Jerry F Matkins
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1025 Morehead Medical Dr Suite 450 Charlotte NC, 28204About
Dr. Jerry Matkins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Matkins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Matkins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Matkins 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
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1992
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Infertility
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Menstrual Cramps
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