Dr. Robert Edward Ricks M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
658 Horst Pl The Villages FL, 32162About
Dr. Robert Ricks is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in The Villages, FL. Dr. Ricks specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ricks can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ricks 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
Howard Univ Coll of Med, Washington Dc 1962
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 1975
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The natural history of pelvic organ support in pregnancy.
- Depression screening in the pregnant soldier wellness program.
- The effects of late gestation maternal nutrient restriction with or without protein supplementation on endocrine regulation of newborn and postnatal beef calves.
- Effects of maternal nutrient restriction during early or mid-gestation without realimentation on maternal physiology and foetal growth and development in beef cattle.
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