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Our guest today on Specifically for Seniors, Dr. Rosanne Leipzig is internationally recognized in the field of geriatrics. Dr Leipzig is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Leipzig’s latest book, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life, describes what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age, what you can do to adapt to your new normal.She has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Physicians, a New York Times SuperDoc, and one of New York Magazine’s Top Doctors for Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Leipzig has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and AARP Webinars, and has been published in TIME magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bottom Line Health, AARP The Magazine, and American Medical News, among others. Dr. Leipzig and I talk about the unique aspects of a geriatric physician's outlook, normal and abnormal changes as we age, the importance of exercise, medication use and the importance of establishing a health care proxy. Dr. Leipzig introduces us to a newsetter you might be interested in subscribing to and walks us through her book Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life.Web Site:
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Our guest today on Specifically for Seniors, Dr. Rosanne Leipzig is internationally recognized in the field of geriatrics. Dr Leipzig is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Leipzig’s latest book, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life, describes what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age, what you can do to adapt to your new normal.She has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Physicians, a New York Times SuperDoc, and one of New York Magazine’s Top Doctors for Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Leipzig has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and AARP Webinars, and has been published in TIME magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bottom Line Health, AARP The Magazine, and American Medical News, among others. Dr. Leipzig and I talk about the unique aspects of a geriatric physician's outlook, normal and abnormal changes as we age, the importance of exercise, medication use and the importance of establishing a health care proxy. Dr. Leipzig introduces us to a newsetter you might be interested in subscribing to and walks us through her book Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life.Web Site:

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