Dr. Andrea Mendelssohn MD, FACOG, FABIHM
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
970 DEWING AVE STE 203 LAFAYETTE CA, 94549About
Dr. Andrea Mendelssohn is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Castro Valley, CA. Dr. Mendelssohn specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mendelssohn can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mendelssohn 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
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 1997
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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