Old doctor vs. New doctor

Life is such a compromise. Ideal age of a doctor to me is 40-55. But if you have to choose between old (above 60) or too young (below 40), which would you rather prefer?

Pros:
- old doctors bring wealth of experience.
- people mellow down as they age.
- younger doctor may be more up to date in technology
- younger doctor may be more energetic and willing to think out of box

cons:
- old doc may not care since they'll retire in a few years.
- old doctors may die
- old doctors may retire
- old docotors may be biased based on experience
- young doctors may have attitude
- With less than 10-15 year experience, they haven't seen it all
- young doctors may be too ambitious to expand business, which may adversely affect your care.


I'd go with younger doctors.

Forget the experience thing. Shaky hands, memory loss, and failure to learn the latest new advancements make older docs -alas- obsolete. Let them retire and open more opportunity for newer internists if they're old enough to do so. Even the youngest Dr. has had 10 years of education before meeting you in a clinical setting. So what's the problem?