Dr. Carol W Saffold MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
200 JEFFERSON AVE SE GRAND RAPIDS MI, 49503About
Dr. Carol Saffold is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Saffold specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Saffold can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Saffold 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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