Dr. Karen Elizabeth Fish MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1875 West Dempster A Luthern General Hosp Park Ridge IL, 60068About
Dr. Karen Fish is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Park Ridge, IL. Dr. Fish specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Fish can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Fish 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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