Dr. Heather Murphy Marthers MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
418 E Polk St Washington IA, 52353About
Dr. Heather Marthers is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Washington, IA. Dr. Marthers specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Marthers can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Marthers 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
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
- Hypothyroidism
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Uterine Prolapse
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