Dr. Arelis Marie Figueroa MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4740 S I 10 SERVICE RD W METAIRIE LA, 70001About
Dr. Arelis Figueroa is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Figueroa specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Figueroa can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Figueroa 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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Central University of The Caribbean / School of Medicine 2008
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