Dr. Matthew James Aungst M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
620 John Paul Jones Cir Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Matthew Aungst is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Aungst specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Aungst can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Aungst 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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