Mrs. Marsha D Fretwell M.D.
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
1013 Porters Neck Rd Suite 100 Wilmington NC, 28411About
Dr. Marsha Fretwell practices Geriatric Medicine in Wilmington, NC. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Fretwell 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Aging in Rhode Island: the physical, psychological, and social challenges of the 21st century.
- Common mental health problems in geriatric practice. Part I: Dementia, depression, anxiety, and prescription drug toxicity.
- Common mental health problems in geriatric practice. Part II: Insomnia, chronic pain, troubled families, and other dilemmas.
- The Senior Care Study. Does inpatient interdisciplinary geriatric assessment help the family caregivers of acutely ill older patients?
- "Am I my brother's keeper?": a case study.
- The Senior Care Study. The optimal use of medications in acutely ill older patients.
- Older patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care in an HMO population.
- The relationship between comprehensive functional assessment and optimal pharmacotherapy in the older patient.
- The Brown University Cancer and Aging Study: a statewide cooperative investigation. Study provides insights into the appropriate management of cancer in the elderly.
- Medical practice variation in the management of acute medical events in nursing homes: a pilot study.
- Lung, breast, and colorectal cancer: the relationship between extent of disease and age at diagnosis.
- Disruptive behavior in demented patients living within disturbed families.
- Outpatient geriatric assessment in a Health Maintenance Organization. Its structure, practice, and clinical implications.
- Relationship between age at diagnosis and treatments received by cancer patients.
- Effect of decreased salivation and pH on the adherence of Klebsiella species to human buccal epithelial cells.
Mrs. Marsha D Fretwell M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 1013 Porters Neck Rd Suite 100
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