Dr. Simie Degefu MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans LA, 70112About
Dr. Simie Degefu is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Degefu specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Degefu can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Degefu 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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