Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin M.D.
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
1250 E Marshall St Richmond VA, 23298About
Dr. Sheldon Retchin practices Geriatric Medicine in Richmond, VA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Retchin 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
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Variations in Medicare health maintenance organizations.
- Marketplace challenges and opportunities for faculty practice plans.
- Establishing physician networks within evolving antitrust guidelines.
- The modification of physician practice patterns.
- Adverse selection at academic health centers.
- A sociodemographic and economic comparison of breast reconstruction, mastectomy, and conservative surgery.
- Three strategies used by academic health centers to expand primary care capacity.
- Factors associated with changes in satisfaction with care.
- Predictors of Medicare costs in elderly beneficiaries with breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer.
- Clinical service standards at academic health centers.
- Health behavior changes in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
- How the elderly fare in HMOs: outcomes from the Medicare competition demonstrations.
- A geriatric and gerontologic perspective on the effects of medical conditions on older drivers: discussion of Waller.
- Medicare and Medicaid managed care: a tale of two trajectories.
- Overcoming information asymmetry in consumer-directed health plans.
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