Dr. Karla L Booker MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1513 Cleveland Ave Blvd 500 Atlanta GA, 30344About
Dr. Karla Booker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Booker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Booker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Booker 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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Meharry Med Coll-Nashville MD
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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