Dr. Diana Kay Kaufman M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
1105 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny IA, 50023About
Dr. Diana Kaufman is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Ankeny, IA. Dr. Kaufman specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Kaufman can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Kaufman 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
Creighton University School of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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