
Shanna Virginia nancy Shumaker M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
910 ADAMS ST SE HUNTSVILLE AL, 35801About
Dr. Shanna Shumaker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in HUNTSVILLE, AL. Dr. Shumaker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shumaker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shumaker 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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