Department of GERIATRIC MEDICINE

The core values of the department are focused on providing holistic care to the older adults and to enhance the healthcare experience of the patients and their families. The practice of evidence-based medicine, advanced research, capacity building, and advocacy for older patients form the pillars of this department.

The Geriatric clinic was started as a weekly clinic on Friday afternoon in the Medicine OPD under the leadership of Dr. D.K.S. Subrahmanyam, Professor of Medicine. He was also the first officer In-charge of the Dept of Geriatric Medicine till his superannuation in 2025. He worked closely for the creation of separate Geriatric block (in Screening OPD block) as guided by the Ministry and the Institute, which was completed in 2018. Dr Mukta Wyawahare, Professor of Medicine, is the Officer In-charge from June 2025. Dr Venugopalan G joined the department in 2020 and Dr Maneesha Regati joined the department in 2026, as faculties.

The department provides daily OPD services, from 2021, in the Screening OPD Ground floor. The daily OPD caters to older adults 70 years and above. The older patients from other services, requiring geriatric assessment are also seen in this OPD. Along with the holistic medical care, the specialty services like cognitive assessment & management, frailty assessment & management, fall assessment & management, vaccination guidance for older adults, and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) are provided in the OPD. The OPD also houses a sarcopenia lab.

The in-patient service was started from October 2025 with 23-bedded Geriatric Medicine ward located in Ward 3040 in the ground floor of Screening OPD block.

Medical social services, elder abuse support, utilization of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana for assistive devices, etc., are provided through our Social Service Officer and Senior citizen help desk (operated by an NGO ‘Help Age India’) in our department.