Joy Lin Pretcher
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
12607 Se Mill Plain Blvd Kaiser Permanente Ca Vancouver WA, 98684About
Dr. Joy Pretcher is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Vancouver, WA. Dr. Pretcher specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Pretcher can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Pretcher 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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Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1997
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