Dr. Sondra L Summers MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2160 S First Ave Loyola Outpatient Ce Maywood IL, 60153About
Dr. Sondra Summers is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Maywood, IL. Dr. Summers specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Summers can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Summers 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
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1983
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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