Dr. James Leon Smith M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
1270 Prince Ave Suite 201 Athens GA, 30606About
Dr. James Smith is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Athens, GA. Dr. Smith specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Smith can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Smith 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
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1970
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1970
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Menopause
- Anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Hypothyroidism
- Scleroderma
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Interstitial Cystitis
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