Dr. Robert John Bakelaar M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
7040 Brookdale Dr Harrisburg PA, 17111About
Dr. Robert Bakelaar is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Harrisburg, PA. Dr. Bakelaar specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Bakelaar can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Bakelaar 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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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1974
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