White Plains Hospital’s Director of Geriatrics Now Seeing Outpatients in White Plains

Raj Buddhavarapu, MD, Director of Geriatrics and Palliative Care at White Plains Hospital, has opened a clinical office where he will provide outpatient consultations and ongoing medical care to the growing numbers of older adults in Westchester county and surrounding areas.

Dr. “Buddha,” as he prefers to be known, joined the White Plains Hospital staff in August, 2011 in this newly created position, where he works with other physicians to consult on geriatric inpatients and help identify and address the complex needs specific to the elderly population.

He is board-certified in both Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Buddha also serves as a geriatric medicine consultant to residents of several assisted living facilities in the area, including the Esplanade in White Plains, Willow Towers in New Rochelle, and the Atria at Rye Brook.

His new outpatient office will be located at 311 North Street in White Plains. More information and consultation appointments are available by calling (914) 681-1072.