Dr. Leo Francis Doherty MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Reproductive Endocrinology
20 York St New Haven CT, 06504About
Dr. Leo Doherty is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Haven, CT. Dr. Doherty specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Doherty can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Doherty 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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University of Massachusetts Medical School Medical Degree 0
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- Society for Gynecologic Investigation President’s Presenter Award 2012
- The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award 2010
- The Irving Friedman Memorial Award 2010
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