Dr. Bassam Nicholas Shamma MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4607 Maccorkle Ave Sw Suite 301 Charleston WV, 25309About
Dr. Bassam Shamma is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Charleston, WV. Dr. Shamma specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shamma can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shamma 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
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1988
Yale School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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