Dr. Robert A Desantis MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
840 Montclair Rd Suite 500 Birmingham AL, 35213About
Dr. Robert Desantis is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Desantis specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Desantis can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Desantis 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in an Army medical center.
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