
Dr. Timothy James Harkins MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
205 Sudderth Dr Lincoln County Surgi Ruidoso NM, 88345About
Dr. Timothy Harkins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Ruidoso, NM. Dr. Harkins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Harkins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Harkins 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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- Dr. Deborah Jean Hewitt M.D.159 Mescalero Trl Ruidoso NM 88345
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LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTERl
211 SUDDERTH DRIVE RUIDOSO NM 88345MESCALERO PHS INDIAN HOSPITALl
P O BOX 210 MESCALERO NM 88340GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl
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