Dr. Rodney Kirk Edwards MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
619 19th St S Birmingham AL, 35249About
Dr. Rodney Edwards is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Edwards specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Edwards can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Edwards 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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U of Tx Med Sch At Houston, Houston Tx 1995
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