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Dr. Yasir Akram Mekki MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
222 S Greenleaf St Suite 112 Gurnee IL, 60031About
Dr. Yasir Mekki is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Gurnee, IL. Dr. Mekki specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mekki can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mekki 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
University of Baghdad College of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
- Stress Incontinence
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