Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists in Kansas

Wichita (112)Overland Park (79)Kansas City (56)Topeka (29)Olathe (28)
Shawnee Mission (19)Manhattan (18)Salina (17)Merriam (14)Lawrence (13)Leawood (12)Hutchinson (11)Lenexa (10)Shawnee (9)Leavenworth (8)Fort Riley (6)Pittsburg (6)Great Bend (6)Garden City (6)Parsons (5)Emporia (5)Lansing (5)Newton (5)Hays (4)Independence (4)Winfield (4)El Dorado (3)McPherson (3)Coffeyville (3)Dodge City (3)Prairie Village (3)Liberal (3)

Learn more about Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists

An obstetrician-gynecologist (Ob/Gyn) specializes in the health needs of adolescent and adult women. Ob/Gyn doctors specialize in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system. Ob/Gyn doctors often serve as a woman’s primary care doctor and they care for pregnant women and their unborn children.

Ob/Gyn doctors provide general healthcare, preventive care, and treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the female reproductive system and pregnancy. An Ob/Gyn typically:

 

  • Evaluates a patient’s medical history and educates the patient about wellness and disease prevention

  • Performs reproductive health and cancer screenings, including pelvic exams, Pap tests, breast exams, and sexually transmitted disease screenings

  • Provides care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum (after delivery)

  • Provides family planning and contraceptive counseling

  • Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests and prescribes medications

  • Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic diseases and conditions that affect women’s health and reproduction, including gynecological cancer, infertility, and menopause

  • Screens, treats and monitors a range of conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, depression, high-risk behaviors, and sexual dysfunction

  • Performs surgical procedures on the reproductive system and urinary tract, such as hysterectomy, episiotomy, and dilation and curettage (D and C)

Obstetrician-gynecologists may also be known by the following names: obgyn doctor, specialist in obstetrics, specialist in gynecology, OB/GYN doctor, obstetrics and gynecology physician, and women’s health specialist.

There are 398 specialists practicing Obstetrics & Gynecology in Kansas with an overall average rating of 4.2 stars. There are 53 hospitals in Kansas with affiliated Obstetrics & Gynecology specialists, including Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Wesley Medical Center and AdventHealth Shawnee Mission.