Dr. Holly C Provost M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
3975 I 49 S Service Rd Suite 205a Opelousas LA, 70570About
Dr. Holly Provost is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Opelousas, LA. Dr. Provost specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Provost can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Provost 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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Louisiana State University Health Shreveport / School of Medicine 1998
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