Dr. Brittany Gerken M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
980 3rd St Suite 500 Tillamook OR, 97141About
Dr. Brittany Gerken is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Tillamook, OR. Dr. Gerken specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gerken can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gerken 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
American University of The Caribbean / School of Medicine MD
American University Of The Caribbean School Of Medicine 2002
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Treatments
- Diabetes
- Endometriosis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Pain
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