Dr. Lauren H Runnels MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2508 Bert Kouns Loop Suite 201 Shreveport LA, 71118About
Dr. Lauren Runnels is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Runnels specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Runnels can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Runnels 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
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 2005
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pregnancy
- Pain
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