Dr. Thomas F Purdon MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
1260 S Campbell Rd Green Valley AZ, 85614About
Dr. Thomas Purdon is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Green Valley, AZ. Dr. Purdon specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Purdon can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Purdon 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
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1962
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1962
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Caring.
- Career transitions:planning for alternative futures.
- Pyovesiculosis as a cause of chronic vulvovaginitis. Report of 3 cases.
- Use of needle localization for difficult Norplant removal.
- Some macro and micro aspects of economics in obstetrics and gynecology.
- AAFP/ACOG educational and practice guidelines.
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