Dr. Allison Giles D.O. is an OB/GYN at Virginia Physicians for Women. Her areas of expertise are abnormal pap smears, abnormal bleeding, contraception, menopause, preventative health maintenance,...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
Dr. Boyd Clary III is an OB/GYN at Virginia Physicians for Women. His areas of expertise are high-risk deliveries, pelvic floor reconstruction (specifically in non-mesh approaches), Da Vinci robotic...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
Virginia Physicians for Women (VPFW) is a respected OB/GYN women's health practice dedicated to giving you personalized, compassionate OB/GYN care from your first annual exam through pregnancy,...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
Dr. Todd E. Billet is an OB/GYN at Virginia Physicians for Women. His areas of expertise are acessa procedure for uterine fibroids, da Vinci robotic surgery, prenatal care, and urinary incontinence....
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
Dr. Maria Meussling Schleicher is an OB/GYN at Virginia Physicians for Women. Her areas of expertise are full spectrum of OB/GYN care from adolescence to menopause, contraception counseling, abnormal...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
Virginia Physicians for Women (VPFW) is a respected OB/GYN women's health practice dedicated to giving you personalized, compassionate OB/GYN care from your first annual exam through pregnancy,...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 897-2100
The board-certified practitioners and caring medical staff of West End Ob/Gyn support your good health and provide the most effective treatments available in the metro Richmond area. We are committed...
Henrico (VA) - - Phone: (804) 282-9479
Gynecologists & obstetricians, in Henrico, are the two surgical–medical specialists who deal with the problems concerning female reproductive systems in their non-pregnant and pregnant state, respectively. While a gynecologist treats a patient for fertility & conception-related problems, obstetricians are consulted regarding the problems faced during pregnancy & child-birth. In most cases the professions merge i.e. same specialist is found to perform both the roles.
Gynecologists & obstetricians in Henrico need to be specially trained in the following categories:
1. Maternal-fetal medicine or perinatology — an obstetrician specializes in the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies and surgery on the fetus to reduce its morbidity and mortality.
2. Reproductive endocrinology and infertility — a gynecologist focuses on the biological causes and interventional treatment of infertility.
2. Gynecological oncology — a gynecologist is trained to perform the medical and surgical treatment of women with cancers of the reproductive organs.
4. Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery — a gynecologist also specializes in diagnosis and surgical treatment of women with urinary incontinence and prolapse of the pelvic organs.
5. Family planning — a gynecologist receives training in contraception and artificial pregnancy termination (abortion).
6. Advanced laparoscopic surgery.
7. Paediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
8. Menopausal and geriatric gynecology.
The Accredited Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) have recognized only the first four specializations of those mentioned above, while the rest are considered to be informal concentrations of practice. Gynecologists or obstetricians in Henrico must complete an ACGME-accredited fellowship and receive Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) to receive recognition as a board-certified specialist.
