Dr. Karen M Nelson M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
314 Martin Luther King Jr Way Suite 400 Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. Karen Nelson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Nelson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Nelson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Nelson 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1988
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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