Dr. Gary Wayne Nelson MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
150 South Ingleside Suite 6 Fairhope AL, 36532About
Dr. Gary Nelson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Fairhope, AL. Dr. Nelson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Nelson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Nelson 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 South Al Coll of Med, Mobile Al 1984
University of South Alabama College of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Menopause
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- Premenstrual Syndrome (pms)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Menstrual Cramps
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