Dr. Douglas A Dightman M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
939 Mountain View Dr Shelton WA, 98584About
Dr. Douglas Dightman is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Shelton, WA. Dr. Dightman specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Dightman can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Dightman 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 Washington School of Medicine 2007
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modulation of human glutathione S-transferases by botanically defined vegetable diets.
- Androgen receptor polymorphisms and the incidence of prostate cancer.
- Polymorphic markers in the 5alpha-reductase type II gene and the incidence of prostate cancer.
- A polymorphism in intron D of the chinook salmon growth hormone 2 gene.
- Low levels of intraspecific variation in the mitochondrial DNA of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta).
- A chinook salmon PCR-RFLP marker in the p53 locus.
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Vascular Disease
- Strep Throat
Dr. Douglas A Dightman M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 939 Mountain View Dr
939 Mountain View Dr -Shelton, WA 98584Get Direction
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