Dr. Dana C. Edwards M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
300 Old River Road Suite 200 Bakersfield CA, 93311About
Dr. Dana Edwards is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bakersfield, CA. Dr. Edwards specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Edwards can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Edwards can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1989
Tulane University School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Menopause
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
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