Mrs. Carolyn Downs Hoekstra MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
9001S 101ST EAST AVE TULSA OK, 74133About
Dr. Carolyn Hoekstra is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Muskogee, OK. Dr. Hoekstra specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hoekstra can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hoekstra 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
Wayne State Univ Sch of Med, Detroit Mi 1976
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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