Dr. Ellen B Roose M.D
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4949 Westown Pkwy Suite 140 West Des Moines IA, 50266About
Dr. Ellen Roose is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Roose specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Roose can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Roose 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 1983
Roy J Lucille A Carver College of Medicine At University of Iowa,Iowa City, Ia, United States 1983
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Liquid-based cervical-cell collection with brushes and wooden spatulas: a comparison of 100 conventional smears from high-risk women to liquid-fixed cytocentrifuge slides, demonstrating a cost-effective, alternative monolayer slide preparation method
- Manual method for liquid-based cytology: a demonstration using 1,000 gynecological cytologies collected directly to vial and prepared by a smear-slide technique.
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