Dr. Karen Patricia Shelton D.O.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
801 Mccarthy Blvd New Bern NC, 28562About
Dr. Karen Shelton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Bern, NC. Dr. Shelton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shelton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shelton 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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