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2 | June 2009 <strong>Community</strong> Impact Newspaper • Georgetown/Hutto/Taylor Edition<br />
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Scenic Dr.<br />
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GERIATRICS HEALTHCARE P.A.<br />
4th St.<br />
6th St.<br />
7th St.<br />
8th St.<br />
3rd St.<br />
S. Austin Ave.<br />
5th St.<br />
9th St.<br />
10th St.<br />
11th St.<br />
• Geriatric Clinic<br />
• Dementia Clinic<br />
• Primary Care Clinic<br />
• House Calls<br />
• Hospice and Palliative Care<br />
• Behavioral Health<br />
SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare is a team<br />
of physicians, nurse practitioners,<br />
psychologists and social workers<br />
dedicated to serving the health care<br />
MISSION<br />
Our mission is to help fellow<br />
Texans live longer and healthier<br />
lives by reducing the burden<br />
of chronic disease, promote<br />
wellness, and manage the<br />
unique and multiple health<br />
concerns of older adults.<br />
S. Main St.<br />
501 SOUTH AUSTIN AVENUE<br />
SUITE 1320, 3RD FLOOR<br />
GEORGETOWN, TX 78626<br />
512-868-9078<br />
WWW.SUNSTARGERIATRICS.COM<br />
PHILOSOPHY<br />
Our philosophy is to provide<br />
high quality, comprehensive<br />
and individualized care that<br />
addresses the special healthcare<br />
needs of senior adults through<br />
an interdisciplinary team care<br />
approach.<br />
needs of Georgetown Seniors and<br />
Adults. The team provides medical care<br />
to all forms of retirement communities,<br />
long term care settings, private house<br />
calls and primary care at our main clinic<br />
and specialty dementia clinic in Historic<br />
Downtown Georgetown. Through<br />
strategic leadership and a proven model,<br />
the SunStar team collaborates with other<br />
healthcare providers to form a Geriatric<br />
Continuum of Care: the seamless delivery<br />
of collaborative and comprehensive<br />
senior services and care.<br />
VISION<br />
Our vision is to be the premier<br />
provider of healthcare services<br />
to the older adults across the<br />
Geriatric continuum with<br />
compassionate care for patients<br />
and their families.<br />
SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare accepts Medicare, Scott & White and most major insurance plans.<br />
MESSAGE FROM<br />
Dr. Maryann M. Choi,<br />
MD, MPH, MS, CMD<br />
Board Certi ed in Internal<br />
Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and<br />
ABHPM Certi ed Hospice and<br />
Palliative Care<br />
“Our goal is to support successful<br />
aging and encourage active aging to<br />
improve quality of life, and help delay<br />
disability later in life. We incorporate a<br />
holistic approach to address mental and<br />
physical health as well as psychosocial<br />
issues of older adults.”<br />
Maryann Choi, MD, MPH, MS, CMD, is founder<br />
and Chief Executive O cer for SunStar Geriatrics<br />
Healthcare, PA, an association of physicians and<br />
nurse practitioners dedicated to serving the health<br />
care needs of central Texas seniors. SunStar Geriatrics<br />
Healthcare, PA is based in Georgetown, Texas.<br />
Dr. Choi, of Georgetown, has been designated as a<br />
participant in the 2005 White House Conference on<br />
Aging. This conference, instrumental in developing<br />
recommendations for the future of aging policy in the<br />
United States, was held in Washington, D.C. She was<br />
also appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas<br />
Health and Human Service Commission Council for a<br />
term through 2011. Additionally, the Austin Business<br />
Journal honored Dr. Choi as the 2007 Physician<br />
Healthcare Hero.<br />
Dr. Choi’s medical background includes residencies in<br />
Internal Medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore,<br />
Maryland and at New Rochelle Hospital in New York.<br />
She completed a fellowship in Geriatrics at The Mount<br />
Sinai Hospital in New York City where she worked as<br />
an Instructor of Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical<br />
College and later as Clinical Instructor of Medicine<br />
at Yale University School of Medicine. She is boardcerti<br />
ed in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and<br />
ABHPM certi ed in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.<br />
Dr. Choi is also a Certi ed Medical Director. Dr. Choi<br />
also holds a Master’s in Public Health from the Texas<br />
A&M School of Rural Public Health and a Masters in<br />
Computer Science from Hofstra University. Prior to<br />
joining SunStar Geriatrics Healthcare, Dr. Choi was<br />
Director of Geriatric Clinical Services, Institute of<br />
Aging, with Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas<br />
and Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.<br />
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