Dr. Peter K. Zucker M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
1 ESSEX CENTER DR PEABODY MA, 01960About
Dr. Peter Zucker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zucker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Zucker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Zucker can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1975
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