Mr. Thomas Schley Gatewood M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
205 S Lee St Americus GA, 31709About
Dr. Thomas Gatewood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Americus, GA. Dr. Gatewood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gatewood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gatewood 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
Baylor College of Medicine 1969
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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