Dr. Thomas Patrick Heffernan MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
12200 Park Central Dr Suite 410 Dallas TX, 75251About
Dr. Thomas Heffernan is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Dallas, TX. Dr. Heffernan specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Heffernan can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Heffernan 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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