Dr. Gerald Elbert Mortimer M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2095 Heather Ln Idaho Falls ID, 83406About
Dr. Gerald Mortimer is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Idaho Falls, ID. Dr. Mortimer specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mortimer can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mortimer 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
University of Missouri / Columbia Campus 1971
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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