Dr. Shelley L Nielson MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
100 Mac Lane Avera Medical Group Pierre SD, 57501About
Dr. Shelley Nielson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Pierre, SD. Dr. Nielson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Nielson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Nielson 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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