Dr. Ruth Higdon M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
750 Wellington Ave Grand Junction CO, 81501About
Dr. Ruth Higdon is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Grand Junction, CO. Dr. Higdon specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Higdon can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Higdon 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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Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1982
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