Dr. Tarek Harb, MD, FACOG
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1200 W State St Rockford IL, 61102About
Dr. Tarek Harb is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Rockford, IL. Dr. Harb specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Harb can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Harb 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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