Dr. Gillian Althea Jacob M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
161 FORT EVANS RD NE LEESBURG VA, 20176About
Dr. Gillian Jacob is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Fort Washington, MD. Dr. Jacob specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Jacob can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Jacob 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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