Dr. Karen Vanauken Wells M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
12303 Ne 130th Ln Suite 500 Kirkland WA, 98034About
Dr. Karen Wells is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Kirkland, WA. Dr. Wells specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wells can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wells 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
Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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