Dr. Norah W Toraason MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
600 E 1st St Spring Valley IL, 61362About
Dr. Norah Toraason is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Spring Valley, IL. Dr. Toraason specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Toraason can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Toraason 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
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1999
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