Dr. James Patrick Potter M.D
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
12497 Barony Dr Dubuque IA, 52001About
Dr. James Potter is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Dubuque, IA. Dr. Potter specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Potter can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Potter can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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