Dr. Lilja S. Stefansson MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
26 CITY HALL MALL MEDFORD MA, 02155About
Dr. Lilja Stefansson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in MEDFORD, MA. Dr. Stefansson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Stefansson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Stefansson 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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