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GERIATRICS HEALTHCARE P.A.
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• Geriatric Clinic
• Dementia Clinic
• Primary Care Clinic
• House Calls
• Hospice and Palliative Care
• Behavioral Health
SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare is a team
of physicians, nurse practitioners,
psychologists and social workers
dedicated to serving the health care
MISSION
Our mission is to help fellow
Texans live longer and healthier
lives by reducing the burden
of chronic disease, promote
wellness, and manage the
unique and multiple health
concerns of older adults.
S. Main St.
501 SOUTH AUSTIN AVENUE
SUITE 1320, 3RD FLOOR
GEORGETOWN, TX 78626
512-868-9078
WWW.SUNSTARGERIATRICS.COM
PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is to provide
high quality, comprehensive
and individualized care that
addresses the special healthcare
needs of senior adults through
an interdisciplinary team care
approach.
needs of Georgetown Seniors and
Adults. The team provides medical care
to all forms of retirement communities,
long term care settings, private house
calls and primary care at our main clinic
and specialty dementia clinic in Historic
Downtown Georgetown. Through
strategic leadership and a proven model,
the SunStar team collaborates with other
healthcare providers to form a Geriatric
Continuum of Care: the seamless delivery
of collaborative and comprehensive
senior services and care.
VISION
Our vision is to be the premier
provider of healthcare services
to the older adults across the
Geriatric continuum with
compassionate care for patients
and their families.
SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare accepts Medicare, Scott & White and most major insurance plans.
MESSAG E FROM
Dr. Maryann M. Choi,
MD, MPH, MS, CMD
Board Certi ed in Internal
Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and
ABHPM Certi ed Hospice and
Palliative Care
“Our goal is to support successful
aging and encourage active aging to
improve quality of life, and help delay
disability later in life. We incorporate a
holistic approach to address mental and
physical health as well as psychosocial
issues of older adults.”
Maryann Choi, MD, MPH, MS, CMD, is founder
and Chief Executive O cer for SunStar Geriatrics
Healthcare, PA, an association of physicians and
nurse practitioners dedicated to serving the health
care needs of central Texas seniors. SunStar Geriatrics
Healthcare, PA is based in Georgetown, Texas.
Dr. Choi, of Georgetown, has been designated as a
participant in the 2005 White House Conference on
Aging. This conference, instrumental in developing
recommendations for the future of aging policy in the
United States, was held in Washington, D.C. She was
also appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas
Health and Human Service Commission Council for a
term through 2011. Additionally, the Austin Business
Journal honored Dr. Choi as the 2007 Physician
Healthcare Hero.
Dr. Choi’s medical background includes residencies in
Internal Medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland and at New Rochelle Hospital in New York.
She completed a fellowship in Geriatrics at The Mount
Sinai Hospital in New York City where she worked as
an Instructor of Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical
College and later as Clinical Instructor of Medicine
at Yale University School of Medicine. She is boardcerti
ed in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and
ABHPM certi ed in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Choi is also a Certi ed Medical Director. Dr. Choi
also holds a Master’s in Public Health from the Texas
A&M School of Rural Public Health and a Masters in
Computer Science from Hofstra University. Prior to
joining SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare, Dr. Choi was
Director of Geriatric Clinical Services, Institute of
Aging, with Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas
and Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.
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