Dr. Joy E Matthews MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
505 Ne 87th Ave Suite 160 Vancouver WA, 98664About
Dr. Joy Matthews is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Vancouver, WA. Dr. Matthews specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Matthews can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Matthews 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
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 1996
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- 2002
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- Pregnancy
- Pain
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