Dr. Howard L Schafer MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
938 Mezzanine Dr Suite B Lafayette IN, 47905About
Dr. Howard Schafer is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lafayette, IN. Dr. Schafer specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Schafer can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Schafer 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
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1982
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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