Senior Medical Associates Specializes in Personalized Primary Care for Seniors Feature Story
By Stacey Bomser
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enior Medical Associates is a group of primary care physicians dedicated to caring for patients over the age of 65. Dr. Mohsin Jaffer founded the practice with the purpose of focusing exclusively on the unique medical needs of seniors. Dr. Jaffer, along with Dr. Noel Mora and Dr. Abigail Lomarda, and a team of experienced physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants and staff are all dedicated to providing compassionate and caring, personalized, primary care with ten conveniently located, full service medical centers throughout Broward County.
Dr. Jaffer explains Senior Medical Associates’ unique qualification to care for seniors and how the practice supports Hollywood and the other communities it serves.
Mohsin Jaffer, MD, Founder and Owner of Senior Medical Associates
Please describe your practice. Senior Medical Associates focuses exclusively on caring for older adults. We are good doctors who practice good medicine and strongly believe that, together, we can achieve a healthier patient. How long has the practice been open?
Collectively, our team has over 60 years of experience in the medical field focused on the senior market. Senior Medical Associates has been operating in Broward County for approximately three years.
Why did you decide to concentrate your practice on senior medicine? We felt there was
a great need to provide quality care for seniors. The medical needs of a senior patient require additional time to understand and properly care for ailments requiring treatment. Also, we need to dedicate time between the patient and provider to establish a level of trust. This trust ensures comfort and credibility so patients are relaxed, honest and fulfill the doctor’s orders.
Who is your typical patient? Our typical patient believes they have it in their power to lead a healthy life with vigor and vitality.
What services does Senior Medical Associates provide?
We provide an array of medical services at our Hollywood office, as well as our other nine locations across Broward County. Services our patients appreciate that we offer onsite include urine and blood lab work, EKG and X-rays. We commonly provide pulmonary function tests, ear lavage and minor skin surgeries as well. The convenience of providing these services at our locations Dr. Abigail Lomarda’s specialty in geriatric medicine provides a unique perspective in caring for older adults. helps us ensure our patients get the care What is special about your staff? The staff at they need by people they trust. Senior Medical Associates treat patients with compassion and care. We make patients feel like What is the medical philosophy at Senior family. Medical Associates? We practice evidence-based medicine. There’s so much evidence out there that points to patients themselves being the best agents What can patients expect when they visit your office? Patients will find a clean, comfortfor identifying and treating themselves alongside a able and spacious setting, healthy snacks, and a physician. Efforts to listen and work together, help caring, quality team practicing good medicine. patients think and act as the best caretakers of their mind, body and soul.
What is your background? I have specialized
in the medical care of seniors in South Florida for nearly 30 years. My colleagues, Dr. Mora and Dr. Lomarda, are also highly experienced in the care of senior patients.
What is Dr. Mora’s background? Noel Mora,
M.D., has served the senior community in Broward County for over 20 years. He specializes in family medicine with a focus on the care of those over 60 years of age. Dr. Mora is affiliated with the Memorial Hospital Health Care system. He is fluent in both English and Spanish and believes there are great benefits to discussing preventive wellness techniques with his patients.
What is Dr. Lomarda’s background?
Dr. Noel Mora and the caring staff at Senior Medical Associates deliver personalized primary care to seniors.
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Abigail Lomarda, M.D., is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. She finds it rewarding to listen to and educate her patients while sharing decisionmaking in their plan of care. Aside from her dedication to preventive care, Dr. Lomarda also focuses on geriatric comprehensive assessment which evaluates functional status, physical health, mental health, and social and environmental condition to improve quality of life, provide long term care needs, and maintain patient independence for as long as possible. She is a staunch believer in the art of aging gracefully and continues to promote it with passion and integrity. Dr. Lomarda is fluent in English, Tagalog and Bisaya.
How does the practice support the communities it serves? As a practice, Senior
Medical Associates believes our biggest impact can arise from educating seniors. Because of this, we dedicate our time to working with the senior community hosting free learning and social activities. Additionally, our providers go the extra mile with outreach efforts. This fall, we are hosting a series of active older adult programs at the Hollywood YMCA. These will focus on subjects such as essentials to a healthy aging brain, breast cancer in seniors, diabetes prevention and treatment, and adult vaccinations. In addition, I was recently honored to address the Herbert Wertheim School of Medicine graduates at Florida International University’s commencement ceremony. I was also inducted into the Broward Senior Hall of Fame in 2016. This honor recognized my ongoing commitment to serving the senior population of Broward County.
Does Senior Medical Associates accept insurance? Our practice accepts Medicare most Medicare Advantage plans.
Senior Medical Associates is located at 1759 N. University Drive in Hollywood. It offers ten convenient locations throughout Broward County, so an office is never more than 15 minutes away. Other offices are in Weston, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach and Oakland Park. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 954-659-9690 or visit www.seniormedicalassociates.net.