Dr. Penelope Velasco MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
3660 E Imperial Hwy Lynwood CA, 90262Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Penelope Velasco is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lynwood, CA. Dr. Velasco specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Velasco can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Velasco 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
Creighton University School of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Urinary Incontinence
- Menopause
- Anemia
- Gestational Diabetes
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
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