Dr. Louis R Fernandez MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
46 LAUREL DR ELBERTON GA, 30635About
Dr. Louis Fernandez is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Toccoa, GA. Dr. Fernandez specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Fernandez can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Fernandez 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
Emory University School Of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Menopause
- Anemia
- Pregnancy
- Hypothyroidism
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Stress Incontinence
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