Dr. Chastity Takoma Edwards MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Essex Maryland, 21221About
Dr. Chastity Edwards is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Essex, Maryland. Dr. Edwards specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Edwards can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr. Edwards 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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Education and Training
Wright State University
Wright State University / Main Campus 2002
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Awards
- Chesapeake Top OBGYN, 2011
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Chastity Takoma Edwards, who serves patients in York, Maine.
Dr. Edwards is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who joined York Hospital in January of 2019.
York Hospital is one of the most respected, caring, and sophisticated facilities in the Seacoast area. “We are committed to providing exceptional care to our patients and their families. All our efforts must be thoughtful, kind, and loving. We are dedicated to creating and nurturing a fabric of compassionate relationships among physicians, caregivers, patients, and families to offer sensitive, understandable, high-quality medical care experiences” as stated on the hospital’s website.
Her career in medicine began in 2002 when she earned her medical degree from the Boonshoft School of Medicine - Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She subsequently completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the same educational venue and became a counselor at the Center for Intervention, Treatment, and Addictions Research, a part of the Boonshoft School of Medicine - Wright State University.
With a solid background, Dr. Edwards earned fellowship status with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FACOG). She also became board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which is a non-profit organization that provides board certification for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States and Canada.
In order to remain at the forefront of her challenging specialty, she maintains active professional memberships with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.
Obstetrics and Gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics, covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, and gynecology, covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts. An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional who specializes in female reproductive health.
On a more personal note, Dr. Edwards is fluent in English, French, and German. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling.
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