Dr. Shannon Slavin Hess MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
1470 Medical Pkwy Suite 160 Carson City NV, 89703About
Dr. Shannon Hess is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Carson City, NV. Dr. Hess specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hess can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hess can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 2006
Provider Details
Treatments
- Infertility
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Warts
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Genital Warts
- Pain
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