Dr. Sonia Marie Matthews MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2 Terminal Dr Suite 8 East Alton IL, 62024About
Dr. Sonia Matthews is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in East Alton, IL. Dr. Matthews specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Matthews can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Matthews 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
Mechanical Engineering 2002
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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