Dr. Mark Edward Blackwood MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
801 First St Cleveland MS, 38732About
Dr. Mark Blackwood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Cleveland, MS. Dr. Blackwood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Blackwood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Blackwood 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 Ms Sch of Med, Jackson Ms 1991
University of Mississippi School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Anemia
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
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