Dr. Kenneth W Merkitch MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1836 South Ave La Crosse WI, 54601About
Dr. Kenneth Merkitch is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in La Crosse, WI. Dr. Merkitch specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Merkitch can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Merkitch 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1984
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
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