Dr. Katherine A Vankessel MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1800 116th Ave Ne Suite 201 Bellevue WA, 98004About
Dr. Katherine Vankessel is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bellevue, WA. Dr. Vankessel specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Vankessel can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Vankessel 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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