Dr. Peter R Lafuria MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4150 Nelson Rd Suite 5 Lake Charles LA, 70605About
Dr. Peter Lafuria is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lake Charles, LA. Dr. Lafuria specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Lafuria can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Lafuria 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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Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1973
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