Mr. John Patterson M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2525 S Michigan Ave B-522 Chicago IL, 60616About
Dr. John Patterson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Patterson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Patterson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Patterson 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 Illinois College of Medicine 1976
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Menstrual Cramps
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