Dr. Howard Gillis M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
791 Boulevard Of The Champions Shalimar FL, 32579About
Dr. Howard Gillis is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Shalimar, FL. Dr. Gillis specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gillis can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gillis can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1971
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