Dr. Allison M. Westcott M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2 Medical Park Suite 208 Columbia SC, 29203About
Dr. Allison Westcott is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Westcott specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Westcott can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Westcott 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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