Eugene Fontenot M.D.12
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles LA, 70605About
Dr. Eugene Fontenot is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lake Charles, LA. Dr. Fontenot specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Fontenot can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Fontenot 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1978
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1978
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Menopause
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- Premenstrual Syndrome (pms)
- Hypothyroidism
- Vaginitis
- Stress Incontinence
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- Dr. Tricia N Guidry M.D.4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles LA 70605
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