Dr. Karen L Drake MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
1215 Pleasant St Suite 116 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Karen Drake is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Drake specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Drake can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Drake 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
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1988
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Birth Defects
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