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Dr. Howard Douglass Wood M.D., OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
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Dr. Howard Douglass Wood M.D.

OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

4121 Minnesota Ave. , N. E. Washington DC, 20019
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Dr. Howard Wood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Wood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wood 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

Howard University College of Medicine 1964

Board Certification

Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG

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MaleEnglish

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4121 Minnesota Ave. , N. E. -
Washington, DC 20019
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