Dr. Joel E. Backer MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
7547 Medical Dr Suite 1200 Gloucester VA, 23061About
Dr. Joel Backer is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Gloucester, VA. Dr. Backer specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Backer can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Backer 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
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1996
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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