Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists in Tennessee

Nashville (223)Memphis (181)Knoxville (119)Chattanooga (102)Johnson City (56)
Franklin (54)Jackson (45)Murfreesboro (45)Germantown (42)Kingsport (41)Clarksville (23)Maryville (18)Hendersonville (18)Bristol (16)Hermitage (16)Bartlett (16)Smyrna (15)Cookeville (14)Lebanon (14)Hixson (14)Columbia (14)Cleveland (14)Brentwood (13)Gallatin (13)Morristown (12)Oak Ridge (12)Crossville (11)Greeneville (9)Springfield (8)Winchester (8)Elizabethton (8)Athens (7)Tullahoma (7)Powell (6)Sweetwater (6)Spring Hill (6)Dyersburg (5)Martin (5)Covington (5)Ooltewah (5)Paris (5)Dickson (5)Sevierville (4)Cordova (4)Union City (4)McMinnville (3)Mt Juliet (3)Collierville (3)Lawrenceburg (3)Madison (3)Smithville (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 1028 specialists practicing Obstetrics & Gynecology in Tennessee with an overall average rating of 4.2 stars. There are 107 hospitals in Tennessee with affiliated Obstetrics & Gynecology specialists, including Tristar Centennial Medical Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis and Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.