Dr. Karishma Shailesh Patel M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
110 Irving St NW Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Karishma Patel is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Patel specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Patel can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Patel 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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University of Mi Med Sch 2006
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