Dr. Katria Laurel Mertz MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
330 S Garden Way Suite 220 Eugene OR, 97401About
Dr. Katria Mertz is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Eugene, OR. Dr. Mertz specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mertz can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mertz 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 Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 1999
Provider Details
Treatments
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Hypothyroidism
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Uterine Prolapse
- Menstrual Cramps
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