
Dr. Valerie Ratts MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Reproductive Endocrinology
4444 Forest Park Ave Suite 3100 Saint Louis MO, 63108About
Dr. Valerie Ratts is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Ratts specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ratts can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ratts 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1987
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University 1987
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Awards
- Listed in Best Doctors in America
Treatments
- Gynecological Problems
- Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
Fellowships
- Reproductive Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 1993
Dr. Valerie Ratts MD's Practice location
Practice At 4444 Forest Park Ave Suite 3100
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