Dr. Eric Terpstra DO
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
100 BREWSTER BLVD CAMP LEJEUNE NC, 28547About
Dr. Eric Terpstra is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Terpstra specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Terpstra can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Terpstra 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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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine 2007
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