Dr. Rick L Perkins MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Aspirus General Clinic 110 East 5th Avenue Antigo WI, 54409About
Dr. Rick Perkins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Antigo, WI. Dr. Perkins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Perkins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Perkins 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 Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1984
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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