I’m 74. I’m about to get stents from a cardiologist who’s my age. He’s more alert and energetic then my own cardiologist. Unlike my small town cardiologist he practices in a larger market which gives him the luxury to specialize only in stents. I’ve had a low platelet complication. He called in a hematologist who’s also our age. Unlike his younger colleagues, he heard my voice and checked it to discover that the meds I was on caused thrush which he treated immediately.
I agree with concerns about the age of providers. I’m just glad I got lucky.
BTW the cardiologist is from China and the hematologist from South Africa.