Dr. Alexander Raw MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1600 W WALNUT ST BLDG 3 JACKSONVILLE IL, 62650About
Dr. Alexander Raw is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Raw specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Raw can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Raw 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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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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