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Castle 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
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The frail elderly: role of dendritic cells in the susceptibility of infection.
- Immune dysfunction in the elderly and its reversal by antihistamines.
- Comorbidity is a better predictor of impaired immunity than chronological age in older adults.
- A need to study the immune status of frail older adults.
- Postoperative delirium and Ogilvie's syndrome resolving with neostigmine.
- Outcomes of a consult fall prevention screening clinic.
- Host resistance and immune responses in advanced age.
- The Comprehensive Care Clinic.
- Clinical practice algorithms: medication management to reduce fall risk in the
- Clinical practice algorithms: medication management to reduce fall risk in the elderly--Part 3, benzodiazepines, cardiovascular agents, and antidepressants.
- Clinical practice algorithms: medication management to reduce fall risk in the elderly-part 4, anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, anticholinergics/bladder relaxants, and antipsychotics.
- An innovative educational clinical experience promoting geriatric exercise.
Fellowships
- UCLA VA Program
Professional Society Memberships
- California Commission on Aging
Articles and Publications
- Over 40 Peer Review Publications
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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