
Mr. Richard E Townsend MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
834 West Meeting Street Suite B Lancaster SC, 29720About
Dr. Richard Townsend is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lancaster, SC. Dr. Townsend specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Townsend can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Townsend can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1973
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Anemia
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Skin Tag
- Wrinkle & Scar Improvement
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Douglas L. Tiedt MD1370 West Meeting Street Lancaster South Carolina 29720
- Dr. Kenneth J Baker MD1010 N. Woodland Dr Lancaster SC 29720
- Dr. Chandra S Hollier MD2700 PROVIDENCE RD S WAXHAW NC 28173
- Dr. Jane Timberlake Helwig MD421 W Meeting St Lancaster SC 29720
Nearest Hospitals
SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
800 W MEETING ST LANCASTER SC 29720CHESTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl
1 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE CHESTER SC 29706PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTERl
222 S HERLONG AVE ROCK HILL SC 29730SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
800 W MEETING ST LANCASTER SC 29720PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTERl
222 S HERLONG AVE ROCK HILL SC 29730CHESTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl
1 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE CHESTER SC 29706