Dr. Michael T. Bashford M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
300 HALKET ST PITTSBURGH PA, 15213About
Dr. Michael Bashford is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Biloxi, MS. Dr. Bashford specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Bashford can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Bashford 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
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1989
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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