Dr. Les J. Gurwitt M.D
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
72780 Country Club Drive Suite A-103 Rancho Mirage CA, 92270About
Dr. Les Gurwitt is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Rancho Mirage, CA. Dr. Gurwitt specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gurwitt can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gurwitt 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1965
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1965
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineInternships
- LAC+USC Medical Center
Articles and Publications
- Diseases of the Placenta: Choriocarcinoma - Postpartum Cause of Stroke - published 1975, reprinted in The Green Journal 1976
What do you attribute your success to?
- Practicing in a field that allowed him to use his gifts and his passion for medicine as well as direct patient care.
Hobbies / Sports
- Spending time with his wife of 46 years, His three children, and 6 grandchildren
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