Dr. Gretchen G Petterway MD
Pediatrician
1534 Elizabeth Street Suite 302 Shreveport LA, 71101About
Dr. Gretchen Petterway is a pediatrician practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Petterway is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Petterway diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Petterway can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport / School of Medicine 2006
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 2006
Provider Details
Treatments
- Headaches
- Dermatitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Fever
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Menstrual Cramps
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