Dr. Richard Alphonso Petersen M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
6200 Sunset Dr Suite 502 Miami FL, 33143About
Dr. Richard Petersen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Miami, FL. Dr. Petersen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Petersen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Petersen 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
Umdnj-New Jersey Med Sch- Newark Nj 1984
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1984
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Menopause
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Stress Incontinence
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