No. If someone who calls themselves a geriatrician happens to be a good physician and informed internist, then by all means employ them. Otherwise, ignore this designation and choose a the most informed and thoughtful internist you can find.
We were notified a couple weeks ago our Internist is NO LONGER with the practice, that leaves 1 Internist and now 2 APN’s. Since I didn’t like the Internist, this does not bother me, found APN’s listen better and spend more than 5 mins with you and get your scripts right. Which the now employed elsewhere female Internist didn’t do. She was a replacement from our original Internist when he became sick and then went into deep depression when his mother died, leaving him unable to practice. He was a great Internist and spent time with his Senior patients.
We use Internist as seniors as fewer snot nosed germ carrying kids are in their offices. Don’t get me wrong, I love kids, just being realistic and having had kids know that every school year they brings every bug in the world home with them. And parents today can’t control them, they touch everything with hands that swiped a snotty nose, don’t cover mouths when they cough on those magazine germ factories in doc’s offices. I bring my own reading material as I won’t touch those germ laden things. Not had the Flu or a cold in 6 yrs. And I don’t do flu shots.