LBJ Geriatric Consult Service
The division offers inpatient consultation services at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital. The consult service cares for geriatric patients on other surgical and medical subspecialty services. They help manage both medical issues related to the older patient’s care as well as geriatric issues, such as
- Delirium and dementia evaluation
- Polypharmacy
- Functional decline
- Functional falls
- Failure to thrive/malnutrition
- Elder abuse
- Pre-operative evaluations / post-operative medical management
The consult service is staffed by Drs. Soraira Pacheco, Linda Pang, Rex Paulino, Cristina Murdock, John Halphen, Julia Hiner, Linh Nguyen, and NPs: Candance Johnson, Donald Hart and Latrell Darwin at LBJ.
To schedule an appointment:
- Call the LBJ Geriatric Clinic at 713-526-4243