Dr. Richard Douglas Ross MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
2131 Saint James St Philadelphia PA, 19103About
Dr. Richard Ross is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Ross specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ross can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ross can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1974
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