Dr. Jack I Twersky M.D.
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC, 27704About
I am excited about solving problems and find working with families caring for love ones with dementia to be very gratifying, particularly when you can see over time how the families' and the patients' ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1985
Provider Details
Treatments
- Polypharmacy
Professional Memberships
- Member American Geriatric Society
Fellowships
- Palo Alto VAMC, Geriatric Medicine, CA, USA 1990
- Stanford University Hospital, Geriatric medicine, CA, USA 1990
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