Dr. Peter Robert Kesling M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2703 Jahn Ave Nw Suite C-5 Gig Harbor WA, 98335About
Dr. Peter Kesling is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Gig Harbor, WA. Dr. Kesling specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Kesling can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Kesling 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
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1969
University of California 1969
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Pain
- Stress Incontinence
- Uterine Prolapse
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