Dr. Luis R Mertins MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1439 Us Hwy 61 Suite A Crystal City MO, 63019About
Dr. Luis Mertins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Crystal City, MO. Dr. Mertins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mertins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mertins 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 Francisco Marroquin, Fac De Med, Guatemala 1985
Francisco Marroqu
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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