Dr. Phillip A. Higgins MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
3401 N Perryville Rd Rockford IL, 61114About
Dr. Phillip Higgins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Rockford, IL. Dr. Higgins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Higgins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Higgins 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 Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1985
University of Florida College of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Diabetes
- Endometriosis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
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