Dr. Melissa Larsen MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1700 Mount Vernon Ave Bakersfield CA, 93306About
Dr. Melissa Larsen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Salinas, CA. Dr. Larsen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Larsen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Larsen 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
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1981
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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- Pregnancy
- Pain
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