Dr. Dana L Chortkoff M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
12710 Carmel Country Rd San Diego CA, 92130About
Dr. Dana Chortkoff is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Chortkoff specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Chortkoff can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Chortkoff 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
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1985
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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