Dr. Ernest Malvern Wood MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
2123 Quail Dr Lancaster PA, 17601About
Dr. Ernest Wood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Wood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wood 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
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1963
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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