Dr. Richard C Cherkis MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
995 Senator Keating Blvd Bldg E Suite 210 Rochester NY, 14618About
Dr. Richard Cherkis is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Cherkis specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Cherkis can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Cherkis 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
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1976
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1976
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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