Dr. Richard B Cox DO
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
9 Crane Ave. Spencer IN, 47460About
Dr. Richard Cox is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Linton, IN. Dr. Cox specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Cox can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Cox can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 1996
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