Dr. Ricky Lawayne Owers MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
1 Saint Mary Pl Shreveport LA, 71101About
Dr. Ricky Owers is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Owers specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Owers can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Owers can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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