Dr. James Clayton Smallwood M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
98 Doctors Dr Suite 320 Sylva NC, 28779About
Dr. James Smallwood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Sylva, NC. Dr. Smallwood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Smallwood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Smallwood 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
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1975
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Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Endometriosis
- Scleroderma
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Uterine Prolapse
- Menstrual Cramps
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