Dr. Francis E Hamm MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
748 Quincy Ave Suite 2a Scranton PA, 18510About
Dr. Francis Hamm is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Scranton, PA. Dr. Hamm specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hamm can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hamm 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
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1986
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Infertility
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Uterine Prolapse
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