Dr. Barbara Plucknett MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
743 Jefferson Ave Suite 203 Scranton PA, 18510About
Dr. Barbara Plucknett is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Scranton, PA. Dr. Plucknett specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Plucknett can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Plucknett 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
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1991
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1991
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Hypothyroidism
- Scleroderma
- Stress Incontinence
- Uterine Prolapse
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