Karl E De Jonge, MD| Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
K. Eric De Jonge, MD, works with a team that provides home-based primary care and hospital services to ill elders. Their goal is to meet all medical and social needs of patients and families, over time and across all settings.
Clinical areas of focus
- Advance Directive Planning
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety Management For Older Adults
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Constipation
- Dementia
- Geriatric Depression
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Hip Fracture
- Home Health Care
- Memory Disorder
- Pain Medication Management
- Polypharmacy
- Venous Ulcers
- Weakness And Frailty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bladder Incontinence
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Pain Management For Older Adults
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Depression
- Elder Abuse
- Emphysema
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Geriatric Depression
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Home Health Care
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Knee Pain
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polypharmacy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Ureteral Calculus
- Vascular Dementia
- Venous Ulcers
- Weakness And Frailty
- Wound Care For Older Adults
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Management For Older Adults
- Assistive Technology Evaluation
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Behavioral Assessment
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For Groups
- Daily Living Assistance
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Geriatric Care For Older Adults
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Home Repair And Modification
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Pain Medication Management
- Transitional Care Planning
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: John Hopkins University (1996)
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1995)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (1994)
Internship: University of Washington School of Medicine (1992)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (1991)