Dr. Benion S Horton M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1550 Faul Street Suite 2100 Monroe NC, 28112About
Dr. Benion Horton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Monroe, NC. Dr. Horton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Horton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Horton 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
Mercer University / School of Medicine 1996
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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