Dr. Francis Leonard Defabo MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
911 Ligonier Street Suite 205 Latrobe PA, 15650About
Dr. Francis Defabo is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Latrobe, PA. Dr. Defabo specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Defabo can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Defabo 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
Temple University School of Medicine 1989
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Treatments
- Menopause
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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