Dr. Richard Edward Heywood D.O.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
One Boone Road Naval Hospital Breme Bremerton WA, 98312About
Dr. Richard Heywood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bremerton, WA. Dr. Heywood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Heywood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Heywood 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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