Dr. Lawrence Douglas Battles M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
914 W B St Russellville AR, 72801About
Dr. Lawrence Battles is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Russellville, AR. Dr. Battles specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Battles can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Battles 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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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine 1973
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