Dr. Whitney B Brink MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1212 Pleasant St Suite 405 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Whitney Brink is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Brink specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Brink can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Brink 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 Sd Sch Of Med- Vermillion Sd- 1997
University of South Dakota 1997
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Hypothyroidism
- Pain
- Menstrual Cramps
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