Brie Altenau M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
945 GOETHALS DR STE 200 RICHLAND WA, 99352About
Dr. Brie Altenau is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in RICHLAND, WA. Dr. Altenau specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Altenau can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Altenau 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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