Dr. Richard W. Gates M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
6866 West Stonegate Drive Suite 102 Zionsville IN, 46077About
Dr. Richard Gates is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Zionsville, IN. Dr. Gates specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gates can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gates 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
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1991
Indiana University School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
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