
Dr. Ursula Fritzi Harkness M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
900 Hendersonville Rd Suite 206 Asheville NC, 28803About
Dr. Ursula Harkness is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Asheville, NC. Dr. Harkness specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Harkness can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Harkness 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Practice At 119 Hendersonville Rd
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- Mrs. Kathryn Furr Patten MD800 N JUSTICE ST HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791
- Dr. Robert Clark Henderson MD44 Tiverton Ln Asheville NC 28803
- Dr. Hal Clifford Lawrence M.D.93 Victoria Rd Asheville NC 28801
- Dr. Ruchi Patel Moore M.D.80 Doctors Dr Hendersonville NC 28792
- Dr. Nathan Edward Williams M.D.100 Ridgefield Ct Asheville NC 28806
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100 HOSPITAL DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792