Dr. Ogochukwu A. Okpala MD, MPH, FACOG
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
75 Francis St Asb-1, Dept Of Obgyn Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Ogochukwu Okpala is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Okpala specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Okpala can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Okpala 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
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2003
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Endometriosis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
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