Dr. O Henderson Powell MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
7033 St Andrews Rd Suite 305 Columbia SC, 29212About
Dr. O Powell is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Powell specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Powell can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Powell 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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