Dr. Frances Barbara Ivker MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
927 Broadway St New Orleans LA, 70118About
Dr. Frances Ivker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Ivker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ivker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ivker 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
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1977
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans 1977
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1977
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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