Dr. Brian P Mckenna MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
48 Route 25a Suite 301 Smithtown NY, 11787About
Dr. Brian Mckenna is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Smithtown, NY. Dr. Mckenna specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Mckenna can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Mckenna 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
Stony Brook Univ Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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