Dr. Richard A Latta MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
1235 Old York Rd Suite 119 Abington PA, 19001About
Dr. Richard Latta is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Abington, PA. Dr. Latta specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Latta can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Latta 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
Med Coll of Pa, Philadelphia Pa 1986
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Treatment of recurrent eczema herpeticum in pregnancy with acyclovir.
- Parameter-dependent transitions and the optimal control of dynamical diseases.
- The bidirectional flux of cholesterol between cells and lipoproteins. Effects of phospholipid depletion of high density lipoprotein.
- Emergent cervical cerclage: predictors of success or failure.
- Method of delivery of the nonvertex second twin: a community hospital experience.
- A decision analysis of mandatory compared with voluntary HIV testing in pregnant women.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
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