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Dr. Rupert Augustus Peterkin M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
9149 ESTATE THOMAS ST. THOMAS VI, 00802About
Dr. Rupert Peterkin is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in ST. THOMAS, VI. Dr. Peterkin specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Peterkin can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Peterkin 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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- Dr. Wilbur Kennard Callender M.D.52A 10TH STREET ST THOMAS USVI 00802
- Dr. Catherine A. Kean M.D.9149 ESTATE THOMAS ST. THOMAS VI 00804
- Dr. Vincente F. Poblete M.D.SCHNEIDER REGIONAL HOSPITAL ST. THOMAS VI 00802
- Dr. Ronald Clinton Nimmo M.D.3004 ESTATE ALTONA STE 6 ST THOMAS VI 00802
- Dr. Christine A Lloyd M.D.9149 SUGAR ESTATE ST. THOMAS VI 00802
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CARIBBEAN MEDICAL CENTERl
151 AVE OSVALDO MOLINA FAJARDO PR 738ROY LESTER SCHNEIDER HOSPITAL,THEl
9048 SUGAR ESTATE ST THOMAS VI 801