Dr. Karen M Girard MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
850 Boylston Street Suite 575 Chestnut Hill MA, 02467About
Dr. Karen Girard is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chestnut Hill, MA. Dr. Girard specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Girard can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Girard 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
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1992
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1992
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1992
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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- Pregnancy
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