Dr. Michael C Ketcham DO
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
556 Montauk Highway West Islip NY, 11795About
Dr. Michael Ketcham is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in West Islip, NY. Dr. Ketcham specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ketcham can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ketcham 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
Ny Coll Of Osteo Med Of Ny Inst Of Tech- Old Westbury Ny 1997
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine 1997
Provider Details
Treatments
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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