Dr. Louis E Nelsen M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2291 Evelyn Byrd Ave Harrisonburg VA, 22801About
Dr. Louis Nelsen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Harrisonburg, VA. Dr. Nelsen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Nelsen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Nelsen 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
Eastern Virginia Medical School 1986
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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