Dr. James L Head MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1010 1st St N Suite 350 Alabaster AL, 35007About
Dr. James Head is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Alabaster, AL. Dr. Head specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Head can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Head 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Endometriosis
- Vaginitis
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Stress Incontinence
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