
Dr. Leigh Alice Bretta M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
68 Mount Hope Ave Suite 3 Bangor ME, 04401About
Dr. Leigh Bretta is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Bangor, ME. Dr. Bretta specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Bretta can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Bretta 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Paul N Smith M.D.12 STILLWATER AVE BANGOR ME 04401
- Dr. Jane N. Laeger M.D.700 Mount Hope Ave Bangor ME 04401
- Dr. Joseph Lawrence Benoit MD277 State St Bangor ME 04401
- Dr. Paola Rinaldi-whitham M.D.417 STATE ST BANGOR ME 04401
- Dr. James Athanasius Macdonald MD417 State St Bangor ME 04401
- Dr. Garrick James Slate M.D.417 State St Bangor ME 04401
Nearest Hospitals
EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTERl
PO BOX 404 BANGOR ME 4401EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTERl
PO BOX 404 BANGOR ME 4401