Dr. Bernard James Munro MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5901 Westown Pkwy Suite 240 West Des Moines IA, 50266About
Dr. Bernard Munro is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Munro specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Munro can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Munro 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
Creighton University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Household-shoe wearing and purchasing habits. A survey of people aged 65 years and older.
- Does using an ejector chair affect muscle activation patterns in rheumatoid arthritic patients? A preliminary investigation.
- Characterizing patellar tendon loading during the landing phases of a stop-jump
- Effects of passive ankle dorsiflexion stiffness on ankle mechanics during drop landings.
- Passive dorsiflexion stiffness is poorly correlated with passive dorsiflexion range of motion.
- Variations in jump height explain the between-sex difference in patellar tendon loading during landing.
- Previously identified patellar tendinopathy risk factors differ between elite and sub-elite volleyball players.
- Foot-care awareness. A survey of persons aged 65 years and older.
- A kinematic and kinetic analysis of the sit-to-stand transfer using an ejector chair: implications for elderly rheumatoid arthritic patients.
Treatments
- Infertility
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Stress Incontinence
- Menstrual Cramps
- Wrinkle & Scar Improvement
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