Dr. Gilda Jane Lorensen M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
14406 Ne 20th Ave Vancouver WA, 98686About
Dr. Gilda Lorensen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Vancouver, WA. Dr. Lorensen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Lorensen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Lorensen 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Pregnancy
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