
Dr. Katherine A Vankessel MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1800 116th Ave Ne Suite 201 Bellevue WA, 98004About
Dr. Katherine Vankessel is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bellevue, WA. Dr. Vankessel specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Vankessel can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Vankessel 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. Carolyn R. Kline MD, MPH1135 116TH AVE NE BELLEVUE WA 98004
- Dr. Philip D Welch MD801 Broadway Seattle WA 98122
- Dr. Kent S. Davis M.D., F.A.C.O.G.12303 Ne 130th Ln Kirkland WA 98034
- Dr. Denise E. Cho M.D.1560 N 115th St Seattle WA 98133
- Dr. John H. Fure M.D.2700 152nd Ave Ne Redmond WA 98052
Nearest Hospitals
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERl
1035-116TH AVE NE BELLEVUE WA 98004SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
4800 SAND POINT WAY NE, PO BOX C-5371 SEATTLE WA 98105GROUP HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITALl
201 - 16TH AVENUE EAST SEATTLE WA 98112