Dr. Renee Melva Ward MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
Vanderbilt University Medical Ctr B-1100 Medical Cente Nashville TN, 37232About
Dr. Renee Ward is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Ward specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ward can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ward 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
University of California 1974
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Stress Incontinence
- Uterine Prolapse
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