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Dr. Richard Sidney Stephen M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
985 9th Ave Sw Suite 500 Bessemer AL, 35022About
Dr. Richard Stephen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bessemer, AL. Dr. Stephen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Stephen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Stephen 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
- Stress Incontinence
Dr. Richard Sidney Stephen M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 985 9th Ave Sw Suite 500
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Nearest Hospitals
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEMl
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701 PRINCETON AVENUE SOUTHWEST BIRMINGHAM AL 35211SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERl
1000 FIRST STREET NORTH ALABASTER AL 35007