Dr. Duncan John Turner MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
219 Nogales Ave Suite A Santa Barbara CA, 93105About
Dr. Duncan Turner is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Turner specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Turner can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Turner 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
St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School 1969
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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