Dr. Shimeka Lanette Banks M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2451 Fillingim St Room 714 Mobile AL, 36617About
Dr. Shimeka Banks is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Mobile, AL. Dr. Banks specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Banks can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Banks 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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