Dr. Karen A Altay M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
471 W Army Trail Rd Suite 105 Bloomingdale IL, 60108About
Dr. Karen Altay is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bloomingdale, IL. Dr. Altay specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Altay can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Altay 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 Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1979
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Infertility, Endometriosis, Menopause And More
- Menopause
- Osteoporosis
- Endometriosis
- Birth Defects
- Hypothyroidism
- Pain
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