Dr. Sarah Ellestad M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Duke University Medical Ctr Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Sarah Ellestad is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Ellestad specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ellestad can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ellestad 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1999
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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