William McDonald, MD
Personalized primary care and house calls in the heart of Manhattan for patients 55+
Dr. William McDonald is a board-certified Internist with specialized training in Geriatric Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. McDonald completed his residency in Internal Medicine-Primary Care at Yale in New Haven, CT, where he was also a Chief Medical Resident. He completed his training with a fellowship in Geriatrics at Weill Cornell in New York, NY. His areas of research and expertise include medication appropriateness and house calls, and he maintains an active affiliation with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Hospital.
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Mangal S, Hyder M, Mancini J, Zarzuela K, McDonald W, Safford M, Lachs M, Goyal P. Physician-Reported Facilitators and Barriers for Side Effect Management of Heart Failure Medications. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 20;13(16):e033615.
Cohen AB, McDonald WM, O'Leary JR, Omer ZB, Fried TR. High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents With Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Mar 7:S1525-8610(24)00130-0.
“My medical career is dedicated to helping my patients live well, and I have found that living well looks different for everyone. Some want to play tennis at the top of their game, while others want the same success in their vibrant careers. Whatever your goals, my job is to help you reach them.”
- Dr. McDonald
What is Geriatrics?
When most of us hear the term geriatrics, we often think of getting older. In reality, geriatrics is much less concerned with age, and more about how we as physicians take care of our patients. We turn back the clock to a time when your family knew your doctor, and vice versa. We learn what fills our patients’ cup, and who is important to them in life. We value extended visits and bringing our care to the home. We understand there are countless medical therapies at our disposal, but we should only utilize the ones that are going to help our patients live better. Geriatrics is an older version of medicine, born anew.
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An important aspect of our practice is returning to the original principles of medicine. To that end, we are happy to offer house calls as an essential part of our practice. Let us bring our medical expertise to the comfort of your home.
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It can be critical to have a general practitioner at the heart of your care, and we are comfortable managing multiple different medical conditions in concert. When needed, we utilize an extensive network of prominent specialists and look forward to making new connections with your providers. We also maintain a strong affiliation with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Hospital.
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Modern medicine continues to develop innovative treatments and medications for all types of diseases. As a medication list grows, it is important to ensure each medication is helping you improve your quality of life. We use validated tools to determine if there are ways to optimize and even simplify your medication list.
