Dr. Kara Lynn Mccoy M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
415 N 9th St Springfield IL, 62702About
Dr. Kara Mccoy is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Mccoy specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mccoy can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mccoy 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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