Dr. Donald Richard Hanscom M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
20 Spring Island Dr Okatie SC, 29909About
Dr. Donald Hanscom is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Okatie, SC. Dr. Hanscom specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hanscom can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hanscom 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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