Dr. Thomas Lynn Shima M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
145 Thunder Dr Vista CA, 92083About
Dr. Thomas Shima is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Vista, CA. Dr. Shima specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shima can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shima 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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